Overview
Spray up is a traditional open-mold process in which chopped fiber and thermoset resin is sprayed on to a mold, consolidated and then cured. This process dominated composites for many years, but is gradually being replaced by closed-mold processes like RTM.
A proven alternative to open molding of big parts.
GRC Fiberglass Coatings (Santa Rosa, Calif.) rehabilitates aging swimming pools in the U.S. and Canada using a fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) approach first developed for steel and concrete corrosion protection in African gold refineries.
Automating swimming pool production 8/1/2011 Composites TechnologySmall producer ramps up productivity with "entry level" robotics.
Directed airflow: An efficient breath of fresh air 7/30/2010 Composites TechnologyStructural Composite Technologies Ltd. (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) installs a directed-airflow ventilation system manufactured by Frees Inc. (Shreveport, La.).
Passenger Safety: Flame, Smoke and Toxicity Control 12/1/2005 Composites TechnologyTried, true -- and some new -- FST-resistant products for manufacturers of composites in rail- and road-based people movers.
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