Zone: Spray up

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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.


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Rapid Fiber Preforming On A Large Scale

Step 5: The outer screen is robotically removed (large top shown).

A proven alternative to open molding of big parts.


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Swimming pools: Fiberglass resurfacing option extends useful life 4/1/2013 Composites Technology

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 Technology

Small producer ramps up productivity with "entry level" robotics.

Directed airflow: An efficient breath of fresh air 7/30/2010 Composites Technology

Structural 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 Technology

Tried, true -- and some new -- FST-resistant products for manufacturers of composites in rail- and road-based people movers.

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