HK Research Corp.
Gel coat manufacturer with low-HAP (MACT-compliant) products for every marine and composites manufacturer end-use, including HydroShield LITE and High Definition high-performance gel coats.
908 Lenoir Rd.
PO Box 1809
Hickory,
NC
28603
US
Additional Locations:
Rick Graham,
GA
US
(404) 754-9772
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As Seen In CompositesWorld
HK Research and Scott Bader form strategic alliance
The companies plan to explore mutual interests in various markets, technologies and manufacturing areas to further strengthen their respective positions in the European and American gel coat markets.
The matrix
The matrix binds the fiber reinforcement, gives the composite component its shape and determines its surface quality. A composite matrix may be a polymer, ceramic, metal or carbon. Here’s a guide to selection.
CAMX 2015: Automotive, military innovations and on-floor demos
ACMA’s and SAMPE’s second combined event featured plenty of new products and thought-provoking conference sessions for the composites industry.
HK Research expands plant
HK Research has the largest facility in North America designed exclusively for premium polymer coating manufacturing.
Marine gel coat
HK Research (Hickory, NC, US) has introduced to the marine industry its new ReFlex, part of the company's Revolution series of gel coat polymers.
The matrix (2015)
The matrix binds the fiber reinforcement, gives the composite component its shape and determines its surface quality. A composite matrix may be a polymer, ceramic, metal or carbon. Here's a guide to selection.
Bus station pavilion: A marriage of design and manufacture
Architectural design studio and boatbuilder cooperate to make this passenger terminal "first" a first-class showpiece.
IBEX 2013 Show Review
Evidence of a marine industry rebound and a trend toward supplier M&A as the world’s largest boatbuilding trade show looks ahead to smoother sailing … and Tampa.
COMPOSITES 2012 Highlights
As ACMA’s annual conclave convened in North America’s gambling capital, show exhibitors and attendees placed their bets on better days.
Barrier coats in pool production
Barrier coats protect fiberglass swimming pools from invasive water-treatment chemicals.
Composites Recreate Ultimate Alien
Largest-ever theme park ride icon comes to life in glass/epoxy laminates.
- Matrix resins, thermoset
- UV-curable
- Urethane
- Vinyl ester
- Unsaturated polyester
- Unsaturated polyester, isophthalic
- Gel coats
- Chemical-/corrosion-resistant
- Fire-retardant
- General-purpose
- Marine
- Potable-water grades
- UV-curable
- Coatings and sizings
- Decorative
- Flame retardant
- In-mold
- Protective
- Casting resins
- Unsaturated polyester
- Resin additives & modifiers
- Colorant, pigments
- Viscosity control agents
- Tooling equipment, materials and supplies
- Urethane