Forged Composites

The process of forging the composite materials involves forcing the material into a closed mold with extremely high pressure and curing temperatures in the range of 150 degrees Celsius.

The material uses a thermoset resin, most commonly vinyl ester or epoxy based resins, with medium length chopped fibers. The fibers and resin are already combined into a pre-preg matt. Both carbon and glass fibers are used with these materials.

The mold design is similar to plastic injection tooling design and once the material is cured, the resin is permanently set. The cycle time of around 5-10 minutes allow for a medium cycle time.

The great advantage with these types of composites, is that it allows us to produce composite parts in varying thickness and complex shapes, which we cannot do in more traditional.

The unique random manner in which the fibers flow in the mold during the forged process, results in final product which have very individual appearances.

Application :

· watches, water sports items, knee braces, phone case, eyeglasses