Tech Talk

In most composite applications, looks matter. One of the main factors affecting cosmetics is part shrinkage. Resin shrinks up to 8 percent as it cures, while glass reinforcement does not shrink at all. When...

Unsaturated polyester resins (UPR) were first developed in the late 1920s in the research group of Dr. Wallace Carothers at DuPont. In the late 1940s, coatings made from these resins were applied to molds to...

The Making of Glass Fiber Engineered minerals are melted in high-temperature, firebrick lined furnaces, refined to allow volatile materials to escape the “melt.” The melt flows out of the furnace...

FRP composites are used in a range of industries such as aerospace, automotive, building construction, infrastructure, and marine and rail passenger transport. FRP materials are attractive to those industries...

There are so many different factors that influence the selection of an appropriate resin. The main thing is to work with your resin supplier, whether it is a distributor or resin manufacturer, to select one...

Early in my composites career, I owned a small shop focused exclusively on manufacturing whitewater racing kayaks and canoes, which was really just an excuse to support my own personal racing habit and...