GRP Mouldings
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GRP Mouldings are products manufactured from a modern day composite material, GRP stands for Glass Reinforced Plastic, GRP is also known as FRP, which stands for Fibre Reinforced Plastic, but the most widely used term for this truly unique material is Fibreglass.
GRP Mouldings are designed and manufactured for use in most industry sectors, these industry sectors range from, construction, leisure, marine, aerospace, automotive, defence, and much more.
Designers, architects, and end-users alike have found that glass reinforced plastic has few constraints or limitations when it comes to design and is only limited by your imagination, GRP Mouldings can be manufactured to any size, shape, or colour required, these moulded components display a superior moulded finish that can be made to replicate bronze, stone, wood, granite or any BS or RAL colour required, these great moulded finish's can also be UV stabilised and can withstand environmental extremes when used for outdoor applications, also one of the great things that make GRP the composite of choice, is that it can be specifically tailored to meet the end users requirements, be it fire-retardantcy, chemical-resistance, corrosion resistant, or product that can be engineered to cope with specific loads and stresses, basically the applications for GRP Mouldings are varied, with new ideas taking shape daily.
GRP Mouldings are manufactured with the aid of a mould, the mould is a reverse of the product, the mould can be male or female depending upon the design, moulds are normally made from fibreglass, but can also be made from timber, latex rubber, or aluminium, once the mould has been waxed and prepared with the relevant release agents, the gel-coat can be painted or sprayed onto the mould face, once the gel-coat has cured, the glass fibre is laid into the mould against the gel-coated surface, the glass fibre is then impregnated with resin, the saturated glass fibre is then rolled with a special roller to remove the any trapped air and to consolidate the glass fibres, more glass fibre is then applied and saturated with resin until the desired thickness is achieved, the laminate is then allowed to harden and cure, once the laminate has cured the GRP Moulding can be released from the mould.
As discussed at the beginning of this article, GRP mouldings are manufactured for a wide variety of end user applications, some of which are,
Architectural components, Boat hulls and associated components, Water slides and Theme park rides, Motorcycle fairings, Lorry wind deflectors and body kits, Shower trays and Baths, Aircraft cowlings and components, Race car body work, Modular buildings, Walkways and Bridge cladding, Mobile phone mast enclosures, Airport furniture, Signage and Display, Train bodies and interior components,
And so on.
So whether you are a designer, architect, or end-user, and you are looking at your next project, the answer is simple, GRP, this truly innovative composite material has real potential.......
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Richard Hayward from Fibreglass UK writes about GRP Mouldings visit www.fibreglassuk.com for all your GRP Mouldings requirements. The GRP Mouldings is to be the same as the article title and click through to www.fibreglassuk.com
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