Chomarat expanded its C-Tape production line with a new ribbon dedicated to 'Figaro Beneteau 3 Foil'.
Reinforced composites specialist Chomarat has developed a new type of unidirectional weaving tape for its C-Tape range. The new C-Tape designed to meet industrial production standards is enhancing the 'Figaro Beneteau 3' foil. Body boat stability and performance.
'For the mass production of foils, Beneteau Group selected the famous rowing manufacturer Multiplast, which cooperated with the Chomarat Group to provide project support and achieve the best balance between cost and performance,' explained Vincent Cholvy, manager of Chomarat. The boating market.
C-Tape is a high performance carbon fiber reinforced material with great design flexibility
C-Tape offers great flexibility in terms of weight, width and construction. It has been optimized to facilitate mass production, but offers the highest performance foil. The weft yarn developed by Chomarat makes the tape easy to handle and use. Its production width It is 50 centimeters, in order to better adapt to the mold, thereby reducing waste and production costs.
Multiplast Managing Director Yann Penfornis said: 'This project is an ambitious project. 'We must achieve a lower target cost, achieve a perfect foil shape, ensure that all components have the same weight, and produce one per week within a year Set of foils. '
Reinforcing materials to promote the flow of multilayered carbon structures
Foil is made with fifty layers of tape to resist high levels of stress and achieve optimal performance. The specific structure of C-Tape facilitates the flow of the entire thickness of the resin. The reinforcement provides the required mechanical properties and reduces production time. The result is a super-innovative metal foil, both in terms of geometry and manufacturing process (injection molding).
'This new C-Tape is the result of close collaboration between the Multiplastnd Chomarat development team and it completes our extensive range of tapes. We are studying different fibers and adapting the width to the customer's processes to reduce costs, 'Vincent Cholvy concluded.
By the end of the summer of 2018, about 100 membranes will be assembled on the first 50 'Fergero Bonaparte 3' monohulls.