What are composite materials?
In a broad sense composite materials are materials that are made up of two or more components. The simplest form of composite materials is made up of two constituent materials, e.g. glass fibre and polyester, which is the main composite material that Rempro AS produces. In popular speech this is often referred to as “glass fibre”.
High strength
Typically in a composite material each component on its own is not suitable for construction purposes, but together the components make a material that is rigid and strong. Plastic, reinforced with different fibres, makes up a large portion of the composite materials that are used in modern society.
Light and durable
Such materials have many advantages: they are lighter than the alternatives, which may be steel; they are durable, and they are flexible in the sense that they can be produced in many shapes and used for many purposes.
Pultrusion
Rempro AS uses a production process that is called pultrusion: continuous threads of glass fibre reinforcement are drawn through nozzles or moulds, to which the plastic material is added under heat. The product emerges from the mould fully hardened. The process makes it possible to produce long («infinite») pieces of profiles, pipes, rods, angles and other things.
See our product page for examples of what we can produce.
