SP-High Modulus, the marine business of Gurit, is to exhibit at the forthcoming Auckland International Boat Show from 15th – 18th September 2011. The Show is New Zealand’s biggest on-water boat show and will feature over 200 boats on display.
Exhibiting at the show in Pavilion One, stand 121, SP-High Modulus – which supplies the superyacht market, high-performance custom, production and workboat sectors – will showcase its comprehensive range of marine composite products, including the new high performance prepreg SE 84 Nano, the structural marine foam core Corecell™ M-Foam and the B³ SmartPac solution.
SP-High Modulus at Auckland International Boat Show 2011-SE 84 Nano is a next generation carbon prepreg designed to provide enhanced properties that will be most valued by producers of high performance components.
The new high performance prepreg SE 84 Nano has been developed for marine applications where compressive performance is a key requirement. When vacuum bag moulded, SE 84 Nano exhibits a 20% increase in compressive strength compared with SP-High Modulus’ SE 84LV. This is achieved through a combination of SP-High Modulus proprietary formulation technology and 3M™ Matrix Resin. This marriage of technology delivers a significant boost to mechanical properties while maintaining the cure and easy handling characteristics of SE 84LV.
Corecell™ M-Foam is SP-High Modulus’ structural marine foam core, which offers a complete cost-effective package comprising high shear strength, low weight and high elongation, low resin uptake for infusion processes and high temperature stability for prepreg processes. Now the performance leader for all marine applications, Corecell™ M-Foam offers a combination of properties such as chemical resistance, built-in toughness, fine cell size and unique ‘knife-cuts’ (which ensure resin absorption is very low, saving both weight and cost). M-Foam has recently been type approved by Bureau Veritas and Registro Italinano Navale (RINA). These complement its previous accreditations by three awarding organisations including ABS Quality Evaluations, Inc. (ABS QE), Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and Germanischer Lloyd (GL).
The B³ SmartPac solution is a versatile construction solution that helps builders manufacture composite components more efficiently and cost-effectively than ever before. The B³ SmartPac solution comprises of optimised structural design with pre-cut reinforcements and core materials, designed to reduce complexity and cost in production boatbuilding.
