Reinforcements
Technical reinforcements combine a textile content with other non-textile contents
Technical reinforcements combine a textile content with other non-textile contents, i.e. from different technologies such as plastic moulding and chemistry. These are products and applications where the aesthetic value is often negligible compared to that of structural behaviour, i.e. the response to precise values of certain mechanical parameters, where the technical-technological framework (testing, standards and certification) is more important than the aesthetic-visual one.
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Matrices
Resins are used for manual impregnation of reinforcing fibres, for infusion or injection and for filling or casting.
Resins are used for manual impregnation of reinforcing fibres, for infusion or injection and for filling or casting. They are used as matrices in the manufacture of models, moulds and finished products.
Adhesives are considered fundamental for most industrial processes both in the field of composites and in different fields (metals, construction, industry) and can be divided into different categories such as structural, spray and film adhesives.
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Release agents
The release agents are the barrier to be placed between the mold and the laminate in order to avoid the cohesion and irreversible bonding.
The release agents are the barrier to be placed between the mold and the laminate in order to avoid the cohesion and irreversible bonding of the two parts together. Generally, four main types of release agents can be distinguished: wax-based release agents, film-forming release agents, semi-permanent release agents and those in film. Release films have various uses, based on personal needs and creativity, but remember that being films and therefore not perfectly following every type of surface.
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Core materials
Structural cores for sandwich processing are becoming increasingly important in the composite materials market, they are able to satisfy all needs.
Structural cores for sandwich processing are becoming increasingly important in the composite materials market. Mates has always offered a complete range of cores with different technical characteristics (resistance to fire, temperature, impact and pressure) able to fully satisfy the needs of its reference customers. Thanks to this type of product, it is possible to create high-performance products with greater thickness (therefore greater resistance to bending).
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Process materials
A wide range of consumables designed for the production of advanced composites. They can be used in high, medium and low temperature moulding.
A wide range of consumable auxiliaries designed for the production of advanced composites. Usable in high, medium and low temperature moulding production processes, they are applicable and indispensable for the success of all types of processing. This includes vacuum bags, release films, peelply fabrics, butyl sealants and everything that is discarded after use.
Mates has succeeded in selecting the best products available on the market, at extremely competitive prices.
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Fasteners
Specific fasteners for the composite market, great design flexibility and fatigue safety used by leading companies.
The traditional systems used to assemble components, such as rivets, screws and staples, are often incompatible with composite materials or require too many compromises to work with fatigue, causing a weakening of the finished part or an increase in its thickness and thus its final weight. Drilling into a carbon-reinforced panel causes damage to the fibres intended to provide the reinforcement and structural integrity, resulting in panel failure.
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Equipment / Ancillaries
An excellent end result is also provided by the use of the right equipment for the job, carefully selected for quality and reliability.
To obtain the best end result, it is necessary to work with specific ancillaries and equipment that are correct and suitable for the work to be performed. Our company constantly strives to bring to market a range of tools and equipment carefully selected for quality, reliability and intrinsic product value. An excellent end result is also achieved by using the right tools for the job.
All products in this category undergo regular and constant spot checks in our laboratory.
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Spray adhesive EPOXI-TAK
The first 100% epoxy spray adhesive, single component, based on modified resins. It is suitable for positioning dry and prepreg fabrics.
The first epoxy solvent spray adhesive, single component, based on modified resins, suitable for positioning fabrics in pre-preg, infusion, RTM and RFI processes. Particularly suitable for positioning glass fabrics, carbon, hybrid, felts, release films. Perfect compatibility with epoxy resins, the grip is instantaneous for which it is not always repositionable. The main feature of this product is that it does not contaminate the laminate in any way because it contains only pre-catalysed epoxy.
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