OPTIMAT^® for Pultrusion
Technical Fibre Products offers a unique range products specifically for the pultrusion process.

As gel coats cannot be used in dynamic processes such as pultrusion, surfacing veils are employed to give:

	High quality surface finish
	Resin rich surface layer
	Reduced pulling forces and increased pulling speeds
	Reduced die wear

Our unique process produces veils and mats with excellent fibre distribution and localised basis weight control with no light or heavy patches. Benefits to pultruded profiles include:

	Even surface coverage
	Close control of thickness of resin rich layer
	Even, consistent protection against UV degradation and weathering
	Reduced incidence of fibre prominence
	Even resin wet-out with no dry spots

Our wet-laid, short fibre chemically bonded fabrication process gives a veil with:

	High resin compatibility
	High wet tensile strength
	Good dimensional stability and resistance to necking

Polyester E glass, C glass Low cost veils designed to give high quality surface finish together with enhanced corrosion protection Carbon, carbon/glass blends and nickel coated carbon Veils for use with carbon based pultrusions and to give conductive surfaces for static dissipation and EMI/RFI shielding properties Aramid Veils to give improved impact, abrasion and fatigue resistance

Contact us now for further information on how Optimat^® can be used in your particular application.