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Manufacturing

The process of converting raw materials, components or parts into finished goods that meet the expectations and needs of consumers.

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matched die molding

Manufacturing; Fiberglass

Technique for producing long runs of identical parts with two finished sides.

continuous laminating

Manufacturing; Fiberglass

A process for forming panels and sheeting in which fabric or mat is passed through a resin bath, brought together between covering sheets, and passed through a heating zone for ...

continuous strand roving

Manufacturing; Fiberglass

A bundle of glass filaments which are fed through a chopper gun in the spray up process.

catalyst

Manufacturing; Fiberglass

Technically considered an initiator, catalyst is the colloquial name given to the substance added to the resin or gel coat in controlled quantities to initiate the cure.

porosity

Manufacturing; Fiberglass

Entrapped gas bubbles or voids in a gel coat film.

filament winding

Manufacturing; Fiberglass

A process which involves winding a resin-saturated strand of glass filament around a rotating mandrel.

yarn

Manufacturing; Fiberglass

Twisted strands of roving, used to weave textile reinforcements.