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Carbon Fiber Composite Pultruded Profile

I have a constant cross-section profile. Who pultrudes it, and what is the die cost?

What it is

Constant cross-section composite profile produced by pulling reinforcement through a resin bath and heated die. The composite analogue of extrusion, and similarly tooling-dependent.

Typical dimensions
Limited by die and puller capacity; continuous lengths.
Also known as
pultruded profile, pultrusion, composite profile, rod and tube

Suppliers

Grouped by what they actually are. A mill and a distributor answer different needs.

Mills and producers 1

Companies that manufacture this form. Mill direct means longer lead times and mill minimums, with full melt traceability.

  • Alum Bank, PA · Mill Converter

    Pultruded carbon fibre reinforced polymer profiles made to strength, stiffness and geometric requirements. Pultrusion gives a constant cross-section at low cost per foot, so it suits rails, struts and stiffeners rather than complex geometry.

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Production methods

The same form, purchased as tolling on your own material.

Pultrusion 1

Pulling reinforcement through a resin bath and heated die to produce continuous constant cross-section profile.

  • Alum Bank, PA · Mill Converter

    Pultrusion of carbon fibre profiles in vinyl ester, epoxy and polyurethane resin systems. The company names parts for high-performance military weaponry and combat vehicles among carbon applications. Which of the group's subsidiaries runs the carbon line is NOT stated, and no profile size limits are published.

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