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Glass 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 2

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

  • Alum Bank, PA · Mill Converter

    Pultruded structural shapes, I-beams, decking, planking, grating, purlins and trusses across the Creative Pultrusions and Enduro Composites brands.

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  • Strongwell Verified
    Bristol, VA · Mill Converter

    EXTREN pultruded structural shapes and plate, grating, decking, planking and custom profiles.

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Production methods

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

Pultrusion 2

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

  • Alum Bank, PA · Mill Converter

    Pultrusion across multiple group plants. Machine count and size capability were not published.

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  • Strongwell Verified
    Bristol, VA · Mill Converter

    Over 65 pultrusion machines across four North American plants, which the company states is the largest pultrusion capacity and product size capability in the world.

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