Commercial & Workboats

Commercial & Workboats

Composites for Commercial & Workboats

The quest for transport efficiency in the commercial workboat sector has seen composite materials adopted into most forms of transportation including workboats, ferries, water taxis as operators and users demand lightweight solutions to lower fuel consumption and lower greenhouse gases.

 

Product applications

Workboat schematic


 PREPREG 

CORE
MATERIALS

FORMULATED
PRODUCTS

Hull
X
X
X
Deck X X
X
Longitudinals X X
X
Bulkheads
X X
X
Non-structural partitions
X X
X
Tooling X
X

 

PRODUCT
RANGE

GURIT
PRODUCTS

APPLICATION

PROCESS

CERTIFICATIONS / USP

Prepreg, Semi-preg, Ancillaries

130 Fire Retardant Range
SE 130FR
ST 130FR
SF 130FR
For components requiring a high level of fire protection
Vacuum bag
Autoclave
Compression moulding
EN45545
Cures from 85°C (185°F)
Excellent tack and drape
Formulated
Spabond™ Bonding
300 Series
500 Series
FR Series

Small to large structures

DNV - 300 series
Lloyds - 500 series
Suitable for a wide range of substrates
Structural core materials
SAN
Corecell™ S
For sub-sea buoyancy applications
Can withstand depths of over 900m
Suitable for all processing techniques High ductility and damage tolerance
Low water absorption under pressure
No outgassing
PVC Gurit PVC
Gurit PVC HT
Suitable for all composite applications
HT - High temperature processing up to 140oC
Suitable for all processing techniques Self extinguishing
Outstanding chemical resistance
DNV, RINA and Lloyds certified formats
PET Gurit Kerdyn™ Green
Gurit Kerdyn™ Green FR
All-purpose PET foam
Superior strength & stiffness:weight ratio
FR - For applications requiring Fire, Smoke and Toxicity (FST) properties
Suitable for all processing techniques DNV certified formats
Up to 100% recycled content from plastic bottles
Good cost/ performance ratio
FR = FST properties
Recyclable

 

WEBB testimonial

“When we started planning the design and build of the southern hemisphere’s first all-electric high performance ferry, it was critical for us to have technology partners on board who shared our vision and had similar experiences in other ground-breaking projects. Gurit, with its long history in the marine sector, was the obvious choice for our composite materials supply and structural engineering design. “

Fraser Foote
Wellington Electric Boat Building Company

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