Profile Composites Inc.

Specialty Development

Profile Composites has engaged in several programs that have required efficient integration of technologies to realize a specialized product or manufacturing process.

Programs have ranged from rapid prototype injection molding to process development for wind turbine blade manufacture to a school bus seat restraint system.

Wind Turbine Blades

Technology demonstration for vacuum-assisted resin infusion of a glass fiber/vinylester wind turbine blade root spar. In-house manufacture of the thermally-controlled mold facilitated rapid prototype completion.

Process trials achieved approximately 50% reduction in process cycle time for a 4-in thick root transitioning to a 2-in thick spar cap.

Wind turbine root spar prototype

Composite Culverts

Composite culverts for 'instant' bridges over environmentally-sensitive streams. We provided tooling, materials, manufacturing development, and design support for this 36-ft wide logging road installation. Demonstration prototype was infusion molded in a fast production cycle and instrumented for 1.5 year performance evaluation.

Composite culvert

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Past Projects

Carbon/thermoplastic molding process development and optimization.

Rapid Prototype 500 unit run, Li-ion cell stack retainers for plug-in hybrid vehicles.

Carbon artwork

9-m carbon spar for art installation.

Electronics housing

Waterproof, damage tolerant design and manufacture of a hybrid vehicle battery case for Advanced Lithium Power.