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Boatbuilding Materials & MachineryYamaha explores use of flax-based composites in prototype PWC
Plant-derived fibre-reinforced plastics (FRP) seen as more sustainable option to GRP in both boat manufacturing and life-end disposal
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Boatbuilding Materials & MachineryReprogramming old industrial robots for large-scale 3D printing
Older industrial robots are finding second lives as efficient and cost-effective 3D printers used in the fabrication of ever larger, heavier objects – from boat parts to full watercraft
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Boatbuilding Materials & MachineryCarbon fibre curved tape pioneer secures new funding
UK University of Bristol spinout iCOMAT has successfully closed a £17.5m investment round to accelerate adoption of its Rapid Tow Shearing (RTS) process that enables carbon fibre tapes to be used in physically curved positions without being damaged or becoming defective.
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Boatbuilding Materials & MachineryInsight - The antidote to a soft boat market?
RIBs enjoy significant market share in Europe yet still struggle to find acceptance in North America. Could a value proposition promising high value, low cost and plenty of peer endorsement lead the category to new levels of success?
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Boatbuilding Materials & MachineryCommercial rigid buoyancy boat constructed from used cooking oil
Boatbuilder collaborates to use renewable polyolefins for further reductions in carbon footprint
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Boatbuilding Materials & MachineryBBA Breakthrough Launch winner, HH Catamarans on how its new 44 has transformed its business
Last November HH Catamarans picked up the coveted Breakthrough Launch of the Year award for its new HH44 at the 2023 Boat Builder Awards organised jointly by IBI and METSTRADE and held in association with Raymarine. We talked to company president Seth Hynes about the impact of the award and ...
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Boatbuilding Materials & Machinery3D printing finding traction in boat production
Additive manufacturing technology can help boat builders save time and money by facilitating mold production
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Boatbuilding Materials & MachineryBreakthrough in colour choice and mould resistance for 3D printed components
Results could be transformative for the industry in simplifying processes whilst widening the functionality of components
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Boatbuilding Materials & MachineryInsight | Strength in numbers
Sunstream aims to grow both volumes and profits by focusing its new Helix-P high-speed hydraulic boat lift on commercial marina applications
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Boatbuilding Materials & MachineryMore ‘suction sails’ for the world’s commercial fleets. Yachts next?
Latest installation features three 22-metre-high fixed eSails - could a similar installation have superyacht application potential?
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Boatbuilding Materials & MachineryFLIR’s new acoustic imagers can detect compressed air leaks and mechanical faults
As large yachts become ever more complex, and new types of propulsion using hydrogen and ammonia come on stream, engineers have a new diagnostic tool in their kit courtesy of US-based FLIR, a brand of Teledyne Technologies
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Boatbuilding Materials & MachineryACC Wingsail shows promise for larger craft
Concept now being upscaled for use on sailing superyachts
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Boatbuilding Materials & MachineryAre adaptable moulds the future of fibreglass boat building?
Reduced tooling costs and easy mass customisation could soon make adaptable moulding technology central to fibreglass boat production
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Boatbuilding Materials & MachineryMould a hull four times faster
By using Gurit’s B3 Smartpac kit, Merino Boatworks has reduced the moulding time for this 6.78 stepped-hull sports fisher from one-and-a half months to just over a week
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