CURING EPOXY RESINS
Attention composite and epoxy resin manufacturers! Are you struggling to find the right heating solutions for your curing process? Look no further than Powerblanket! Our ready-to-ship products or custom solutions can provide the even heat you need for your curing requirements. Here are a few ways we can help:
- Our high-watt-density Powerblanket Epoxy Curing blankets can cure and post-cure epoxy resins at temperatures up to 180° F and 80 watts per square foot.
- Need extreme durability? Our new Powerblanket Core heating technology offers epoxy curing blankets that are 40 watts per square foot and come in 8”, 20”, and 32” widths.
Don’t let inconsistent curing ruin your products. Trust Powerblanket to provide the reliable heating solutions you need.
EVEN HEATING
Even and efficient heating cures effectively
SAVE TIME AND MONEY
Decreases curing times allowing increased throughput
OPTIMIZE OPERATIONS
Eliminates the need for costly alternative heating solutions
EASILY INSTALLED
Easily installed, removed, and relocated
SAFETY CERTIFIED
Can be used for production and in field repair
GOLD COAST YACHTS
EPOXY CURING DILEMMA
Any business that deals with epoxy curing knows how time-consuming and expensive the process can be. Curing epoxy resins with Powerblanket is easy and efficient.
In June of 2014, Gold Coast Yachts President, Richard A. Difede, grew increasingly concerned about the cost and time it took for their post-curing of large carbon-fiber joints on the yachts the company produced. The epoxy joints needed to cure at 145° F for an extended period of time, and the procedure Gold Coast used took too much time and money.
ROCK WEST Composites CURING SOLUTION
Rock West Composites needed a custom curing solution because their overhead infrared heating lamps were not providing the consistent, even heat required for successful curing. Powerblanket created a solution.
HOW EPOXY CURES
Curing epoxy resins with Powerblanket is easy and efficient! Most epoxy resin and hardener combinations require heat in order to cure since ambient temperatures are not high enough. If the epoxy resins are not heated correctly, the chemical, mechanical and heat resistance properties become compromised. In fact, some epoxy resins require heating in steps to prevent overheating from exothermic reactions.
Proper Heating During Curing Avoids:
- Discoloration/Yellowing
- Color Variation
- Blushing
- Uneven Glossca
- Poor Inter-Coat Adhesion
EPOXY BLANKET OPTIONS
Standard Powerblanket Epoxy Cure Blankets
- Available in any width and length required
- Up to 80 Watts per Square Foot
- Maximum internal blanket temperature: 200 ± 9°F (93 ± 5°C)
Powerblanket Epoxy Cure Blankets with
Powerblanket Core Technology
- Currently available in 8”, 20” and 32” Widths
- Length per customer requirements
- Currently 40 Watts per Square Foot
- Custom widths and power densities available Fall 2018
- Maximum internal blanket temperature: 200 ± 9°F (93 ± 5°C)
Custom Higher Temperature Solutions
- Custom solutions up to 400° F and 700 watts
