krafton® custom FRP profiles

Custom FRP profiles account for more than half of our production volume.
Because we manufacture our glass fibre-reinforced plastic profiles in our own production facility in Heijningen, we are extremely flexible. We also continuously improve the quality of our FRP profiles by incorporating the most modern materials and technologies available in our work processes. As a result, we always meet the specifications and strive to exceed our customer’s quality requirements. At krafton®, the pioneer in the field of pultrusion profiles, we always collaborate with you to produce a suitable solution for your custom FRP profile requirement.

Call us now and ask our FRP specialists to advise you. T: 0167-227 510

Maintenance-free
Custom colour
UV-resistant
Fire-retardant
Electrically and thermally insulating
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Preferred quality
Low coefficient of expansion
Non-magnetic

Advantages of FRP

We produce custom GRP profiles according to your specifications, and in the required quality and colour. This ensures that you benefit from all the usual advantages of glass fibre-reinforced plastic:

Maintenance-free, uniform colour throughout the profile, UV-resistant, resistant to chemicals and corrosion, non-magnetic, excellent electrical and thermal insulation properties, high strength, low coefficient of expansion and fire-retardant (depending on the product). With our pultrusion machines, we can make profiles up to a maximum width of one metre and a maximum height of 30 centimetres.

How do we make your custom profile from fibre-reinforced plastic?

You can have us produce custom glass fibre-reinforced polyester (GRP) profiles, made exactly to your specifications and with all the usual advantages offered by GRP: Low-maintenance, uniform colour throughout the profile, UV-resistant, resistant to chemicals and corrosion, non-magnetic, excellent electrical and thermal insulation properties, high tensile strength, low coefficient of expansion and fire-retardant (if required). We make everything for you to order, in the required colour and in accordance with the highest quality standards. We review the options with you to select the most appropriate solution for your situation.

1. Intake interview

Producing a custom krafton® FRP profile. We analyse your requirements in an intake interview. During this interview, we explain the pultrusion process and discuss the technical possibilities with you. We also estimate project feasibility based on cost and our production capabilities. Our pultrusion machines enable us to produce profiles measuring a maximum of 1 metre wide and 30 cm high.

2. Profile design

Profile design of the krafton® FRP Special Profile. If adequate preliminary feasibility can be demonstrated during the intake interview, we produce a design for your profile. Based on the profile design, we also design a mould. We then send you our quote for the profile and mould.

3. Pultrusion process

krafton® Pultrusion Process. If you award us the contract to produce your profile, we send you a final profile drawing for your approval. Following receipt of the signed and approved drawing, we order the mould. Once the mould has been delivered, we invite you to attend an initial production run of the first few metres of the profile for test purposes. Following acceptance of the profile, production begins. The entire procedure, from the initial order to production of the first few metres of profile, takes 12 to 16 weeks.

4. Post-production operations

Finishing the custom FRP profile. In many cases, a profile has to be cut to size, mitered, ground back or drilled. We can also perform these operations for you. We have automatically controlled sawing machines, grinding machines and a machining centre at our disposal for these tasks.

5. Quality

Quality of krafton® custom FRP profiles. We discuss and agree possible test and quality control procedures with you. We have equipment available for dimensional inspection and testing the mechanical and electrical properties.