Cathay Composites products

Similar to the Woven Fabric, the unidirectional fabric consists of continuous fibres in the axial or 0° direction. Thin and Light weight, post reinforcement results in minimal change in size and weight to original structure. Unidirectional Fabrics enables excellent formability, capable of wrapping around complex shapes. Alkali and chemical corrosion resistance of various building surfaces (bridges, tunnels).

Cathay’s multiaxial (NCF) technologies integrates advanced fibre spreading techniques, high conversion speed, adjustable laying heads and has the capability to manufacture fabrics at variable widths. Multi-axial fabrics comprise of one or more layers of fibres with varying orientation that are stitched together with a lightweight thread.

Woven Tapes are used as part of load-bearing structural components, they posses good designability features. Carbon fibre bi-directional fabric is suitable for various moulding methods (RTM, VARI). The Woven Fabric can be made from Carbon Fibre, Fibreglass and Aramid (Kevlar) Fibres. Smaller in width compared to Woven Fabrics enables greater variability in manufacturing needs.

Braided: Knitted fabrics such as tapes, sleeves and variable cross-section fabrics. Directly used as reinforcement of composite materials. Excellent structural integrity and structural conformity. It is superior to traditional fibre laminates in terms of production efficiency, automation level, material yield and manufacturing cost.

The 3-D Woven fabrics posses high resistance to impact damage due to the improved interlaminar and out of plane strength. The unique design allows for a higher stability capacity. Various cross-section shapes are available. 3D Weaving techniques can be used to produce near-net-shape structures. These preforms can be processed using, for example, resin transfer moulding, to produce composite components extremely efficiently. Cathay Composites offers a full in-house design service from original concept drawings, through to prototyping and into serial production.