Posted October 28, 2014

 

ANDERSON, S.C. – Chomarat celebrated the opening of its new 58,500-square-foot factory here. The plant will specialize in developing Chomarat’s advanced composite business and is equipped with a LIBA MAX5 100-inch (variable width) machine designed to produce carbon, spread-tow, multi-axial reinforcements and carbon looms.

This new production capacity will enable Chomarat to offer innovative solutions in advanced composite textiles throughout the United States in the industrial, automotive and aerospace markets.

 

“Our aim is to promote our latest innovations and to develop new partnerships in order to provide the North American market with advanced reinforcements, thanks to our highly skilled staff and state of the art machinery,” said Florent Troubat, president of Chomarat Group.

C-PLY™ offers significant advantages to the aerospace and automotive industries, the company said.

 

“The C-PLY offerings are touted as completely gap-free, a feat normal aerospace woven fabrics cannot yet claim,” said Michel Cognet, Chomarat’s general manager. “Chomarat has a unique ability to use 50k large tow carbon fiber to make 100 g/m2 fabrics with virtually no defects. This overall quality capability makes Chomarat’s advanced composite textiles ideal for the most demanding applications, including visual quality surfaces. This is important for most of our customers, but it is a driving force in automotive structures and in the luxury markets for example.”