Edge Protector
Working with composites often presents challenges with sharp corners and edges. Traditional glass fiber mats struggle to fit into small-corner radius, leaving resin-rich areas prone to air bubbles and weak spots, which can lead to stress-cracking and laminate chipping.
Our kelteks Edge Protector offers an innovative solution. Its soft, flexible fibers mold seamlessly into sharp-edged joints and corners, ensuring fibers reach every critical area, preventing resin nests, and reducing the risk of stress-cracking.
Unlike stiff alternatives, kelteks Edge Protector adapts easily to any contour, providing reliable reinforcement and consistently durable, high-quality results.
Product Features
- Easily molds into sharp corners and edges, eliminating resin-rich areas and weak spots
- Fluffy, flexible structure adapts to any contour, ensuring proper fiber reinforcement
- Available in different thicknesses for customizable applications.
- Prevents air bubbles, reducing the risk of stress cracking and laminate chipping
- Suitable for various composite processes, including hand lamination, vacuum infusion, and pultrusion
- Transversely aligned fibers provide a strong bond with overlying laminate layers
reinforcements for the future generations
Reference project
Boat reinforced by kelteks
PROeco eco-catamaran reinforced by kelteks
Monaco Energy Boat Challenge!
Product Applications
- nautic: kelteks Edge Protector ensures reliable corner reinforcement in boat hulls and other marine components, preventing stress-cracking and laminate failure in critical areas. Ideal for harsh marine environments where durability and performance are key.
- automotive: Designed for precision and strength, our Edge Protector is perfect for reinforcing sharp corners in automotive components, reducing weak spots, and ensuring long-lasting performance under high-stress conditions.
- railway: In the railway sector provides robust corner reinforcement in composite structures, enhancing safety and structural integrity in demanding applications where reliability is essential.
- Product & Technical Compatibility
- Process Efficiency & Performance
- Use Cases & Application Support
- Which composite manufacturing processes are your reinforcements compatible with?
- Are they compatible with automated production environments?
- How do your reinforcements help improve production efficiency?
- Can your reinforcements be adapted to our production setup?
- Can you help us choose the right reinforcement for our project?
- Are your products suitable for visually demanding applications?
- In which industries are your glass fiber reinforcements commonly used?
frequently asked questions
Our products are suitable for pultrusion, RTM, vacuum infusion, filament winding, and other continuous or closed-mold processes.
Yes. kelteks FreeMat and other glass reinforcements are optimized for high-speed production, offering clean handling and consistent quality across long production runs.
Our products ensure fast resin flow, excellent fiber wetting, and consistent fiber placement, leading to shorter cycle times and reduced scrap rates.
Yes. We can customize roll widths, formats, surface weights, and roll lengths to meet the specific needs of your process or equipment.
Our team provides technical guidance and product samples to help you test and select the best solution for your application.
Yes. Thin reinforcement layers like kelteks FreeMat become nearly invisible after resin infusion, making them ideal for transparent or aesthetic surfaces such as toboggans, water slides, and decorative panels. Check the product gallery here.
Our reinforcements are used in industrial equipment, construction components, transportation, electrical infrastructure, and marine applications. A key segment is the recreational industry, especially waterparks, where materials must be durable, non-corrosive, and visually appealing.
