Anyone working with composites knows that the real challenge often begins beyond the datasheet. Compressive strength, E-modulus, or thermal conductivity tells you something about a material. But it doesn't automatically tell you how it behaves in a machine, under load, temperature fluctuations, or prolonged dynamic stresses.
Composites are not a homogeneous material. Their behavior is determined by the interplay of fibers and resin, and changes under the influence of temperature, load direction, fiber orientation, pressure build-up, moisture, and combinations with steel, aluminum, or stainless steel.
And as soon as you start varying with fiberglass structures, different resin families, coatings, and sandwich constructions, there aren't just dozens of possibilities anymore — but hundreds. Each with different thermal, mechanical, wear, and insulation properties.
That's why a good solution with us never starts with: "What material are you looking for?" But with: "What is actually happening in your application?"
This is precisely where the difference between material knowledge and application knowledge arises. Together with Brandenburger Group we combine decades of production and material knowledge with practical experience from countless applications, built up through a worldwide network of specialists and end-users. This combination makes all the difference when designing with composite thermal insulation.
As part of the High Tech Platform - Mikrocentrum we are happy to share this knowledge within the broader network of Dutch/Belgian manufacturing companies and engineering specialists. Most material questions change as soon as you turn them into application questions.
