The marine market is another challenging environment where Gordon Composites are right at home.

Consider for a moment the performance requirements for sail battens on racing yachts. They must flex to an extreme degree and return to their original shape, time after time after time. They are out in all types of weather with the punishing effects of extreme cold and bright sunlight. Many must also endure the corrosive power of salt water.

Glass fiber-reinforced polymer materials thrive in this environment because they are inherently non-corrosive. Composite materials are also well known for their “memory” as they repeatedly return to their original shape while resisting fatigue. Gordon Composites materials are the elite among composite materials in marine applications because they are designed to withstand deep deflection with high fatigue resistance.

For additional information contact Don Forrest at, (970) 240-4460, ext. 206, or donf@gordoncomposites.com.