Prototyping Capabilities from Gurit
Since its inception, the value of a dedicated prototyping group to the company’s research and technology capability has grown steadily and now forms the focus of manufacturing process and product development.
Gurit Composite Capabilities
For many years, Gurit has been at the forefront of developments in advanced composite materials, associated processing technologies and the engineering of composite structures and has long understood the benefits of promoting cross-functional collaboration between these groups.
Combining all of Gurit's technical strengths and know-how provides the ultimate in composite consultancy. To maximise this potential Gurit’s prototyping facility was set up in 2001 to replicate a manufacturing environment in which practical and controlled research and development could be undertaken. This allowed Gurit’s Technology Department to bring together its three key competencies operating as one seamless multi-disciplinary team.
Dedicated Prototyping Facility
The prototyping facility has the objective to provide services to all composite customers and, as a consequence, the ability to prototype virtually any structure imaginable.
Both internal and externally funded prototyping projects have been undertaken in all of Gurit’s three key target market areas: Wind Energy, Transportation and Marine as well as other selected application areas. The advantages of this approach to developing optimised manufacturing solutions have also quickly been realised within numerous other markets.
Gurit engineering staff have expertise in many specialist subjects including: marine technology, aerospace structures and engines, automotive engineering, process plant, offshore engineering, subsea technology and pipelines, fire, blast and impact protection, building services, mechanical engineering and machinery.
This capability enables us to easily transfer our composites knowledge to new fields of application, and increasingly results in our selection as a key partner for clients’ critical development projects.