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New Ferrari Land FRP cladding meets Euroclass fire specification

Fig. 5: Red Force rollercoaster ride close-up shot

parts, and on-site installation,
working in close cooperation
with Look Composites and
other specialist subcontractor companies engaged in the
project.

Fig. 4: Red Force rollercoaster ride long-distance view

cosity with a fast ambient-temperature cure rate. Depending
on the complexity of the part,
demoulding can take place as
soon as the peak exotherm has
been reached.
This resin also gives moulders
the flexibility to adjust ATH
and accelerator levels as needed,
depending on the application
and working times required.
According to Scott Bader, the
inherent toughness of a cured
methacrylate-based
resin
matrix results in laminates
exhibiting excellent mechanical performance despite the
presence of high levels of
ATH filler. The published
mechanical property data for

a fully-cured unreinforced
Crestapol 1212 resin (according to BS2782) include:
deflection temperature under
load (1.80 MPa) 87°C, tensile
modulus 2.7 GPa, tensile
strength 65 MPa, and elongation at break 5.1%.
Specialist contractor
The building designs and
specifications for this theme
park were developed by
Permasteelisa España S.A.U.,
based in Madrid, which
also managed the building
construction project. This
included handling the production of the aluminium
cladding panels, overpainting
of the aluminium and FRP

The Permasteelisa Group,
with a network of around 50
companies in 30 countries, is
a leading worldwide specialist contractor in the design,
engineering, project management, manufacturing and
installation of custom-made
architectural
envelopes
and interior systems, with
particular expertise in complex-shaped buildings with
special features. The Group,
which has a total annual
turnover of around 1.5 billion
euros, has a high focus on
environmental sustainability
architectural projects, with
built-in energy-saving design
features using a range of
approved building materials
such as FRP composites.

be supplied as finished parts
with a coloured, FR-rated,
UV-resistant gelcoat, thus
eliminating the need for a
secondary painting process.
According to independent
research, the growing demand
for different building materials and exterior cladding
technologies is driven by new
buildings needing to provide
environmental benefits such
as better moisture management and energy savings
to meet "green" building
regulations. Alongside this
greener construction market
trend shift, more architects
are embracing the design freedom offered by composites
to include complex, curved
shapes. The combination of
these two key factors will
almost certainly see the use of
composite materials continue
to grow in building cladding
and roofing applications in
the coming years.

Growing demand
Composite materials for building claddings are now established All photos courtesy of Scott Bader
as cost-effective, lightweight
alternatives to steel, aluminium,
More information:
fibre cement, terracotta and
www.scottbader.com
www.Lookcomposites.com
ceramic-based products. In
some applications, they can www.permasteelisagroup.com

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http://www.scottbader.com http://www.Lookcomposites.com http://www.permasteelisagroup.com
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