The Performance Products business unit of Bang & Bonsomer is focusing on the Glass Reinforced Plastics (GRP)-sector such as the boat/vessel industry, plastic composites producers and moulders among others dealing with e.g. epoxy resins and multiaxial fabrics. Business Unit also focuses on the Polyurethane sector with segments as for example foam producers.

The cooperation between Bang & Bonsomer and Finngulf Yachts.

Bang & Bonsomer has been a supplier to Finngulf Yachts for several years. In the beginning of 2007, Bang & Bonsomer approached Finngulf Yachts with the target of a broader cooperation. 

As a  result of the discussions and intensive work (product testing, evaluating and measuring)  the two companies mutually carried out an agreement to supply the well known Pro-Set Infusion Epoxy from Wessex Resins & Adhesives and custom made multiaxial fabrics from Devold AMT for the new model of Finngulf Yachts - the FG-43.

Devold AMT successfully produced a custom made quadriaxial glass fiber fabric, DBLT 1100, for the structural laminate of the FG-43. This product was specified by Farr Yacht Design and consequently produced for Finngulf Yachts. Wessex Resins is supplying the Pro-Set 117/229PF for the infusion lamination of both hulls and decks of this yacht. Both Devold AMT and Wessex Resins are Bang & Bonsomer’s co-operation partner in the field.

The FG-43 project with Finngulf Yachts  lead to a mutual agreement of supplies but also technical support for Finngulf Yachts. The technical support has been provided by the Pro-Set people and the top target has been to find the optimal vacuum infusion strategy for infusing the FG-43 hull and deck in order to keep the quality of the laminate on the highest level and the weight to a minimum.

Now one year  after we started the discussions of the FG-43 project with Finngulf Yachts , we all at Bang & Bonsomer are looking forward to next month when the first FG-43 will be presented to the world. The FG-43 is a real performance yacht, whose weight and performance is optimized based on, among others, vacuum infusion and epoxy techniques.

Please visit www.fg43.com to familiarize yourselves with the great FG-43.

For further information, please contact Mr. Jens Lindahl, Product Manager at Bang & Bonsomer Oy,  

Tel +358 9 68108266 or jens.lindahl@bangbonsomer.fi