Marine Composites Design & Manufacture | Prodrive
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MARINE COMPOSITES

Prodrive has extensive experience in the design and manufacture of composites for applications in the marine sector. From lightweight components for racing yachts and winch housings, to visual carbon interiors for luxury yachts and even housings for radar stations.

At our 40,000 sq foot facilities in Milton Keynes, our engineering and production teams can manage the whole process. From design, through to FEA analysis. From the manufacture of patterns and moulds, to the production of components using the latest manufacturing processes.  We have multi-level clean rooms with rigorous filtration and air-lock entry.

We specialise in visual carbon finishes. The same techniques we have used for luxury car manufacturers like Bentley and Aston Martin, we can apply to interiors for luxury yachts.  Our attention to detail means we can hand lay up the pre-preg sheets to produce a perfect visual carbon weave finish, for even the most discerning customers.

Our motorsport culture means we can turn around projects to tight timescales.

SOME OF OUR COMPOSITE CAPABILITIES

  • Prototyping & production of components & assemblies

  • Component & tooling design

  • Monolithic and honeycomb or foam cored structures

  • Functional integration

  • CNC trimming of components

  • Laser scanning & reverse engineering

  • Product painting & lacquering

  • Lean manufacturing

  • Comprehensive purchase & supply chain management

  • Dedicated project management & engineering support

YACHT GRINDING STATION

We worked with world leading sailing winch manufacturer, Lewmar, to help them redesign their 'grinding' stations for racing yachts.  We created the structural composite stand in visual carbon, able to withstand to considerable forces put through them by the sailing team.

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