Glass Reinforced Polyester (GRP) products represent the ideal solution for conveying any class of water and the majority of chemicals, because they combine the advantage of corrosion resistance, which is typical of plastics, and high mechanical strength, typical of steel.
Water
Potable Water
- Water transmission
- Water distribution
Waste Water
- Sewer system
- Sanitary sewers
- Storm sewers
Irrigation
- Irrigation systems
Industrial
- Process lines for plants
- Firefighting lines
Mining
- Abrasion resistant pipes
Hydropower plants
- Power plant cooling
- Power plant raw water supply
Marine
- Sea water intakes and outfalls
- Sea lines and river crossings
- Desalination plants
Food
- Food storage
Other
- Relining of old pipelines
- District cooling
- Storage tanks
GRP products advantages
- High mechanical resistance.
- Excellent corrosion resistance.
- Very long life (over 50 years).
- Light weight (only 25% of concrete pipes).
- Smooth internal wall (23 µm).
- Absolute impermeability of pipes and joints.
GRP pipe wall
GRP pipes plant
Raw materials for GRP poducts
- Polyester, Vinyl ester, Epoxy resins…
- Glass fibres as reinforced agent…
- Silica sand as inorganic filler…
- Other: catalyst, accelerator, veils, squeezing net…
Raw material – Resin, sand & veil
Fibreglass
Technobell is also specialized in the procurement of all raw materials needed for GRP pipes production. The range of our services vary from advising the appropriate raw material/supplier to supporting the chosen supplier in optimizing its production process in order to obtain a raw material that is price competitive and suitable for the CFW process.
