The purpose of innovation and technical advancement is to make various processes and products simpler with multi-faceted uses. When the fibreglass was launched in the market eight decades ago, there was a need with each passing year to refine the product in order to ensure that it can be used for various purposes. Fibreglass is used in strengthening various materials. These fibres are designed in a way so that they have a diameter of a few microns, making the fibreglass extremely light and with a Silane coating the compatibility with the material that they reinforce is improved by a great degree.
Fibreglass is indeed an innovation of textile. The purposes of fibreglass are much more extensive. The regular fibreglass is used in mats, corrosion as well as heat resistant fabric and for sound insulation. The fibreglass is also used for the purpose of reinforcing tent poles, pole vault poles, arrows, bows and crossbows, translucent roofing panels, automobile bodies, hockey sticks, surfboards, boat hulls, and paper honeycomb. The application of fibreglass has become common in cast used for medical purpose. Open-weave glass fibre grids are commonly used to strengthen asphalt pavement. Apart from these uses, fibreglass is also the best option in reinforcement of polymer rebar instead of steel rebar especially in areas where corrosion resistance of steel is a major requirement.
Today, with the changes in market requirement, the manufacturers of fibreglass are working on two significant factors including increasing the production and performance of the fabric and decreasing the overall cost of production and also the cost of the final product. These two factors have ensured that the applications of fibreglass are expanded with each step that the manufacturers take in making fibreglass better. Various industries like construction, transportation, automobile and infrastructure rely on fibreglass’s properties to provide strength and unique features like heat and corrosion resistance to various products. It is being expected that among various industries that need fibreglass for product augmentation, the construction and automobile industry will govern the rising demand of fibreglass, thus contributing to the growth of fibreglass market. In automobile industry, there is a rise in demand for light weight and fuel efficient vehicles, which will lift the demand of fibreglass materials.
Post time: May-08-2021