RS Electric Boat (sister company of RS Sailing) launched the Pulse58 in January 2020. "Unveiled at Boot Dusseldorf, the Pulse58 is the product of 2 years of development and is ground-breaking as the first ever production RIB with a fully integral electric drive." "Pulse58’s sustainable [...]
Famous skiff designer Chris Morejohn is making a new boat using basalt volcanic rock fiber fabrics. Chris has reported that he first made similar size panels of Fiberglass, Kevlar, Carbon and Basalt fibers to test. Smashing with a hammer each panel was easily [...]
Ace Pipe Cleaning, Inc used basalt mesh in a recent pipe lining. Photos show a 75 inch diameter brick pipe where they installed a 2 inch 8,000 psi cementitious liner with basalt mesh geogrid between the first and second inch. They commented "The grid installation [...]
Beautiful tables and countertops from Diamond Finish Concrete Countertops showing a few projects using basalt reinforcement. Take a look at their Facebook page for their most current work.
This basalt reinforced cement structure provides a 1000 sq. ft. interior space suitable for residence or studio. The thin shell curvature and super-strong reinforced structure can support a sod roof for xerobic landscaping or gardening.
Smarter Building Systems LLC of Newport RI, whose primary products are basalt volcanic rock composite fiber fabrics and Innovative Formulations of Tucson AZ, developer of environmentally safe epoxies, are proud to announce the successful development of the first truly non-toxic Fire Retardant (FR) epoxy. Self-extinguishing [...]
Check out our new basalt rebar featuring a unique wrap. Available in diameters 4mm, 6mm, 8mm, 10mm, 12mm, 14mm, 16mm, 18mm, 20mm and 25mm. 4mm to 12mm are packed in 100 meter coils. Larger diameters come in 10ft lengths. 8mm, 10mm and 12mm Basalt Rebar [...]
Anisoprint’s basalt fiber composite is available for use with its Composer continuous-fiber 3D printer. The material is said to be 15 times stronger than plastic, five times lighter than steel and 1.5 times stronger and lighter than aluminum. Anisoprint (Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg), a manufacturer of continuous [...]
Nick Gencarelle (our own Basalt Guru) and other basalt fiber market experts were interviewed by Composite World magazine for their article "The still-promised potential of basalt fiber composites.". A few excerpts featuring Nick in the article: Gencarelle refers to basalt fiber as “leaner, greener and [...]
YouTube Video: Matt Perkins, President of Coyote Design explains why they switched from carbon fiber to basalt braided sleeving in their prosthetics. Primary reasons: basalt fiber does not itch and irritate like carbon fiber. Creates a more flexible socket which the patient likes, plus the [...]