Bakelaque Tube & Rod

In addition to their range of Bakelaque laminate sheets, the Attwater Group also produce a comprehensive range of rolled tubes and moulded rod manufactured to meet the requirements of BSEN61212. (IEC1212). (replacing BS6128). The range includes phenolic paper and cotton types, phenolic, epoxy and silicone glass fabric tubes, plus a number of special high performance types.

Bakelaque tubes are produced by winding a pre-impregnated carrier (pre-preg) through heated rollers onto a hot mandrel. The tubes are batch cured in order to develop optimum properties before removal from the mandrel. They may be supplied either in the as-wound condition for subsequent machining by the customer or alternatively they may be either ground or turned to finished size (dependant upon required diameter). Tubes less than 60mm in diameter can be supplied ground to size.

Flexible manufacturing techniques allow for production of special grades and sizes where appropriate and our technical staff would be pleased to discuss your specific requirements. A wide range of mandrels is available from 5mm up to 500mm in diameter.

The Attwater Group also offers a comprehensive machining service and would be pleased to quote for finished machined components manufactured from their full range of tubes.

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