Extrusion Blow Moulding
Our floats are manufactured using a process called ‘Extrusion Blow Moulding’.
• Plastic resin (granules or powders) are melted in an extruder to around 180 degrees Centigrade and forced out into a hollow tube called a parison.
• This parison is then captured by enclosing it in a cooled metal mould.
• Air is then blown into the parison, inflating it into the shape of the mould and therefore the hollow product.
• After the plastic has cooled sufficiently, the mould is opened, and the product is ejected.
Ultraviolet Inhibitors
The selection of the grade of plastic material is critical to the performance of the pontoon float. Ultra-Violet inhibiters are added to the plastic material in the extruder to ensure the pontoon floats won’t degrade, even in the fierce sunlight of Central Africa.
Limited Waste Product
Waste material formed during the process is granulated and fed back to the extruder for re-use.
Pontoon Accessories
It’s not just our floats which are manufactured using blow moulding, our fixing accessories and fenders are all made in the same way, it’s simply a case of changing the mould and doing a run of that item.
UK Manufacture
Our pontoons are blow moulded here in the UK limiting our environmental impact on having to import our product from China or America as with many competitors on the market.
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