Renegade Materials
Assembly Line
Plant tour: Renegade Materials Corp., Miamisburg, Ohio, U.S.
The largest area and piece of equipment in the facility is the prepreg line. Custom-built for Renegade Materials, the line was processing carbon fiber and Q183 rapid-cure epoxy prepreg during CW’s tour. On one side of the machine, rolls of textile reinforcement — carbon fiber, in this case — are fed into the machine, where it then goes through Renegade’s resin application process. Once impregnated, the fabric is then pulled along a conveyor belt through the rest of the machine, where rollers apply pressure to ensure consistent resin flow throughout the fabric. “Controlling resin flow, keeping it consistent — that’s the key,” Magato explains.
On the research level, Sutter says that Renegade Materials’ R&D group is constantly working to formulate new resins and chemistries to match customer needs, as well as processing technology to help support Renegades’ customers. “We take pride in being able to help our customers make their own finished components,” Magato adds.