FRP
is a family of materials that do not rot, corrode or otherwise
deteriorate, thereby reducing maintenance requirements to
a minimum and thus increasing the operational availability
of the vessels.
The GRP, one of the most commonly used composite materials,
has been elected by most Navies (as recent history has demonstrated)
as the ideal material for building Mine Counter Measure
Vessels, being completely non - magnetic by nature, a very
poor conductor of noise, of vibrations and characterised
by high elasticity.These characteristics, as well as its
very high thermal insulation, are important benefits for
many other types of vessels.
Use of GRP reduces the need for
additional thermal and acoustic insulation and allows equipment
to work in optimal conditions,
with no inducted
vibrations, and no penalty to the weight and structural
strength.
Intermarine possesses advanced experience in the research,
development, and production of FRP vessels.
The high level
of intermarine technology is the result of the constant
effort in seeking the optimal solution for the vast range
of problems encountered during the development of different
Minehunter variants, of the significant resources invested
in developing and refining new materials and of the continuous
research for application of such composite materials in
large shipbuilding areas.
This unrivalled experience is the reason why intermarine
is unquestionably the field leader in marine composites
and has had its technology approved and adopted by prestigious
Navies (among them the Navies of Australia, Italy and U.S.A.).
Civilian and commercial customers also benefit from the
technological background of intermarine, which adopts the
same basic materials, the same techniques, workmanship and
high quality for all of its products
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