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PVC boat assembly Hypalon Assembly
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paddles, rope holders and handles, with markets a high performance inflatable in the same area for better take-off
suppliers located in China and as far racing catamaran under a royalty performance. According to D G Chon,
away as Italy, the US and Korea. agreement with a South African owner of Bay Industrial, the Quick-Lift
Bay has now expanded its activity designer. end cone design was never patented,
beyond conventional inflatable boats to Due to its close relationship with which is why it can now be seen on
include a wide range of products from Mercury Marine, Bay was one of the numerous competitors’ boats.
towable water toys to sophisticated first companies to recognise that the
craft for military and commercial use advent of four stroke engines would A3BB7<5AB/<2/@2A
such as the Black Liger family of rapid require a redesign of the aft section of “We are not the cheapest manufacturer
response RIBs for the Indonesian Navy, boats in order to compensate for the of inflatable boats, but we are convinced
and its new 4.7m (15ft) self-inflating additional weight. The response was to that our products are of the highest
assault boat designed on behalf of design the Quick-Lift end cone, which quality,” says Chon. “We have great
an unnamed western government. has the dual benefits of providing respect for Zodiac, the recognised
The proprietary inflation system was more hydrostatic floatation behind the market leader, and consider them
developed with UK valve supplier outboard’s centre of gravity as well as as both an example to follow and a
Leafield. Bay also manufactures and more hydrodynamic planing surface target to surpass. We can only advance
by setting out demanding goals and
maintaining the highest standards.”Creating inflatable collars
Bay claims to have three core
competencies — highly mechanised
assembly of PVC coated fabrics, hand
assembly of Hypalon coated fabrics,
and fibreglass resin transfer moulding
(RTM) for small boat hulls. Separate
buildings on the site are dedicated to
each of these processes.
The production of either type of
fabric starts in a centralised cutting
area. To enhance productivity, the
company has chosen to use power
knives that can cut through a stack of
At the back of the cutting and thermal Long seams, such as those forming the 15 panels of cloth at a time instead of 1
welding section, stacks of high pressure air 2 collars of boats, require two operators to a CNC cutting table, which is limited to
floors are being tested for air leaks feed the material through the machine single layers. Once panel kits are cut, they are dispatched to either the PVC or
the Neoprene-Hypalon assembly area.
PVC production represents
roughly 80 per cent of Bay’s output
with PVC-coated fabric primarily
purchased from the German company
Mehler Texnologies. Since PVC is a
thermoplastic, it has the advantage
of being weldable using a variety of
techniques including hot air jets, hot
wedges and high frequency (HF). Bay
uses all of these methods, depending
High frequency welding and thermal High temperatures mean that the operator on the requirements of the parts 3
welding of small parts such as baffles 4 on the other side of the machine receiving being assembled.
can be done by a single operator the welded part must wear protective gloves Other parts are joined to the panels
using HF welding. The panels are then
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