Custom Torsion Tubes For Ice Drilling Equipment

Rock West was able to come up with an innovative solution using bright orange pigment in the epoxy resin resulting in neon-orange coloring for the tube. We designed custom filament wound fiberglass tubing and utilized a wet winding process where fiberglass tow is passed through a resin bath and wrapped around the tool in an automated, precisely controlled fashion using one of our multi-spindle filament winders. The fibers are wound using an alternating +/- 35 degree fiber angle for exceptional torsional strength. We added bright orange pigment to the resin bath to create the neon-orange coloring in the part.  Now the tubes are strong, lightweight and easily visible under any conditions!