Why Use Composites for Snowboard Manufacture?
 
Prepregs and Laminates
>  Provide a better working environment than wet lay-up and easier handling.
>  Give weight reductions over wet lay-up, as they have a lower resin content.
>  Give a more closely defined product, with an exact resin content, making it easy to mass produce skis to an exact specification (thickness and weight).
 

Polyurethane (PUR) and Honeycombs
>  Provide significant weight-savings over wood core, with no loss of stiffness.
>  PUR reduces production times (less than 10 minutes from mold preparation to demolding), and reduces the number of components.
>  PUR can provide excellent adhesive properties, and an ideal balance of flexibility and stiffness when combined with laminates.
>  The use of RIM material makes production extremely quick and provides excellent adhesive properties.
>  Rigid foams are less expensive than wood, with no moisture pick-up.
>  Rigid foams can incorporate integral design features such as distancing devices, which have to be inserted manually with wood.
>  With PUR foams there is very little material wastage, making them more economical than wood or honeycombs.
>  Honeycombs combine very low weight with excellent stiffness.