YACHT SUPPLIERS
Icing on the cake
Photo courtesy of Compass Tenders.
LAUNCHED IN 2012, FENDER INNOVATIONS HAS ACQUIRED AN EXCELLENT REPUTATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF HIGH-QUALITY, SUPER-STRONG, AND LIGHTWEIGHT FENDER SYSTEMS FOR ALL TYPES OF VESSELS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. Their fender systems stand out because they are manufactured with a core of PE foam with many different densities and a wide variety of damping capacities, leading to significant operational cost savings. ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF FENDER INNOVATIONS, UNLESS MENTIONED OTHERWISE.
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n terms of production, Fender Innovations has two large 5-axis CNC milling machines which ensure that their end product is produced with extreme accuracy. With these machines, the company manufactures fenders up to a maximum length of 18.5m, in one single section. The fender systems can be built in one piece in endless length by invisible connection of the sections due to a unique coating system. The foam that is used is encased with a specially developed high-tech fabric as reinforcement and a special topcoat with a variety of different hardnesses.
Any shape, any size Considering the diversity of the raw materials the company uses, it should come of no surprise that
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