FIBER GLASS INDUSTRIES

Free Lamanite Design & Analysis Software - Compare Fiberglass Composites With *Laminate Maker

Laminate Maker is a simple, easy to use, free, software tool for side-by-side comparison of cost and bending deflection of fiberglass laminates of various fiber configurations and fiber contents in composite structures. Stress-Partition Micromechanics predicts unidirectional laminate properties as a function of fiber content, using test data from laminates made with FGI fiber glass and Interplastic's isophthalic resin (CoREZYN COR75-AQ-010). Classical Laminated Plate Theory is then used to calculate properties for each fabric in the laminate menu, and laminate properties for all the layers together (mats are modeled as quasi-isotropic). Some basic laminate properties are summarized, including material cost, weight, thickness, and in-plane elastic properties. Three deflection calculation options are offered to compare bending stiffness. See VIDEOS for step-by-step how-to-use instruction. Resin cost and fiber cost are tracked to the penny. Different fabrics can have different costs, and the fiber content figures out how much resin is in the laminate. Compare hand layup versus infused laminates by changing the fiber content (for example, 50% for hand layup, and 70% for infused are typical values).

Information Sheet

Laminate Maker • Evaluate your own laminate made with wovens, knits, mat or core material • Customize input fiber content for your process • Compare laminates side by side • Weight • Material Cost • Stiffness (in 3 situations) • Save time and money using FGI's combination products • See effects of fiber content on cost and product performance • Compare hand lay-up and vacuum infused laminates • Calculate deflection • 3-Point bending • Panel with pressure • Panel with center load VIDEO Introduction #1 VIDEO Introduction #2

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*DISCLAIMER: for comparison only, not for design, no warranty expressed or implied. Model based on stress-partition micromechanics, using unidirectional data with FGI fiberglass and Interplastic's isophthalic resin (CoREZYN COR75-AQ-010)

If you are looking for a more complete laminate analysis package, try “Composite Pro” or “the Laminator”, FGI is not affiliated with these companies, but provides these links as a convenience to our customers.
The links below are linked to Google searches, not sure how reliable they are, but would be great references for customers looking for engineering backup to our calculations.

Classical Laminated Plate Theory