Case Study
Rejected Fiberglass Parts
The Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp. plant in Lincoln, NE, installed a giant, three-story- high molding press capable of exerting 3,000 tons of pressure to produce the hulls for Kawasaki water jet skis. Fiberglass sheet molding compound is molded into a top (deck) or bottom (hull) of a jet ski for three models produced at the Lincoln plant. The largest jet ski, when bonded, is about 4 feet wide, 10 feet long and 32 inches thick. Stringe