Corporate Information

Strongwell is the world’s largest pultruder of FRP structural materials. Our products are sold through a nationwide network of distributors and we have stocking locations in Texas, California, the Netherlands and Singapore.

Strongwell’s products, which are manufactured in ISO-9001 certified facilities, include pultruded and molded grating, handrail systems, planking and decking systems and more. Strongwell can also provide custom shapes and fabrication to suit customer needs.

Product Listing

Pultruded Grating Products

DURADEK® is a standard pultruded grating product stocked by distributors nationwide. It is available with individual bearing bars in either 1" or 1-1/2" "I" shapes or a 2" "T" shape. DURADEK® is a flame retardant product utilizing a polyester resin. The bearing bars use both longitudinal (glass roving) and multidirectional (glass mat) reinforcements as well as a synthetic surfacing veil to provide unequaled corrosion resistance.

DURAGRID® custom grid or grating systems are designed to accommodate specific applications that cannot effectively be met by a standard fiberglass grating. DURAGRID® offers the customer options such as selection of open space, bar shape, cross-rod placement, custom fabrication, custom resin or color.

DURAGRID® Heavy Duty fiberglass grating is a pultruded bar type grating that can be designed and used like traditional metal grates. The solid individual bearing bars are designed to take heavy wheel traffic such as fork lifts, tow motors and truck traffic. Heavy duty grating is constructed of the same type composite used in the other DURAGRID® products.

DURAGRID® Phenolic Grating is a dramatic innovation for markets where fire safety is a major concern; offering superior resistance to flame and high temperature with low smoke and toxic fume emissions. The nonflammable nature of phenolics enable phenolic grating to withstand higher temperatures than polyester or vinyl ester for extended periods of time without major structural damage. Combined with low thermal conductivity, this provides fire protection not available with alternate materials. DURAGRID® Phenolic Grating is the first composite grating to receive U.S. Coast Guard approval! It is accepted for use in locations and applications as allowed in the U.S.C.G. Policy File Memorandum 2-98 for fire retardant grating meeting structural fire integrity Level 2(L2).

Molded Fiberglass Products

DURAGRATE®

DURAGRATE® molded fiberglass grating is the chemical resistant flooring choice for many industrial applications. The high resin content (65%) provides long maintenance-free performance.

The strong mesh grating panel allows efficient on-site cutting to minimize grating waste. Molded grating is significantly lighter in weight than metallic gratings.

Standard DURAGRATE® grating has a concave profile on the upper surface for skid resistance. Grit tops are available upon request.

Pultruded Flooring Products

SAFPLANK®

SAFPLANK® is a system of 12" and 24" wide fiberglass panels designed to interlock for a continuous solid surface. This product is intended to replace wood, aluminum or steel planks in environments where corrosion or rotting creates costly maintenance problems or unsafe conditions. SAFPLANK® provides safe walkways in electrical applications because of its low conductivity and non-sparking features.

SAFPLANK® is available in 2" deep planks in either 12" or 24" wide sections. All stocked panels are gritted and are available in 20' and 24' lengths. Other lengths are available upon request. The decking system has a 100-pound per square foot rating at 4-foot spans with less than a ¼” deflection.

SAFPLANK® may be ordered with either an anti-skid grit surface or a smooth surface for non-pedestrian applications. Routed or drilled top openings in the surface are available by special order.

SAFDECK®

SAFDECK® is a system of 24" wide fiberglass panels designed to overlap for a continuous solid surface. SAFDECK® is intended to replace wood, aluminum or steel decking in environments where corrosion or rotting creates costly maintenance problems or unsafe conditions.

SAFDECK® is available in 1-1/8" deep panels in 24" widths. The decking system is designed to be a one-for-one replacement for plywood and has a 60-pound per square foot rating at 3-foot spans with less than a ¼” deflection

Other Strongwell Products

Fiberglass Structural Shapes and Plate

EXTREN®

EXTREN® is a proprietary combination of fiberglass reinforcements and thermosetting polyester or vinyl ester resin systems. It is produced in more than 100 standard shapes and all shapes have a surface veil to protect against glass fibers penetrating the resin surface in service and to increase corrosion and UV resistance.

EXTREN® is offered in three series designed for different environments and applications.

SERIES 500

An all-purpose series utilizing an isophthalic polyester resin system with   a UV inhibitor. Color: Olive Green

SERIES 525

An all-purpose series utilizing a fire retardant isophthalic polyester resin system with a UV inhibitor. Color: Slate Gray (plus certain handrail and fixed ladder components in yellow)

SERIES 625

A premium series both fire retardant and highly corrosion resistant utilizing a vinyl ester resin system with a UV inhibitor. Color: Beige

Handrail & Ladder Systems

SAFRAIL®

SAFRAIL^TM fiberglass handrails are industrial/commercial railing systems for stair rails, platform/walkway handrails and guardrails. SAFRAIL^TM systems are fabricated from pultruded fiberglass components produced by Strongwell and molded thermoplastic connectors. SAFRAIL^TM systems are particularly well-suited to corrosive environments like those found in industrial, chemical and wastewater treatment plants as well as commercial structures with urban and salt air corrosion.

Round Handrail System 

The round fiberglass handrail system is ideal for any high traffic area where handrail is needed. The round rails are easy to grip and 90º molded corners eliminate sharp edges. The handrail system meets OSHA strength requirements with a 2:1 factor of safety with a 5-foot maximum post spacing. Internally bonded fiberglass connectors result in no visible rivets or metal parts. The handrail system includes a UV inhibitor for additional resistance to ultraviolet degradation and corrosion.

Ladders & Cages

SAFRAIL^TM fiberglass ladders and ladder cages mounted on the sides of tanks are a common sight in a wide range of industries all across the country. These systems have been in continuous use for more than 20 years in chemical plants and other corrosive environments. Even in immersion applications, fiberglass has outlasted aluminum and steel and required little or no maintenance.
 

Custom Fiberglass Products

A custom pultrusion is a pultruded product customized in one or more of the following ways to meet a customer's specific requirement:

Shape

Virtually any constant cross-section part can be pultruded.

Resin Matrix

Standard resin systems can be modified or special resins used to address such needs as elevated temperatures or special environments. Typical resins include polyesters, vinyl esters, epoxies and phenolics.

Reinforcements

Typical reinforcements are fiberglass or carbon fibers in multi-filament strands, mat, woven fabrics or stitched fabric. Other reinforcement types and forms are possible.

Composite Design

The selection of the resin mix, the type and form of reinforcements, and the placement of reinforcements within the composite are all ways a composite design can be customized.

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