Moving with the times

Abstract

Gilles Ollier, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Multiplast, presents the company's approach to process composites. The company combines high-performance engineering, design skills and processing capability in composite materials to serve the boating industry. Ollier highlights the importance of control over temperature and air humidity in producing quality work. The company's composite processing equipment include a curing oven, a cold room for storing prepegs, and a recently acquired numerically controlled milling machine for carbon parts. The trends for processing procedures in the company are towards a generalization of air conditioning. Finally, Ollier stresses the importance of employee participation in the achievement of overall quality philosophy.