Sports
Play Naturally Smart – sustainable performance for high-end sports gear
Natural fibres for enhanced performance and feeling
Sustainable and lightweight, our ampliTex™ flax reinforcement fabrics enable innovation in sports gear – delivering a signature feeling, increasing performance while reducing the environmental impact – thus changing the way we see boarding, playing and performing.
Play naturally smart
Experience the signature feeling and natural liveliness added by ampliTex™ reinforcements. Thanks to significantly better vibration damping properties than glass- and carbon fibres, our highly engineered flax fabrics deliver a smooth ride experience, less fatigue and new opportunities. ampliTex™ technical fabrics have been tested and proven in a variety of climates and hold up to humid and wet environments – like snow and water – without any issues when processed correctly.
Outperform traditional glass fibres with a renewable and CO2 neutral reinforcement.
Sustainable performance
Start to think circular – our flax fibres are CO2 neutral over their life cycle, and the fibres themselves are biologically decomposable. As a renewable material, flax fibres sequester CO2 from the atmosphere during their growth, acting as a natural CO2 sink.
Engineered in Switzerland – grown and produced in Europe – our ampliTex™ fabrics are not only CO2 neutral cradle-to-gate but also offer viable end-of-life options. While recycling solutions for traditional composites are still being developed, parts made with flax fibre reinforcements can already today be used for highly efficient thermal energy recovery rather than ending up in landfills.
Benefits
Boarders of all kinds, surfers, tennis and hockey players, bicycle riders, kayakers – regardless of your sport, you want to push your material to the limit and feel comfortable with it.
ampliTex™ reinforcement fabrics provide superior vibration damping and deliver a signature feeling and natural liveliness to the rider or player. They outperform traditional glass fibres and are a completely renewable and CO2 neutral material.
Hybrid reinforcement fabrics
ampliTex™ reinforcements allow you to create lightweight parts and components without compromising performance. To combine the best of both worlds, we develop custom hybrid reinforcement fabrics that combine natural fibres with glass or carbon. On-demand solutions to fulfil your unique needs.
CO2 neutral reinforcements
Bcomp’s flax fibres are CO2 neutral cradle-to-gate. Taking part in a natural cycle of biogenic CO2, the flax plant absorbs CO2 from the atmosphere during its growth and stores it for the entirety of its lifetime as a plant and composite reinforcement. Bcomp is proud and happy to support its customers with relevant LCA data.
High vibration damping
Flax fibres are natural talents when it comes to vibration damping. They outperform traditional composite reinforcements and deliver a very smooth and damp performance in a lightweight package.
Fully customisable
The needs of our customers are as diverse and unique as themselves. Therefore, we do not confine ourselves to a standard portfolio only but offer a vast range of customisation. Bespoke weaves and colours to achieve your signature look, a reinforcement optimised for your mechanical needs or a fire-resistant solution – we have got you covered.
Testimonials
They trust in our high-performance solutions to work towards a cleaner future.
“We’re happy to have achieved our goals of comfort, without compromising stiffness and speed, in a greener way. That’s our first time in the field of bio-composites, but we hope to broaden the use of these innovative and more sustainable materials in future projects. We want to thank Bcomp for supporting us in the development of this crucial component in a bicycle oriented to versatility and performance like ITACA.”
Daniele Cogotzi, Designer, MCipollini
“We really enjoy working with the knowledgeable experts at Bcomp. Not only was the technical material information available, but the collaboration allowed for the R&D process and for us to appropriately specify the material for accurate performance and flex characteristics.”
Craig Tompkins, Product Designer, AK Durable Supply Co.
“Two of our most popular twin tips are now part of the Concept Blue range, featuring new materials for kiteboarding, flax and basalt. For the twin tips, we are using flax and basalt fibre to mainly replace glass fibre in the production process; it offers similar properties, but with many added benefits. It is a natural material that is eco-friendly to create, far more so than traditional glass fibre. It also offers superior damping capabilities compared to glass fibre. These attributes make it a great material to use in our twin tips.”
Manuel Zwinz, Product Designer, Duotone
“A large part of innovation in ski technology is in material research, particularly composites. So, to find a like-minded business focused on harnessing flax fibres in a unique way that aligned with our engineering efforts has been fantastic – it definitely helps that the Bcomp team are just as passionate about skiing as we are!”
Jed Yeiser, Ski Product Director, Elevate Outdoor Collective
Manufacturing Process
Bcomp’s ampliTex™ is available as dry fibre or natural fibre prepreg from trusted partners, making it suitable for vacuum infusion, autoclave, prepreg compression moulding (PCM) or RTM processes. It is easy, safe and downright pleasant to handle. There are no itching fibres, dangerous splinters or toxic fibre dust.
The Bcomp engineering team is stacked with people combining their engineering know-how with a true passion for sports. We are offering you free technical support, optimisation of layups and customisable solutions to answer your needs. Bcomp’s products are used by some of the most renowned, respected, and innovative sports brands.
Resin transfer moulding
Dry ampliTex™ and powerRibs™ reinforcements are fully suited to resin transfer moulding manufacturing processes. This opens new doors for parts manufacturers from all sectors to take advantage of the countless aesthetic opportunities and sustainable lightweighting benefits of our natural fibre composite solutions. Let us help you to replace glass and carbon fibres with a renewable and beautiful alternative.
Autoclave & prepreg compression moulding
Bcomp’s ampliTex™ natural fibre reinforcements are available as prepreg material from our trusted partners. By working in close collaboration with the best prepreggers, we can assure that ampliTex™ prepregs provide the best resin-to-fibre-weight ratio, ideal tack and our engineering team is here to support our customers with the right parameters for both autoclave and compression moulding production. Our ampliTex™ and powerRibs™ reinforcements can be used in the exact same moulds as carbon and glass fibres, making for an easy transition to a more sustainable material.
Vacuum infusion
ampliTex™ and powerRibs™ natural fibre reinforcements can be used in vacuum infusion processes in the same moulds as carbon or glass fibres. The powerRibs™ grid adds another significant benefit to the manufacturing process as its properties make the additional flow media superfluous. This means that by switching to a natural fibre layup with ampliTex™ and powerRibs™ or a hybrid layup of carbon or glass fibres with powerRibs™, you can significantly reduce the use of consumables and therefore waste from production.
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Get in touch with us to discuss how our sustainable lightweighting solutions can help you decarbonise your products and move towards a circular solution.
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Applications
Our high-performance material solutions build on the exceptional properties of renewable flax fibres to replace standard engineering materials in areas from automotive to mass transportation and from motorsports to luxury yachting and sports without sacrificing any performance.
Automotive
Our solutions for large-scale automotive interior and exterior parts enable exceptional weight- and plastic reduction while introducing completely novel design opportunities.
Mass Transportation
Buses, trains, subways, and airplanes – thanks to our specialist products like fire resistant ampliTex™ natural fibre reinforcements, the benefits of sustainable lightweighting that have already convinced the automotive industry can also have an impact across the full bandwidth of mass transportation.
Motorsports and Supercars
Match the performance of carbon fibres with natural fibres thanks to our proprietary motorsport solutions. Improve safety and vibration damping while reducing environmental impact.
Sports
Natural fibres for enhanced performance and feeling. Sustainable and lightweight, our ampliTex™ flax reinforcement fabrics enable innovation in sports gear by increasing performance, delivering a signature feeling and reducing environmental impact.
Marine
From kayaks and sailing boats to ultimate luxury yachts, we provide beautiful, sustainable and vibration damping material solutions for both interior- and exterior applications.
Lifestyle
Luggage, designer watches, consumer electronics and luxury furniture, our sustainable natural fibre materials are extremely versatile and offer a distinct and customisable natural beauty and aesthetic while adding functional benefits.
Infrastructure
From bridges to entire building facades and interior structures, our ampliTex™ and powerRibs™ solutions can create architectural objects with extraordinary design and aesthetics while using a renewable material instead of conventional fossil-based materials.
Let’s Decarbonise the World Together!
You want to learn more about how our sustainable lightweighting solutions can help you decarbonise your products, you have a burning question, or you just want to send us some love – then wait no longer and get in touch.