Take Risk Out…Put Advantex® Glass In
OptiSpray™ Solutions Enhance Spray-Up Applications
Process in MTI Baths Products
In September 2012, Owens Corning released its OptiSpray™ Solutions designed for spray-up processes in a
variety of applications including spas, swimming pools, transportation, and marine. OptiSpray™ Solutions
provide optimum wetting for great surface quality and strong mechanical properties in a finished product. This
family of solutions is made with Owens Corning’s patented Advantex® glass fiber, which combines the electrical
and mechanical properties of traditional E-glass with the corrosion resistance of EC-R glass (Fig. 1)
According to Rich Fairfield, Owens Corning Area Sales Manager,
customer evaluations indicate OptiSpray™ Solutions are already
outperforming other available products. Operators at MTI Baths
wholeheartedly agree, asserted Lee Locke, Production Manager of
MTI Baths, an employee-owned company located in Sugar Hill,
Georgia, that produces an expansive line of bath tubs/spa products.
“The benefits of using OptiSpray™ rovings were immediately
recognized. Our operators were impressed with the smooth chopping
Figure 1 Continuous Roving Advantex® Glass
Fiber
of the roving with no stoppages, optimal wetting and easy rolling,”
asserted Locke.
“With uniform dispersion of the chop and smooth lay
down, the overall surface quality is enhanced,” stated
Owens Corning Global Product Engineer Sanghamitra
Sircar. “OptiSpray™ Solutions conform well to any
curvature and have better air release thereby
allowing customers to realize faster rolling,” Sircar
continued.
“Using OptiSpray™ roving has definitely improved
productivity,” stated Locke.” Our rolling time was
reduced from 10 min. to 8 min. per part, which has
allowed us to increase our production (Fig. 2). This
translates into a huge savings,” continued Locke.
Figure 2 Rolling OptiSpray™ roving on a mold
MTI Baths’ founder, JC Henry, was an engineer
engineer-turned entrepreneur who started the company in 1988. With his
incredible vision of innovation, he was determined to make the best whirlpool tubs on the market, and his
legacy includes the world’s first self-cleaning
cleaning whirlpool – the Fill-Flush® whirlpool system.
“Henry’s spirit of innovation lives on,” asserted Locke. In recent years, MTI Baths has
obtained multiple new patents, garnered dozens of awards for new products and
design excellence, and been featured on primetime HGTV and DIY programs. And, in
2003, the company became the first tub manufacturer to offer a Lifetime Warranty
on its Classic and Designer Series tubs
tubs,, which is still the most comprehensive in the
industry to this day,” explained Locke.
“MTI is proud of its reputation
tation for impeccable quality, innovation, unique product customizations, and
commitment to environmental responsibility, and is happy to include Owens Corni
Corning’s
ng’s OptiSpray™ roving as an
integral part of its processes as it looks to a future unwaver
unwavering in its commitment to the spirit of innovation,”
concluded Locke.
Take Risk Out…Put Advantex® Glass In.
Owens Corning Customer Contact:
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MTI Baths: 670 North Price Road, Sugar Hill, GA 30518
30518; Toll Free: 800.783.8827 / Fax: 800.438.8827;; [email protected];
www.mtibaths.com
Owens Corning Advantex® Corrosion-Resistant
Resistant Glass Fiber Reinforcements:
Email: [email protected]
[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
For more information call:
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