Carbon fibre is a polymer and is sometimes known as graphite fibre. It is a strong, lightweight material, five times stronger than steel and twice as stiff.
Carbon fibre reinforced composites work well when shapes and loads are simple such as the straight circular tubes like those used in the frame of our wheelchairs.
Our carbon fibre tubes are produced using a process of filament winding, a manufacturing process in which continuous strands of carbon fibre are wound under tension at specified angles. As they are wound, the fibres are impregnated in a resinous matrix before being cured into a strong and durable composite material using pressure and heat.