Technology
Product Description
Powerex's Composite Technology
Powerex's state-of-the-art precision computer-controlled technology guarantees the precise placement of carbon fiber and e-glass in side-by-side helix on all its filament-wound masts. All masts tips and bases are matched and measured to assure proper bend characteristics for optimum performance. Bases and tips are manufactured separately to provide a lighter, more responsive mast tip with a lower center of gravity and a tough, resilient base.
The Parent Company; MacLean Quality Composites
Since 1988, MacLean Quality Composites (MQC) has manufactured advanced composite products for the recreational, industrial and automotive markets. MQC is the leading mast supplier in the world today, with over a 35 percent market share.
MQC is the leading OEM supplier of carbon tubing to the high-end performance bicycle market; MCQ has been supplying Trek bicycles for the last 15 years, including the bikes that Lance Armstrong rode in his record seven Tour de France victories.
In addition, MCQ is an original equipment manufacturer for HANS Performance Products, the company behind the HANS Device-the only head and neck restraint mandated in both NASCAR Nextel Cup and Formula 1 auto racing.
"The most common racing injury that results in death is the basilar skull fracture… Dale Earnhardt died of a basilar skull fracture, yet the change in velocity as he hit the outside wall at Daytona was around 40 mph… He was not wearing a head and neck restraint. In contrast, Ritchie Hearn's crash while testing at Kentucky Speedway in 2002 happened at more than 200 mph… The only injury he sustained was a broken foot. He was wearing a HANS Device." (Source: HANS Newsletter)
As a windsurfer, it's comforting to know that you can rely on the same composite technology that auto racers bet their lives on.
Powerex's state-of-the-art precision computer-controlled technology guarantees the precise placement of carbon fiber and e-glass in side-by-side helix on all its filament-wound masts. All masts tips and bases are matched and measured to assure proper bend characteristics for optimum performance. Bases and tips are manufactured separately to provide a lighter, more responsive mast tip with a lower center of gravity and a tough, resilient base.
The Parent Company; MacLean Quality Composites
Since 1988, MacLean Quality Composites (MQC) has manufactured advanced composite products for the recreational, industrial and automotive markets. MQC is the leading mast supplier in the world today, with over a 35 percent market share.
MQC is the leading OEM supplier of carbon tubing to the high-end performance bicycle market; MCQ has been supplying Trek bicycles for the last 15 years, including the bikes that Lance Armstrong rode in his record seven Tour de France victories.
In addition, MCQ is an original equipment manufacturer for HANS Performance Products, the company behind the HANS Device-the only head and neck restraint mandated in both NASCAR Nextel Cup and Formula 1 auto racing.
"The most common racing injury that results in death is the basilar skull fracture… Dale Earnhardt died of a basilar skull fracture, yet the change in velocity as he hit the outside wall at Daytona was around 40 mph… He was not wearing a head and neck restraint. In contrast, Ritchie Hearn's crash while testing at Kentucky Speedway in 2002 happened at more than 200 mph… The only injury he sustained was a broken foot. He was wearing a HANS Device." (Source: HANS Newsletter)
As a windsurfer, it's comforting to know that you can rely on the same composite technology that auto racers bet their lives on.
