NuWave Composites

NuWave Composites 3D Design - Engineering - CNC tooling - Manufacturing
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07/14/2026

To build a precise fiberglass mold, you have to start with a dimensionally accurate master pattern. This CNC router is cutting into a block of tooling board that is built into that very pattern.

07/13/2026

High-gloss finishes make the eventual demolding process significantly safer and faster for both the tool and the part. Skimping on the finishing stage catches up to a builder during the first pull.

07/13/2026

The surface of a mold is really made in the finishing stages. The finishing stage is what gives the mold its glossy shine we all know. Once a mold is glossy, parts will be able to be pulled from the mold much more easily.

07/10/2026

Pulling off this deck mold off the plug. The steel frame helps keep the mold from warping as we pull the two apart. Along with once flipped over, the mold can be wheeled around the shop to be brought around to different departments.

07/10/2026

A plug must be absolutely perfect before you laminate a mold over it. Sanding along with some guide coat to find those slight ripples and waves does the trick. A wave on this plug means a wave on every single mold and part later.

07/10/2026

Using steel to fabricate our mold frames. These frames are meant to add rigidity that helps with demolding the mold from the plug and allows easy transfer around the shop.

07/09/2026

Tabbing a large steel frame onto this mold for rigidity by bonding the wrapped fiberglass to the mold. Along with the structural benefits of this steel frame, it makes both moving and working on the mold much easier in the shop.

07/09/2026

Every single imperfection left on this boat hull plug will replicate directly into the production mold and every subsequent part pulled from it. To assist with sanding and blocking, a dye is applied to the plug that highlights uneven surfaces.

07/09/2026

Robert from readypool wanted to come by the shop to see the progress we have made on his Shipping Container Pool. NuWave is helping create a new mold and helping with production.

07/08/2026

A heavy steel frame provides rigidity, but it does not do any good if it separates from the fiberglass mold underneath. We bond them together using a technique called tabbing. By wrapping strips of fiberglass strand over the black steel tubing and wets them out with resin, fusing the metal structure directly to the backside of the mold.

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3030 Cockroach Bay Road, Ruskin
Sun City, FL
33570

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Monday 7am - 5pm
Tuesday 7am - 5pm
Wednesday 7am - 5pm
Thursday 7am - 5pm
Friday 7am - 5pm
Saturday 8am - 12pm

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