 The manufacture of inflatable boats requires the precision cutting of a very strong and tough PVC/woven cloth laminate. The material comes in many different brands and gauges, but it requires a strong vacuum table to hold the material down, and a blade cutter with considerable torque.
Huge number of inflatable boats are manufactured all over the world. Use not only for recreation, but also as durable work boats and passenger craft, there is a huge range of hull sizes and types. The material is a laminate of PVC plastic with inner layers of coarse cotton or nylon cloth that provides increased resistance to abrasion and considerable tear strength. The material must be extremely wear resistant and it must be able to hold air pressure for a long period of time. The panels that make up an inflatable boat hull are relatively simple in form, but must be precisely cut so that the taping and sealing of the seams is strong and durable. |
