This week, we welcome Michael Tate (COO) and Matt Villarreal (CEO) of Infinite Composite Technologies. Infinite Composites Technologies (ICT) is an AS9100D & ISO9001:2015 certified company that designs, develops, and manufactures advanced gas storage systems for aerospace, industrial gas and transportation applications. The Company was founded in 2010 to revolutionize the way pressurized gases are stored.
Type 5 (liner-less) pressurized fuel storage systems have been considered the ‘Holy Grail’ for years by various composite professionals; because of the additional fuel capacity granted from eliminating the liner and the additional weight savings associated with that.
One pound of weight savings could result in thousands in cost savings of fuel. Replacing heavy metallic structures with light-weight composite materials can enable the growth of space exploration by reducing fuel requirements.
Competing technologies use a thick, heavy metal liner or a brittle plastic liner to store fuel, and is reinforced with carbon fiber to create strength. ICT’s design eliminates this liner, which is a leading failure point in fiber reinforced pressure vessels, making ICT’s technology safer than the competition.
In 2013, ICT introduced the first new product category for high-pressure gas storage since 1995 with the infinite composites pressure vessel, or iCPV. It’s simplified all-composite design, provides users with 10% more fuel storage compared to other composite tanks and is 90% lighter than traditional pressure vessels.
On this episode, Michael and Matt will be discussing their company, why they started the company back in 2010 and some of the custom product solutions they offer to a number of industries.
You can find out more about Infinite Composites by visiting their site at http://www.infinitecomposites.com
You can also visit ICT’s Social Media Channels:
https://twitter.com/i_composites
https://www.linkedin.com/company/infinite-composites/
https://www.facebook.com/InfiniteComposites/?fref=ts
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