Carbinfinty – Pioneering the future of recycling

Welcome to Carbinfinity!

Recycling carbon fiber and other exotic materials into exciting and unique products not only helps reduce waste but also contributes to sustainable practices in various industries. By reimagining these high-performance materials, we can create innovative designs that blend functionality with aesthetics, paving the way for a circular economy. This approach not only minimizes environmental impact but also opens up opportunities for creativity and advancement in product development, showcasing the potential of repurposing materials that were once considered difficult to recycle.

“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.”
Robert Swan

The story so far…

Carbinfinity started as merely an after hours experiment gone wrong. Real Carbon – our parent company, was asked to quote on producing rod stock. The project goal was simple – re-create a method for manufacturing the “forged” carbon fiber look created by Lambourghini and Callaway.

At first this method was alien to us, our background was pre preg roll wrapping, 2 part mold packing, vaccuum bag compression layup etc. All for aerospace, aviation, space and defense applications. Our working knowledge of composites comes from 30 years of using these techniques. However, making consumer goods with a brand new manufacturing technique was completely alien. You mean to tell me that we need to shred our beautifully woven materials? Speaking from my own perspective, this was painful and I couldn’t imagine why anyone would ever want to do this. Surely this reduces the usefullness of the product? Simply put, yes it does.

For all intents and purposes, the strength of carbon fiber comes from two things, the fact that you are using essentially pure carbon in a fibrous form, and that you are weaving this together to further increase the tensile strength. Chopping it up and shoving these short fiber strands into a mold seems crazy, at least to me. On the other hand, what it actually opens up is a realm of recycling that we had never considered. We had never considered the dumpster loads of off cuts as a potential gold mine for manufacturing…