About AZIMUT’s manufacturing techniques and processes :

The AZIMUT’s high-tech manufacturing process is part of our success at building light,stiff and strong kayaks. This gives us an edge over most other North American kayak manufacturers.

Here is an overview of the techniques and materials used by Azimut :

After looking at our customers needs, we have selected two laminating processes;

1. Vacuum bagging, which when combined with our high-end composite materials allows extremely light and stiff hulls and decks.
   
   
2. Hand lay-up, which allows for even stiffer parts at a slightly higher weight than vacuum bagged parts.

To build AZIMUT canoes and kayaks, we have selected the four following composites techniques :

Fibertech :

Hand-Laid Fiberglass technique results in a canoe that is stronger and lighter than those made by faster machine-made processes. Only the highest grades of fiberglass are used, ensuring strength, stiffness and durability. We use full width layers of fiberglass to provide the lateral strength needed to withstand hard impacts.


LIGHTWEIGHT:

Azitech :

Azitech is made of high grade fiber cloth and vinylester resin applied over a high density foam core. With this vacuum bagging process, Azitech helps to get a lower resin/fiber ratio, allowing extra stiffness where the boat needs it and helping to reduce the overall weight.

Azitech-Plus :

Basically similar to the Azitech, the Azitech-Plus technique replaces a glass cloth layer by a full kevlar layer (Azitech-Plus-K) or a full carbon layer (Azitech-Plus-C) blending the structural properties of each layers in order to achieve lighter shells, while ensuring strength and durability.


ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT:

Azimut Carbone et Carbone/Kevlar Hybride:

Azimut’s Carbon fiber and Hybrid techniques gives top quality parts using first grade epoxy resins and the vacuum bagging process. Carbon and kevlar fibers which are selected by our specialist, laminated over a special high density foam core, provides Azimut Kayaks/canoes with the best strength to weight ratio boats on the market.