Wilson Benesch - Carbon Fibre Composites

Carbon Fibre Composites

Since 1989 Wilson Benesch has pioneered the use of carbon fibre based advanced composite structures in a number of audio designs. The company implemented the use on carbon nano tubes in the world's first carbon fibre / Nanotube matrix tonearm the Nanotube One. The advanced composite structures are called A.C.T. After launching turntables and tonearms made from carbon fibre the company launched its first loudspeaker design in 1995 when it launched the world's first curved floor standing loudspeaker made from carbon composite A.C.T. structures at the Frankfurt High End Show. The A.C.T. One has been superseded by The A.C.T. which is constructed from carbon composite and several alloys providing an extremely stiff highly damped shell structure. The company has also introduced numerous other materials technologies and manufacturing processes. The processes that have been developed have also focussed on manufacturing technologies that are not wasteful. High precision extruded sections for example reduce the need for waste and are precisely optimised according their particular function. 90%of the moulding that is created in the moulding process of for example the A.C.T. monocoque is used in the cabinet construction and requires minimal wasteful post machining. These increasingly important issues were considered at the inception of the design and development of the products in the early 1980s.