NTP Composites factory tours & brand videos on YouTube
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Inside the Wheel Factory Supplying Cycling’s Biggest Names…
August 15, 2025
The video provides an exclusive factory tour of NTP Composites, a Chinese OEM manufacturer specializing in carbon fiber bicycle wheelsets. It reveals the detailed manufacturing process from raw carbon prepreg sheets through cutting, layup, baking, and finishing, highlighting their technical capabilities and quality control measures. The video shows they produce wheels for major Western cycling brands and have recently collaborated with Panda Podium on the Accaris climbing wheelset.
- Factory location: Coastal city of Xiamen, China
- Business model: OEM manufacturer producing wheelsets for other brands
- Materials used: Toray carbon fiber prepreg sheets (unidirectional and woven), heat-activated resin
- Manufacturing steps: Refrigeration of prepreg, cutting with oscillating blade CNC ply cutter, hand-rolled bead hooks, layup molds separate from baking molds, baking via hot oil circulation system (not autoclave), automated spoke hole drilling
- Quality control: Each rim tested to 160 PSI, weight and dishing checks, external finish inspection, batch testing of incoming carbon fiber, destructive wheel testing exceeding UCI standards
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