Technology

Lib Tech loves all things surf (almost).

Lib Tech is dedicated to board riding and hands-on high tech board building. We have spent a lifetime surfing, shaping and working with alternative, high performance, environmentally friendly materials and constructions. Traditional surfboard construction has always felt too fragile, disposable and the build process is toxic / unhealthy for the planet and craftspeople. We knew there had to be a better way...

It wasn’t easy but it was worth it.

20 years ago, Mike Olson set off on our mission to build a better surfboard. In the process he completely rewrote the book on surfboard construction. Every component we use in our ecoIMPACTO surf construction is completely new to the surf industry. Our Thermo Fusion Process incorporates plant based bio resin, environmentally friendly recyclable blanks, radically minimizes sanding steps and resin exposure while creating amazingly durable, environmentally friendly, high performance surf structures that will free your mind and lift your surfing to new heights.

The ecoIMPACTO innovation evolution continues!

This year our experimental journey into new realms of surfboard performance takes two more steps forward with the lighter and brighter re-invention of our original EcoImpacto construction and the introduction of our very exciting performance elevating Techno-POP carbon construction on Mason Ho’s Little Wing model... even lighter, stronger and more responsive!

Our magical high performance rides... surf better and worry less.

THE EVOLUTION OF ecoIMPACTO

Mike Olson and our hands on craftsperson crew are constantly experimenting and working to improve our process and materials. The latest incarnation of our original ecoIMPACTO construction incorporates a new improved formula of our foam and refinements to our process that reduce weight and improve performance while retaining that “Dang Difficult to Ding” durability that relaxes your lifestyle, makes Lib Techs the best travel boards in the world and hold their value over time.

Technologically Tougher

• A lot tougher than your standard PU or epoxy
• Won’t absorb water if you do get a ding
• The ultimate travel board
• Less worry... more fun

Zero Hazardous Waste

• Bio Resin low VOC plant based
• Nitrogen blown blanks non ozone depleting and recyclable
• Radically reduced resin exposure
• Radically reduced sanding steps
• Elimination of industry standard paint brushes, tape and solvents
• Recycled foam offcuts
• Long lasting construction

Strong, Light, Waterproof

• Environmentally friendly non ozone depleting Nitrogen blowing agent
• 25-40% Recycled content
• Won’t absorb water if you do get a ding (Closed cell)
• Elliptical engineered columnar cells provide toughness top to bottom and elasticity in side impact
• 100% of offcuts and shavings recycled into more foam

Strong, Nice and Craftsperson Friendly

• Plant based glycerin chemistry
• Low VOC (shop smells nice)
• Surfs smooth and responsive (High performance)
• Impact resistant and resilient (Lasts a long time)

Tough & Resiliant

• High impact and break strength fiber
• Great rebound and memory

Lightweight Strengthener

• Made to Mike Olson specs, ideal to our process
• Lightweight
• Strong
• Craftsperson friendly

Strong & Smooth

• Smooth riding vibration absorption layer
• Impact and ding resistant

Dynamic Energy & Long Lasting Flex

• Tension spread tow carbon fiber
• Rebound energy return
• Perfect flex tuning

The constant quest for high performance has led us to Techno Pop; the lightest and most responsive update to our ecoIMPACTO construction. The process is top secret but includes a new ultralight “Techno Treated” performance enhancing upgrade the Thermo Fusion Honeycomb power panel and precision flex tuning with 8 bands of spread tow carbon on top and bottom. We are introducing Techno POP on Mason Ho’s Hendrix inspired high performance thumb tail short board the“Little Wing” that is guaranteed to take your surfing to new heights.

Light, Strong, Smooth

• Ultralight
• Smooth riding vibration absorption layer
• Impact and ding resistant

Strength, Precision and Response

• High performance flex tuning
• Strong
• Light
• Long lasting energy return

Strong, Light, Waterproof

• Environmentally friendly non ozone depleting Nitrogen blowing agent
• 25-40% Recycled content
• Won’t absorb water if you do get a ding (Closed cell)
• Elliptical engineered columnar cells provide toughness top to bottom and elasticity in side impact
• 100% of offcuts and shavings recycled into more foam

Strong, Nice and Craftsperson Friendly

• Plant based glycerin chemistry
• Low VOC (shop smells nice)
• Surfs smooth and responsive (High performance)
• Impact resistant and resilient (Lasts a long time)

Tough & Resiliant

• High impact and break strength fiber
• Great rebound and memory

Lightweight Strengthener

• Made to Mike Olson specs, ideal to our process
• Lightweight
• Strong
• Craftsperson friendly

Our amazing Nitrogen Cell foam contains 25-40% recycled material and we are able to recycle 100% of our offcuts and shavings back into foam. (Traditional surfboard scrap foam ends up in the landfill.)

Unused blank tusks and shavings are run through our in-house thermo densification process and turned into high density bricks which are up-cycled back into foam!

1) Tusks and shavings are run through the chopper.

2) Ground up foam is melted and re-extruded into dense bricks.

3 )Bricks are palletized and sent off to make more foam!