Hexcel opens new Innovation Centre in Duxford

The company's innovations in polymer chemistry and material science, together with advanced fibres from the USA, were selected to supply all of the carbon fibre prepregs for the Airbus A350 XWB primary structures.

Hexcel's new innovation centre will support the growing worldwide demand for composite materials for aerospace and industrial markets. The building houses Hexcel's chemistry and product development functions and is fully equipped with state-of-the-art formulation and analytical laboratories, mixer rooms, and microscopy and SEM laboratories.

The centre was officially opened by Marcus Bryson, chair of the Aerospace Growth Partnership (AGP) together with Nick Stanage, Hexcel's Chairman, CEO and President.

“I am grateful to Hexcel's leadership team for approving the expansion we see today. We had outgrown the current technical centre and welcome this new building and the facilities provided for the 21^st century. Our scientists dedicated to aerospace and industrial matrix development have now moved into the Innovation Centre and the building is already resonating with activity,” said Paul Mackenzie, senior vice president and chief technology officer, Hexcel. (NA)

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