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Hexcel to show new range of composites in Paris Airshow

15 Jun '15

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Hexcel Corporation, a leading composites firm, is showing its new range of composite technologies from carbon fibre, reinforcements, and resin formulations to honeycomb with added functionality, at the Paris Airshow, starting today.

Hexcel and Composites Distribution are partnering to provide solutions for MRO that allow aircraft repairs to be carried out quickly and conveniently. Composites Distribution is launching the new CAB concept (Composite AeroBox) from Sunaero. The efficient tool kit, which has different compartments for the storage of frozen prepregs, ancillary materials that are kept at ambient temperature and a hotbonder control panel, all contained within an easy to transport box that holds everything required for a quick repair of a composite part in the field, is on display at the Airshow.

Hexcel’s range of products developed for composite repair that includes HexPly M20 prepreg and HexForce carbon fabrics, are a part of the Airshow, according to a company press release.

The composites company’s newly launched RTM resin, HexFlow RTM230 ST that performs at high temperatures with superior toughness and has excellent high-rate impact resistance, is also in the expo. The resin combines high in-plane and impact performance with good long term thermal stability, making it particularly suitable for engine components such as fan blades and cases, spacers and outlet guide vanes.

Hexcel also is promoting HexPly M92, the latest generation 125°C curing prepreg that combines superior hot wet performance up to 115°C, self-adhesion, high toughness, fire-resistance, low exotherm and a long out/tack life.

HexTow HM63, the fibre with the highest tensile strength and that provides outstanding translation of fibre properties in a composite, including superior interlaminar shear and compression shear strength, will be presented.

On the Hexcel stand, visitors will see an out-of-autoclave filament wound carbon composite structure manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space using Hexcel’s HexPly M56 and HexTow HM63 carbon fibre towpreg.

Hexcel’s HiTape advanced dry carbon fibre reinforcements designed for the automated manufacture of preforms at very high deposition rates, is also presented. Hexcel partnered with Stelia Aerospace (formerly Aerolia), Coriolis Composites and CompositeAdour to collaborate on the design, manufacture and testing of a primary aircraft structure – a self-stiffened fuselage demonstrator panel -–using HiTape. The resulting panel that will be displayed at Le Bourget demonstrates that HiTape meets the aerospace performance standards for primary structures, including damage tolerance. (GK)

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