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TenCate to display innovative composite parts at CAMX

21 Aug '17

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TenCate Advanced Composites, a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced composite materials, will display innovative composite parts at CAMX 2017 – the composites and advanced material expo during September 11-14, 2017 in Orlando. CAMX is seen as North America’s event that connects and advances the world’s composites and advanced materials communities.

HP’s latest Spectre Ultrabook utilises TenCate’s Cetex TC920 polycarbonate/ABS carbon fibre laminate for the bottom case, replacing a metal design. This application demonstrates the versatility of thermoplastic composites in high volume applications like laptops, tablets, and handheld consumer devices. The part utilises injection over-molding for fine details delivering design flexibility and manufacturing efficiency. TenCate’s Cetex polycarbonate/ABS carbon fibre laminates provide UL-94 fire safety without the use of secondary fillers, and provide light weight, high impact strength, and thermally insulative properties.

TenCate will be displaying an aerospace-grade access door made with chopped TenCate Cetex TC1100 PPS fabric prepreg. This application demonstrates that excess and off cut thermoplastic prepreg can be further utilised in aerospace grade applications. This programme was led by the Thermoplastic Composites Research Centre (TPRC) who co-developed this part with GKN/Fokker.

TenCate will be highlighting TC380, a new toughened, high compression after impact (CAI) epoxy prepreg for aerospace applications. Epoxy prepregs historically relied on secondary toughening mechanisms, which often degraded the hot/wet mechanical strength of the prepreg system. TenCate’s TC380 utilises a proprietary toughening mechanism that does not degrade the modulus of the epoxy prepreg, maintaining both service temperature and open hole compressive strength, while providing excellent compression after impact strength. TC380 features a 30 day out time for large parts.

TenCate will present TenCate Cetex MC1322, a PEKK-based chopped fibre bulk molding compound designed for commercial aircraft applications. Chopped fibre compression molded parts provide manufacturing efficiency while allowing lightweight, complex composite parts to be easily fabricated.

TenCate will also highlight a thermoplastic ortho-grid aerospace concept part from the TPRC utilising TenCate Cetex TC1225, a PAEK-based thermoplastic prepreg. TC1225 features lower processing temperatures allowing cost effective over-molding with higher temperature filled PEEK resins to fusion weld integrated rib stiffeners or secondary details. (SV)

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