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It’s a reflection of our <a ljsid-1=\"\">Values</a> – Innovation, Accountability, Responsibility, One Hexcel – which are core to who we are. So, we expect our managers to lead by example in demonstrating these values to customers. For example, rather than talking about our capabilities, we invite our customers to hold us accountable for continued innovation by asking them to be part of our One Hexcel team. We invite them into our sites whenever possible to see our operations firsthand. At other times, we host Customer Tech Days where we not only showcase our latest products and technologies but also spend quality time learning more about customer needs. Their technical experts talk directly with our technical experts to learn and share information. These events are rich in meaningful discussion that leads to many growth opportunities for the future. It connects our teams on a different, higher level. It is customer intimacy in action.":1,"#Hexcel is one of those rare companies that knows how to build and nurture intimate customer relationships . . . the kind where you work so closely together that you’re able to rapidly test and scale innovative products and services that otherwise would not be possible. When you become adept at knowing how to gain a deep understanding of your customers’ needs, you’ll serve them better than anyone else.":1,"#Hexcel has a long and successful history of innovation in advanced composites manufacturing, delivering next-generation materials to our customers. It’s a history built not from building what we <em ljsid-1=\"\">think</em> the customer needs, but rather<em ljsid-3=\"\"> partnering</em> with our customers to deliver what we <em ljsid-5=\"\">know</em> they want. We gain that knowledge by asking questions, collaborating constantly, and sharing honest feedback. Then we translate that knowledge into a process, a product, or a service that creates value – helping us both to grow and win. It’s what we call customer intimacy, and it is bred from a customer-focused culture committed to leading innovation.":1,"#<strong ljsid-0=\"\">Entrepreneurial Spirit </strong>– being curious to try new things and innovate, the ability to connect the dots between what our customers need and leveraging our resources to make things happen quickly.":1,"#By Colleen Pritchett":1,"#These kinds of relationships are a key differentiator for Hexcel, and they take time. Without a doubt, it is a challenge to balance listening and relationship building when you also have a need for speed to be first to market. At Hexcel, we believe we can stay nimble, agile, and forward-focused on emerging markets, all the while remembering that when you put the customer first, it’s always a win-win.":1,"#<strong ljsid-0=\"\">Operational Excellence</strong> – delivering on our promise to customers with a focus on continuous improvement and right-first-time quality.":1,"#Additive manufacturing":1,"#At Hexcel, the key behaviors I value and look for in building our team to drive innovation are:":1,"#Fast curing epoxy systems":1,"#<strong ljsid-0=\"\">Speed and Agility</strong> – working with a sense of urgency to deliver.":1,"#Infusion systems":1,"#Thermoplastic matrix systems":1,"#Thermoplastics can be stored indefinitely at room temperature and can be consolidated in seconds, are well-suited to automation, add toughness when compared to thermoset systems, and can be more easily recycled. Hexcel is developing innovative prerpregging technology, designed to deliver state of the art performance and product consistency to the industry. Hexcel’s partnership with Arkema is helping to leverage synergies from both companies to deliver this technology.":1,"#Dry fiber preforms are infused with resins under heat and pressure. Dry fiber systems such as Hexcel HiMax® and HiTape® allow for automation in the preforming operation and then direct compatibility with Hexcel infusion resins. Again, Hexcel is developing innovative chemistries and curatives that deliver enhanced performance and are tailored in terms of cure temperatures and condition as needed.":1,"#The adoption of advanced composite materials for aerospace applications has been growing steadily since the early 1980s and the reason is clear – they make aircraft lighter, stronger and more durable than their counterparts such as heavy metals. Today, their adoption is skyrocketing with composites comprising more than 50% of an aircraft’s primary structure, such as the Airbus A350 XWB. It is believed that future commercial and defense aircraft may become more than 80% composite as demand grows for more fuel-efficient aircraft generating fewer emissions.":1,"#There are material systems that have been developed over the years for high-rate production of composites, but those have been primarily in industries other than aerospace. The challenge now is to enhance these systems and certify them for aerospace use, both for passenger-carrying and unmanned systems. At Hexcel, we forecast demand for material solutions that will satisfy the production volume demand from these emerging markets as follows:":1,"#However, some emerging markets are projecting significantly higher build rates – perhaps more than a hundred vehicles per month. This includes the <a ljsid-1=\"\">Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) </a>market which is projecting volumes in line with high-end automobile production. It also includes the <a ljsid-3=\"\">Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) market </a>where the defense industry is planning for UAV swarms and attritable systems with only a single mission use that would require production volumes in the hundreds or even thousands per month. These volumes will significantly strain existing supply chain and manufacturing processes, and that is pushing the entire composites eco-system to develop, certify, and implement material systems and manufacturing processes that can meet the projected demand.":1,"#At Hexcel, we are leaders in developing and manufacturing these advanced materials, and we have a long history serving the aerospace and industrial markets with carbon fiber, honeycomb core, and other engineered materials. For composite intensive air vehicles such as the A350 and the Lockheed Martin F-35, the supply chain and infrastructure are set up to produce these systems at a rate of tens of aircraft per month. For primary structure, the composite components are generally manufactured with legacy processes that include hand layup, automated layup with AFP/ATL systems, and autoclave curing. These processes are adequate to produce the volumes currently required by commercial and defense aviation platforms.":1,"#Dr. Robert Yancey has filled numerous roles in his career including research, technology development, sales, management, business development, and executive roles. He currently leads business development for Hexcel in the Americas which includes advanced materials, manufacturing, and engineered products. He has a technical background in composite materials, composite mechanics and micromechanics, design optimization, additive manufacturing, finite element modeling, and nondestructive evaluation. He holds a B.S. degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT, an M.S. degree in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech, and a Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from the University of Dayton.<span ljsid-1=\"\"> </span>He is an AIAA Associate Technical Fellow and Industry 4.0 Emerging Technologies Lead for SAMPE.":1,"#In January 2020, Hexcel presented a composite materials outlook for the Advanced Air Mobility market, during the <a ljsid-1=\"\">Vertical Flight Society Transformative Vertical Flight</a> conference. We said the materials strategy for this space will coalesce at the intersection of automotive resin technology and aerospace pedigree performance. Since that time, we have seen several announcements from automotive companies that are investing in the AAM space, either through collaboration with start-ups, or setting up their own business units. The automotive industry has extensive experience in producing large volumes of vehicles efficiently and cost effectively. The AAM market is bringing together the aerospace and automotive industries which should lead to overall improvements in composite structures manufacturing efficiency. Moreover, it should open up both the aerospace and automotive markets for the use of more composite materials which will ultimately benefit the consumers of air and ground transportation.":1,"#For complicated geometric parts such as brackets, fixtures, and ducting, additive manufacturing with carbon-fiber/thermoplastic systems can produce at high volumes – in fact, hundreds of parts per month at an economical price with a quick turnaround. Hexcel is leading the way in additive layer manufacturing using state of the art thermoplastic polymer technology and equipment.":1,"#Similar to those currently used for automotive and consumer products applications. Curing can occur in a few minutes in compression molding and does not require an autoclave. [what can we say about our current R&T efforts in this area?] Hexcel is at the forefront of developing novel resin chemistries, that deliver improved thermal and mechanical performance combined with faster processing capabilities. Processing times have been reduced to 10s of seconds in some cases!":1,"#By Dr. Robert Yancey":1,"#At Hexcel, we are leaders in developing and manufacturing composite material systems, and we have a long history serving the aerospace and industrial markets. To reduce certification risk, the race to certification is forcing the use of existing material systems that have both a history of use in the aerospace industry and qualified materials data. Conversely, the challenge of producing these vehicles at the required high volumes and low cost to make the market a reality is pushing more innovation in composite material systems to support these key requirements. Some vehicle manufacturers realize that they may have to redesign their vehicles for their high-rate production phase after certification.":1,"#Hexcel offers several material solutions to solve this challenge, such as fast-curing epoxy systems, resin infusion systems, thermoplastics matrix systems, honeycomb structures, and additive manufacturing. In addition to material systems, Hexcel’s aerostructures manufacturing capability provides the ability to build prototypes and parts using a variety of composite manufacturing processing methodologies to optimize the design and manufacturing process.":1,"#By <a ljsid-1=\"\">Imad Atallah</a>":1,"#For vehicle manufacturers, the pressure is on to be the first, or in the first group of vehicles, to be certified by the FAA or EASA. Some are trying to achieve military certification as early as this year, which will facilitate commercial certification soon after. This milestone is critical as companies prove their credibility in the marketplace and to investors. The challenge that most manufacturers face is how to balance the need to push technology and be financially successful with how to leverage existing certified materials and systems to minimize certification risk.":1,"#Advanced composite materials such as those developed by Hexcel have enabled a step change in aviation operational cost improvements over the past 20 years. Composites are becoming critical elements of AAM vehicle structures and especially so with the importance for lighter weight and increased battery power efficiency.":1,"#Imad Atallah leads strategic marketing for Hexcel’s Americas business and has been with Hexcel since 2011. He has technical experience in various aspects of aircraft design such as avionics and aircraft systems, materials science, and aircraft structures, and he has held leadership roles at Hexcel and Honeywell in business management, marketing, product management, and engineering. He earned a degree in mechanical engineering from McGill University.":1,"#Hexcel’s experience in both composite material systems for high-rate automotive platforms, as well as material systems with the performance required for aerospace platforms, provides the best partner for vehicle manufacturers and structures manufacturers supporting the AAM market. The ability to bridge the need to certify a vehicle as quickly as possible with enabling composite materials innovation to support higher rate manufacturing will be critical. And Hexcel can be the trusted material partner to help companies make that transition.":1,"#In January 2021, Hexcel presented a composite materials outlook for the Advanced Air Mobility market during the <a ljsid-1=\"\">Vertical Flight Society Transformative Vertical Flight conference</a>. We highlighted that the materials strategy for this space will be at the intersection of automotive resin technology and aerospace pedigree performance, and we presented several solutions to enable this market in the short term and to provide a bridge for the high-rate production challenges. The AAM market brings several challenges to the traditional aerospace industry, which should lead to creative solutions and innovation in composite structures manufacturing. Hexcel is the best partner to solve these challenges.":1,"#The race to enable the next generation of urban transportation, through the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) initiative, rages on. As both public and private funding increases to various key constituents of this emerging market, several vehicle manufacturers are marching forward with design, construction and certification plans of different vehicle prototypes to serve this exciting new space. In 2020, AAM companies raised $1.3 billion in private investment despite the impact of COVID-19 -- an 80% increase over 2019. In 2021, we expect another significant increase in private and public investments.":1,"#Open":1,"#to Website":1,"#to dBase":1,"#Page Edits":1,"#in Admin":1,"#Publish":1,"#By<a ljsid-1=\"\"> Dr. Robert Yancey</a>":1,"#On the cost side, much of the focus is on lowering the cost of producing carbon-carbon components. The process of producing carbon-carbon starts with a carbon fiber composite material and then taking it to a high temperature to burn off everything but carbon in the matrix material. The part is then re-infiltrated with the matrix material or goes through a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process and the process repeats for several cycles to produce the final carbon-carbon material. Infiltration and CVD carbonization cycles can be weeks in length so it can take months to produce a carbon-carbon structure. A lot of focus has been on ways to reduce the cost and time of producing carbon-carbon structures. Some of Hexcel HexPly® prepreg materials have shown promise in reducing the time needed for full densification of the carbon matrix. Using carbon fiber in CMC materials also can dramatically reduce the cost of producing ceramic matrix composites.":1,"#Carbon-carbon materials have been used for high-temperature applications for decades with good success. Hexcel HexTow® carbon fiber is a key component to much of the carbon-carbon material produced today. Research is ongoing to look at carbon-carbon materials that either don’t ablate or ablate in a very controlled manner so they can be used as control surfaces on maneuverable vehicles. High-temperature coatings are also being explored to keep the control surfaces intact during flight. There is currently a lot of activity in ceramic-matrix composites (CMC) which have even higher-temperature ranges than carbon-carbon. CMCs generally use ceramic fibers which are brittle and very expensive, but work is ongoing to look at using carbon fiber for CMCs where there already is an established carbon fiber supply chain that can produce large quantities of fiber at a much lower cost than ceramic fibers.":1,"#There has been a lot of focus on hypersonic weapon systems recently. It has been a key topic within the U.S. military and has gained focus with the successful Chinese demonstration of a hypersonic vehicle that circled the globe before descending (see <a ljsid-1=\"\">News</a>). Russia has also been active in hypersonic systems, and the combination of the development progress of both China and Russia is leading to increased efforts in the U.S. and Europe.":1,"#Creating a Customer-Focused Innovative Culture":1,"#Materials are a key technology for hypersonic weapon systems. I recall in the 1990s the significant effort on the National Aerospace Plane (NASP) to build a commercial airplane that could fly at speeds as high as Mach 5. There was a lot of research funding for both metal-matrix and ceramic-matrix material systems. In the end, these material systems were too immature to be confidently used for a manned supersonic commercial transport. The hypersonics race is requiring even higher temperature material systems. Hexcel will continue to support these material development and testing efforts and work to provide the vast composite material expertise we possess to the high-temperature material challenges posed by hypersonic flight systems.":1,"#Hypersonic systems require high-temperature materials, especially on leading edges and nose cones where the air friction at those speeds can cause tremendous temperatures, sometimes exceeding 2000 °C for these components. Materials such as carbon-carbon have been used for re-entry vehicles and rocket nozzles for decades, and these materials work well for these applications. These high-temperature material systems generally ablate or erode during the high-heat re-entry phase but keep the vehicle from burning up during re-entry. The challenge with hypersonic weapon systems is that they are intended to be maneuverable and steerable which means any ablation of the control surfaces can affect the maneuverability of the system.":1,"#Dr. Robert Yancey has filled numerous roles in his career including research, technology development, sales, management, business development, and executive roles. He currently leads business development for Hexcel in the Americas which includes advanced materials, manufacturing, and engineered products. He has a technical background in composite materials, composite mechanics and micromechanics, design optimization, additive manufacturing, finite element modeling, and nondestructive evaluation. He holds a B.S. degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT, an M.S. degree in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech, and a Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from the University of Dayton. He is an AIAA Associate Technical Fellow and Industry 4.0 Emerging Technologies Lead for SAMPE.":1,"#There are two primary needs for high-temperature materials for hypersonic systems: (1) materials that can withstand the high temperatures when flying in the atmosphere without ablating and eroding, and (2) lower cost high-temperature material systems.":1,"#As the use of carbon fiber composites grows, the industry must focus on end-of-life technologies for composites. Economic recycling, reclamation and reprocessing techniques are showing great promise for carbon fiber. Methods now exist to separate the carbon fiber from the matrix with little degradation and to repurpose them into a wide variety of applications. Continued advancement in composite recycling will be essential to ensure continued competitiveness with traditional metals and plastics going forward.":1,"#Manufacturers including Hexcel continue to innovate and build product portfolios based on carbon fiber production. Carbon fibers are now available across the full range of performance from standard modulus fibers (33 Msi), intermediate modulus fibers (42 Msi) and high modulus fibers (>50 Msi), with a range of tensile strengths from 500 ksi to > 1000 ksi. Carbon fibers are also available in a range of tow sizes (the number of filaments in the yarn bundle), ranging from 1K filaments to 320K filaments.":1,"#Hexcel is proud to have been an important part of the early development and commercialization of carbon fibers. We also have technologies, products and value-added processes for carbon fiber including weaving, non-crimp fabrics, prepregs, and additive manufacturing materials. We have manufacturing scale and installed capacity to meet the needs of the industry going forward. And we will continue to be an industry leader in carbon fibers with a broad product portfolio and an unrivaled range of product offerings that deliver excellent performance across many aerospace and industrial applications":1,"#Carbon fiber is an enabling material that has seen dramatic growth and adoption across a wide range of commercial applications since it became a truly industrialized material in the early 1970s. It is an exciting material as it offers performance improvements, dramatic weight savings, thermal expansion control, stiffness, stealth possibilities, fatigue resistance and other unique properties. The types and forms of carbon fiber available must be understood when selecting the appropriate fiber for each application.":1,"#Commercial adoption of carbon fiber-reinforced composites began to accelerate in the late 1970s and early 1980s with applications in military and commercial aircraft as well as recreational products such as golf club shafts and tennis rackets. The cost/benefit trade-off has been a challenge for carbon fibers since their introduction. In the early days, aircraft designers were eager to gain the weight-savings benefits of carbon fiber composites but were working with composites as “black aluminum,” and the relative higher cost of carbon fiber versus aluminum limited its adoption in commercial aerospace. Military aircraft and weapon systems as well as recreational products led the growth in demand for carbon fiber while commercial aerospace continued its understanding of the true benefits composites could deliver. With the innovative use of carbon fiber composites on the Boeing 787 and Airbus A350, carbon fiber composites have become an enabling technology for the most advanced commercial aircraft.":1,"#Continuing research and development on these novel carbon fiber materials in the years that followed led to the innovations that we see today. Carbon fibers from all three precursor types are commercially available today but PAN dominates with well over 90% of carbon fibers being produced from this precursor.":1,"#Advancements":1,"#Composite parts producers now have a wide range of carbon fiber performance and product forms from which to choose. Advanced composite part manufacturing has matured in recent years, moving from hand layup of carbon prepregs to a number of automated and rapid production processes. The cost of manufacturing carbon fibers has declined over the years as the development of cost-effective manufacturing techniques for carbon composites has increased, leading to the broad adoption of advanced composites.":1,"#Edit":1,"#In the early 1970s, it was discovered that heating pitch (petroleum or coal based) would produce a high carbon organic precursor that could be used to produce carbon fibers. Pitch-based carbon fibers deliver superior modulus and thermal conductivity but come up short in tensile strength and compression strength as compared to PAN-based carbon fiber.":1,"#Tom Haulik is the Sales Director for Global Carbon Fibers at Hexcel. He has 40 years of experience in the carbon fibers industry having held various positions in sales and marketing throughout his career. He is active in industry organizations and is currently a Trustee and member of the Board of Directors at SAMPE (Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering) where he previously served as International President. He is active in CAMX, ACMA, NCTO and other industry organizations. He earned a degree in industrial engineering from The Pennsylvania State University.":1,"#The Future":1,"#Commercially available carbon fibers are based on one of three precursor materials -- rayon, PAN (polyacrylonitrile) and pitch. Early research in each of these carbon fiber types dates back to the late 1950s. Rayon, converted into a carbon fiber, was found to deliver the strongest and stiffest material for its weight that had ever been produced. By 1963, Curry Ford and Charles Mitchell were granted a patent for making fibers and cloths by heat treating rayon to temperatures up to 3000 °C. These were the strongest carbon fibers commercially produced to date and led to the entry of carbon fibers into the “advanced composites” industry. Research in converting more efficient precursors was occurring simultaneously in both Japan and the U.K. Akio Shindo of the Government Industrial Research Institute in Osaka, Japan made fibers in his lab with a modulus of more than 140 GPa, about three times that of the rayon-based fibers produced in the U.S. In 1963, scientists in the U.K. also patented the process for producing even higher modulus PAN-based carbon fibers. The secret behind these quickly improving carbon fibers was the access to pure PAN which is the polymeric backbone that provided an excellent yield after processing.":1,"#Commercial Use":1,"#Carbon Building Block":1,"#By: <a ljsid-1=\"\">Tom Haulik</a>":1,"#HiTape® Reinforcements":1,"#Cancel":1,"#Early Career Program":1,"#Composite Properties":1,"#Hexcel Corporation":1,"#Sitemap":1,"#Application":1,"#About the author":1,"#Research & Technology":1,"#Website by Moncur":1,"#Save":1,"#<span ljsid-0=\"\"></span><strong ljsid-1=\"\">Publish</strong> to Website":1,"#Galaxy Landscape":1,"#<span ljsid-0=\"\"></span><strong ljsid-1=\"\">Edit</strong> in Page":1,"#LOGOUT":1,"#<span ljsid-0=\"\"></span> <strong ljsid-2=\"\">Open</strong> in Admin":1,"#<span ljsid-0=\"\"></span><strong ljsid-1=\"\">Save</strong> to dBase":1,"#<span ljsid-0=\"\"></span><strong ljsid-1=\"\">Open</strong> in Admin":1,"#Full Screen Desktop":1,"#Site Administrator":1,"#iPad Landscape":1,"#Desktop":1,"#Save to Database":1,"#Publish to Website":1,"#Stylized depiction of a set of sheets of paper showing charts":1,"#<span ljsid-0=\"\"></span><strong ljsid-1=\"\">Cancel</strong> Page Edits":1,"#Stylized depiction of a checklist":1,"#Affirmative Action (U.S.)":1,"#Pay Transparency (U.S.)":1,"#HiMax® Glass Multiaxials":1,"#HiMax® Aramid Multiaxials":1,"#Hexcel's advanced composites are reshaping the world around us everyday. View the Learning Library to learn more.":1,"#404 - Page Not Found Title":1,"#Get the specifics on all our products.":1,"#There are a number of Hexcel brochures, including User Guides and Technology Manuals to assist you in using our products.":1,"#Find brochures about Hexcel, our markets, our products and case studies here in PDF format.":1,"#Sometimes, the best way to learn is by asking questions. We've taken some of your questions, brainstormed others, and developed an extensive list of answers to further your understanding of Hexcel.":1,"#Click to view videos that show our products and process and also help you learn more about Hexcel.":1,"#We've archived reports, papers and presentations given at various events by Hexcel subject matter experts to further your understanding of our products and processes.":1,"#Filter Hexcel Resources":1,"#Calculators | Hexcel":1,"#SuperFIT® prepregs are glass and carbon fiber reinforcements that have been partially impregnated with epoxy resin. This partial impregnation...":1,"#Browse our comprehensive resource library for all of the tools and information you need to make the most of your Hexcel materials.":1,"#Find a Resource:":1,"#Select Any product":1,"#Search By Resource keyword":1,"#Product Resources, For Your Information.":1,"#Hexcel has produced a number of selector guides to help you to select the most appropriate product for your application.":1,"#HexPly<sup ljsid-1=\"\">®</sup> prepregs are used in a wide range of industrial markets and tailored to meet the specific performance requirements – whether they are low temperature cure and low exotherm (<a ljsid-3=\"\">HexPly<sup ljsid-3-1=\"\">®</sup> M79</a>) and industry standards for Marine and Wind applications; Very fast cure and excellent adhesion (<a ljsid-5=\"\">HexPly<sup ljsid-5-1=\"\">®</sup> M78</a>); flexible cure, high structural performances and ultra-high TG (<a ljsid-7=\"\">HexPly® M81</a>); <a ljsid-9=\"\">HexPly<sup ljsid-9-1=\"\">®</sup> M49</a> is the best option for structural performance with good visual appeal; ultra-high TG, fast cure and high corrosion resistance (<a ljsid-11=\"\">HexPly® M901</a>).":1,"#Wave-X™ Z":1,"#New HexPly® XF Surface Technology":1,"#With HexPly® XF surface technology, Hexcel has developed a comprehensive range of composite materials for the in-mold manufacture of composite components requiring high quality surfaces. Established solutions using HexPly® XF surface technology are qualified for different industrial applications such as wind turbine rotor blades, yacht components and automotive class A exterior parts.":1,"#Hexcel provides a range of prepregs under the HexPly<sup ljsid-1=\"\">®</sup> trademark for industrial applications, using specially formulated epoxy resin matrix systems. HexPly<sup ljsid-3=\"\">®</sup> prepregs are reinforced with woven, multiaxial and unidirectional (UD) carbon and glass fibers.":1,"#Back Home":1,"#The requested URL was not found on this server. That’s all we know.":1,"#Prepreg up close":1,"#HexPly® XF is suitable for prepreg and infusion processes – autoclave and OoA / vacuum bag cure and available as prepreg, semipreg and resin film with different reinforcement and epoxy resin configurations.":1,"#Wave-X™ WT":1,"#Wave-X™ Sheets":1,"#DataSheets | Hexcel":1,"#HexPly Prepregs | Hexcel":1,"#HexTow IM9 24K is an intermediate modulus (IM) fiber provides a 12% improvement in tensile strength compared with Hexcel IM7 fiber, which is a major component in commercial aircraft engine fan blades and other aerospace applications. It is a workhorse fiber that builds on the company’s proven legacy of intermediate modulus fibers.":1,"#HexPly® M77 is a fast-curing epoxy prepreg that enables automotive components and sports goods to be press-cured in 2 minutes at 150°...":1,"#HexPly® M77 is a fast-curing epoxy prepreg that enables automotive components and sports goods to be press-cured in 2 minutes at 150° C. <a ljsid-1=\"\">Read more</a>":1,"#Select a product category below to find the appropriate product data sheet for your needs.":1,"#Prepreg preform manufacture used to be considered a labor intensive, manual and time-consuming process. This has now changed.Hexcel has developed and...":1,"#HexPly® M91 is a new toughened epoxy prepreg offering superior performance for primary aircraft structures and engines. This new prepreg even outperforms Hexcel’s industry leading HexPly® M21 prepreg, widely used to manufacture aerospace structures and with which it is fully compatible.":1,"#The HexPly® Industrial product range continues to evolve, with surface films, systems with very short cure cycles and higher temperature performance resins being introduced. All industrial markets can benefit from Hexcel’s high performance lightweight composite materials, from traditional markets such as sports equipment to new applications such as industrial machinery and alternative energy.":1,"#HexPly® Prepregs for Industrial Applications":1,"#The aerospace industry is the greatest consumer of Hexcel prepregs, for civil aircraft, military jets, helicopters, aero-engines or space satellite and launchers. Hexcel’s range of resin formulations for aerospace prepregs includes a wide range of epoxies for highly loaded parts and supreme toughness; BMI systems for high temperature performance; phenolics for fire, smoke and toxicity performance in aircraft interiors; and cyanate esters for space structures and satellite applications. 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