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Providing high-performance car manufacturers with composite advantages
An innovator in advanced composites, Hexcel develops designenabling technologies for high-performance car manufacturers. For over 20 years, the best known names in the industry have benefited from Hexcel’s composite materials to meet a combination of performance requirements that include high temperature resistance, impact absorption and outstanding visual appeal.
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prepreg
INDUSTRY SALES
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CLAUDE DESPIERRES, MARKETING MANAGER HEXCEL
one of the main requirements for automotive body parts.
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excel’s strength lies in the knowledge and vertical integration of the technologies involved, combined with strong technical support. From carbon-fibre development to weave style optimization and resin formulation, all of the matrix, reinforcement and surfacingfilm technologies are brought together and submitted to rigorous evaluations with customer partners working on engineering calculations, production optimization and quality inspections to determine the best product.
Alfa 8C Competizione body panel
This panel is built with HexPly® M49 and M47 prepregs, HexPly® XF3 surfacing film and HexForce® fabrics manufactured with HexTow® carbon fibre. Hexcel’s automotive technical-application team has developed a broad experience with materials and also a diversity of processes. This enables them – simply by viewing a drawing or ply book – to recommend an optimum selection of materials and curing procedures, all
Lamborghini Gallardo bonnet
This part is manufactured by ACE using HexForce® NC2 multiaxial carbon fabric for RTM processing. This fabric is easy to process, allowing full infusion. It also makes the surface very smooth, reducing the printthrough effect of the carbon fibres and thus resulting in an aesthetic appearance,
Lamborghini Gallardo bonnet and Alfa 8C body panel
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adapted to the customer’s specifications. As technologies evolve to meet the continuous drive for higher productivity, Hexcel’s application laboratories are keeping pace with them. Autoclave curing is being replaced more and more with out-ofautoclave solutions (without compromise on performance), while compression moulding and standard infusion or RTM are evolving towards high-pressure, fast injection RTM.
Sustainable mobility – CFRP for mass-produced cars?
Composite technologies are not new to the automotive industry. Glass and
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #66 - July/August 2011
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #66 - July/August 2011
Cover
Edito
Point of view: Products for thermoplastic reinforcement
Contents
Agenda of Events
COMPANY & BUSINESS
- In Brief
- Aeronautics
APPLICATIONS
- Sports and leisure
- Civil engineering
MARKET
- Glass fibre
- Human Resources
- South America
- Sustainability
FEATURE AUTOMOTIVE
- Vessel
- Prepreg
- Software
- Thermoplastic
- Biocomposites
- High Performance
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
- Process
- Environment
TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATIONS
- CNC
- Multiaxial
- Thermoplastic
- Traceability
Index
In the world
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #66 - July/August 2011 - Cover
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #66 - July/August 2011 - Point of view: Products for thermoplastic reinforcement
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #66 - July/August 2011 - Contents
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #66 - July/August 2011 - Agenda of Events
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #66 - July/August 2011 - Ad1
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #66 - July/August 2011 - - In Brief
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #66 - July/August 2011 - - Aeronautics
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #66 - July/August 2011 - - Sports and leisure
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #66 - July/August 2011 - - Civil engineering
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #66 - July/August 2011 - - Glass fibre
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #66 - July/August 2011 - - Human Resources
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #66 - July/August 2011 - - South America
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #66 - July/August 2011 - - Sustainability
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #66 - July/August 2011 - - Vessel
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #66 - July/August 2011 - - Prepreg
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #66 - July/August 2011 - - Software
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #66 - July/August 2011 - - Thermoplastic
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #66 - July/August 2011 - - Biocomposites
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #66 - July/August 2011 - - High Performance
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #66 - July/August 2011 - - Process
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #66 - July/August 2011 - 49
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #66 - July/August 2011 - - Environment
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #66 - July/August 2011 - - CNC
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #66 - July/August 2011 - - Multiaxial
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #66 - July/August 2011 - - Thermoplastic
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #66 - July/August 2011 - 58
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #66 - July/August 2011 - - Traceability
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #66 - July/August 2011 - 60
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #66 - July/August 2011 - Index
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #66 - July/August 2011 - In the world
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