Renegade Materials Corporation, a US-based supplier of highly heat-resistant thermoset prepregs, resins and adhesives for the aerospace industry, is expanding its prepreg production by 2.5 times.
Teijin's carbon fibre materials Tenax Dry Reinforcements (DR) has qualified for the Airbus A320neo wing spoilers using a Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM) process developed by Spirit AeroSystems.
Teijin has announced its development of Japan’s first prepreg, or carbon fibre sheet pre-impregnated with bismaleimide (BMI) matrix resin that offers high resistance to both heat and impact, making it ideally suited to use in aerospace engine components.