Aerospace Composites

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AEROSPACE COMPOSITES

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TenCate is a multinational corporation ocusing on a combination o

textile technology and chemical processes. The company develops and

produces specialized materials with specic properties. TenCates our

areas o application are saety & protection, space & aerospace, sports

& leisure and environment & inrastructure. These are clustered in

divisions, each with its own products, applications and markets.

TenCates central themes in these areas are saety and protection.

As a result o its broad technology basis, TenCate as material supplier is

oering solutions to her customers. Our system approach is contribu-

ting positively to developments in the industries in which we work. The

TenCate products are based on unctional characteristics, added value

and quality aspects, leading to value creation. Our culture is ocused on

entrepreneurship, creativity, innovation and ocus on results.

An important role is played by TenCate Aerospace Composites. This

division is a worldwide market leader in the development and

production o advanced thermoplastic and thermoset composite

materials. The comprehensive and versatile range o products under

the TenCate Cetex and TenCate Thermo-Lite brands also have a proven

track record in many commercial and industrial markets.

One o the breakthroughs by TenCate Aerospace Composites is TenCate

Cetex. This is another success in our ongoing quest or lighter and saer

innovative materials. TenCate Cetex has already demonstrated major

successes in advanced aircrat structures. TenCate Aerospace

Composites is an active leader in many other arenas too, including

Communications, Industrials and Oil & Gas.

INTRODUCTION

Materials that make a dierence


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Benets o TenCates composite materials include the wide choice o

ormulations dedicated to numerous applications. The composite

materials oer strength, toughness and rigidity combined with re and

corrosion resistance to name a ew o their properties. Composite

materials are extremely lightweight; this realises signicant uel

savings when used in transport mediums. Many o these composites

oer the benet o recyclability.

TenCate works with both customers and suppliers in the development

and production o advanced composite materials enabling overall

structural perormance. TenCate Aerospace Composites objective here

is to secure a leading market position or its partners making the

dierence with its composite materials.


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SPACE

Stretching limits

A clear summers evening with untold points o light shining in the

sky as they have done since the dawn o time. The ascination o the

cosmos or mere humans is incalculable. And now we can send

reconnaissance probes to unexplored planets. TenCate contributes

to enabling what was once considered impossib le. Users o our

composite material include NASA or its exploration voyages to the

mysterious planet Mars.

TenCate Aerospace Composites develops a range o composites in

thermoplast ic and thermoset versions. Their unique properties

make them ideal or space and reconnaissance probes pushing

ahead in the quest or lie orms and valuable materials in the

solar system.

The extreme toughness o these composites is matched by their

ability to withstand heat and cold. This is good news given the -80 to

+20 Celsius temperature range on Mars. The materials are also

lightweight and durable, two crucial actors when sending probes into

space and keeping them operational in the hostile galactic

environment or years at a time.

Not surprisingly, NASA uses our composite materials or applications

including support or solar panels, antennas, communication dishes -

and heat shields to withstand entry into Marss atmosphere. TenCate

Aerospace Composites helps realize objectives, which were

previously unthought-o. Maybe some day well do the same or a last

minute fight to Mars, because stretching limits is what we do.


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TenCate Thermo-LiteTenCate Cetex Thermo-Lite

Photosource:NASA

Photosource:NASA


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AEROSPACE INTERIORS

Being relaxed and eeling sae go together

What sort o coee, Sir? The great thing about business class is the

relaxation it brings to fying. The space to relax while preparing or a

meeting in a dierent continent. TenCate Aerospace Composites

contributes to a fight that is both relaxed and sae aspects that go

hand in hand. The special properties o the abric-reinorced

thermoplastics TenCate Cetex RTL and TenCate Cetex System3 make

them popular choices or the interiors o civil, military and executive

jets.

Excellent eatures and wide applications o the composite material

are major contributions or quality in fight. The material is both

extremely light and strong and can be easily moulded into parts and

nished products. Sel-evidently TenCate Cetex also complies with the

toughest re regulations. Applications include sandwich panels ,

luggage containers, partitions, window rames, cabin aisles and

storage units. Lightness plus ast manuacturing add up to a

substantial reduction in costs. And making components with TenCate

Cetex takes rom a ew seconds to well under an hour. This compares

avourably with the many hours oten needed or preparing,

production and nishing o conventional materials.

TenCate Cetex System3 is also used in business class as a rigid link

between seat and foor. This luxury seating is oten not at right angles

with the uselage and extra strength o construction is crucial in

possible emergency situations. The composite material achieves this

with no signicant extra weight. Sae and relaxed, the moment or a

Mocha Java deca.


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TenCate Cetex System3 TenCate Cetex RTL


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AEROSPACE STRUCTURES

Towards enjoying the ride

Back on the beach, sand trickles between your toes. Some ten-

thousand metres up in the sky the fight attendants serve a tasty lunch

while outside the cabin the thermometer reads some minus 50

Celsius. For an industry that transports millions o passengers through

air each and every day, saety and comort are top priorities. At

TenCate we make real contributions to the development and progress

in this sector o aerospace and aviation.

The key brands o TenCate Aerospace Composites are TenCate Cetex

RTL, TenCate Cetex Thermo-Lite, TenCate Thermo-Lite and TenCate

Cetex System3. They oer a unique and wide-ranging portolio o

composite materials creating major benets or current and upcoming

generations o aircrat. TenCates input has been crucial in realizing

innovative designs such as ribs and wing components, quieter

engines, and with the addition o welded composite parts, this largely

eliminates the need or mechanical joints.

TenCate composite materials are ormulated and designed with

demanding applications in mind. Strength and weight are paramount i

airline manuacturers are to meet the high demands o the uture. The

use o composite materials continues to be progressive with composite

usage making up to 50% o the structure in todays modern feet. Not

suprisingly products rom TenCate Aerospace Composites eature in the

most advanced aircrat - like the Airbus A380, Boeing 787, business jets

as the Embraer and Gulstream and Cirrus light composite airplanes.

Thats ood or thought - so now we can relax and ocus on our meal.


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COMMUNICATIONS & ELECTRONICS

Cool communication

Diary, phone book, planner, calculator, e-mail, web browser, navigator,

any time any place, the Personal Digital Assistant keeps us

connected. Obviously, the PDA cant be a soty like human

colleagues it must be able to absorb a knock rom time to time -

TenCate Aerospace Composites contributes here by developing and

manuacturing sophisticated composite materials to enhance

operations in the dynamic and innovative communications and

electronics market. We do this working hand in hand with clients and

suppliers.

TenCate Thermo-Lite and TenCate Cetex Thermo-Lite products provide

an extensive portolio o thermoset and thermoplastic composite

materials. TenCate Aerospace Composites supplies the unique and

versatile material in every possible composition and orm.

Applications include printing plates and an extremely thin version or

cooling processors. Heat generated is rapidly absorbed and removed

through the composite material.

A specic range o composite material also enables electromagnetic

and high requency radio waves to pass unhindered, allowing sensors

to work optimally. Thanks to this exceptional electrical transparency,

these materials are used extensively in applications such as

antennas, satellite dishes and mobile and xed radar and sonar

systems. Outstanding perormance combined with manuacturing

design fexibility enable versatility o shape to suit the application.

Be it PDA, Wi-Fi or Deence related, cool communications are key.


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TenCate Thermo-LiteTenCate Thermo-Lite TenCate Cetex Thermo-Lite


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COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL

News travels ast

The stock market, the political arena, local and international

headlines, thought provoking columns the day cant start without

the paper. TenCate Aerospace Composites makes unique composite

materials to help the news delivered on time.

TenCate Cetexs oering, including products like TenCate Cetex RTL

and TenCate Cetex Thermo-Lite, comprises high-tech bre reinorced

prepregs and laminates. This is the basis o a wide range o

commercial and industrial products and solutions like blades in the

paper industry. Newsprint shoots through the massive presses at high

speed. Blades made rom advanced composites accurately remove

excess ink. Composites also ensure reedom or designers to make

the best blade or every machine. Rigidity is mandatory, as the blades

may not defect as much as 1/100 millimetre. Other requirements

include the ability to withstand environmental resistance to harsh

chemicals. Additional benets in longer lie components mean less

down time on the machinery.

The same composite materials are used in high-quality sports

equipment, like the super-light rames o sports bikes, as well as

extremely robust orthopaedic prostheses and orthoses. The act that

these materials rom TenCate oer virtually no barrier to X-rays makes

it ideal medical equipment. Meanwhile, it is also used in gol clubs

where the lightness and extreme rigidity o the material ensures a

better eel or the ball and improved perormance. Read all about the

broken records in tomorrows sports page.


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TenCate Cetex Thermo-Lite TenCate Cetex RTLTenCate Thermo-Lite


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OIL & GAS

Supporting mobility

Reserves o ossil uels are shrinking. Alternative power resources

are promising but not just yet. The good news is that TenCate

Aerospace Composites dedicates research & development towards

products that help the petro-gas industry maximise potential.

TenCate Thermo-Lite and TenCate Cetex Thermo-Lite are the names to

remember. These brands oer a versatile and unique product

portolio. To take just one example, the enhanced properties in

TenCates thermoset and thermoplastic composite materials helps in

the development o equipment used in deep ocean oil exploration.

Historically, a limiting actor had always been the combined weight o

steel pipes between the sea bed and the oil rig. Water pressure

combined with tidal fows are also enemies o deep water exploration.

Ten Cates advanced composite materials can improve perormance

and weight thus allowing the opening up o inaccessible locations.

Our contribution to your continued mobility.


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TenCate Thermo-LiteTenCate Cetex Thermo-Lite


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AUTOMOTIVE

Realizing visions

A powerul interplay o lines creates a robust, mature design. The

message o classic elegance comes rom the prominent radiator grille

and contemporary headlights. This is what dreams are made o.

TenCate Aerospace Composites contributes to realizing visions with

unique composite materials or a ar-seeing automotive industry.

Demand or our thermoplastic and thermoset materials under the

brand names TenCate Cetex Thermo-Lite, TenCate Cetex RTL and

TenCate Thermo-Lite is growing in the automotive development

production industry. Makers o ast sports cars know the benets o

these versatile composites. For designers the light, rigid and durable

material means enormous fexibility plus the ast, sleek look that says

it all. The materials are increasingly preerred choices or many

aspects o automotive components. As the pressure or uel eciency

and reduced emissions continue, lighter and stronger structures

become a real challenge. Composite materials can help meet these

demands.

TenCate Aerospace Composites has a long record o co-planning with

automotive customers and suppliers. The aim here is to develop and

produce dedicated materials or the industry. The plus-points are sel-

evident composites are sae, durable and highly resistant to

chemicals, with a zero corrosion actor. And with the soaring price o

uel, the extremely lightweight is a bonus in any language. Lighter

cars are also more uel-ecient good news or the environment.

Lighter cars also accelerate aster a dream come true.


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INFORMATION

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