Japan's Teijin company Tenax® carbon fiber prepreg is successfully used in the next generation aircraft engine nacelle

On June 1, the official website of Teijin of Japan announced that the company’s Tenax® carbon fiber prepreg has been successfully used in the nacelles or streamlined shells of European Airbus’s next-generation aircraft engines
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? Nikkiso Co.
, Ltd.
(Nikkiso Co.
, Ltd.
, a company that provides carbon fiber composite aircraft components to the aerospace business) is developing a prototype of the cabin components for the Airbus "Propulsion of Tomorrow" project.
Delivery to Airbus at the end of 2021
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? Airbus's Tomorrow Advancement Project aims to provide cabin components for the next-generation engine UltraFan demonstration aircraft developed by Rolls-Royce
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? Tenax? carbon fiber prepreg is a kind of prepreg for cabin parts, it is specially developed for aircraft applications, mainly using high-performance carbon fiber and fast curing epoxy resin
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It is worth noting that, compared to traditional prepregs used in aircraft applications, Tenax® carbon fiber prepregs can be molded at lower temperatures and in a shorter time
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? In addition to common autoclave molding, Tenax? Prepreg is also suitable for mass production press molding, which can achieve the excellent quality required for aircraft applications
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In addition, it is also compatible with automatic fiber placement (AFP) processes, so it can be combined with automatic lamination technology and short-time molding to maximize production efficiency
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Tenax? Prepreg has excellent production efficiency and cost-effectiveness, which is also the key reason Nikkiso Nacelle chose it
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? At present, Teijin is vigorously accelerating the development of midstream and downstream aircraft applications, which is one of the strategic priorities of its mid-term management plan for 2020-2022
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Looking to the future, Teijin intends to further strengthen its carbon fiber and intermediate materials business in order to promote global sustainable development, and its goal is to become a company that supports the future society..
? About Teijin Teijin, founded in 1918, is the first rayon manufacturer in Japan.
At present, the company's business scope mainly covers three core areas: high-performance materials (including aramid, carbon fiber and composite materials, and resins and plastics).
Processing, film, polyester fiber and product processing), healthcare (including drugs and home healthcare equipment for bones/joints, respiratory diseases and cardiovascular/metabolic diseases, nursing and pre-symptomatic healthcare), and IT (including B2B solutions for medical, corporate and public systems, as well as packaged software and B2C online services for digital entertainment)
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? At present, the group is composed of more than 170 companies and has approximately 20,000 employees in 20 countries around the world
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In the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021, the company’s consolidated sales were 836.
5 billion yen ($7.
7 billion) and total assets were 1036.
4 billion yen ($9.
5 billion)
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