TenCate Current Applications & Materials
Commercial Aircraft
– Applications include primary and secondary structures such as leading edges, keel beams, ribs and engine pylons.
• Cetex® thermoplastic prepregs based upon high temperature, solvent resistant PPS, PEEK, PEI and PEKK resins.
Interiors
– In production for interior side panels, luggage bins, flooring and components.
• Cetex® and Cetex System3® PEI-based low FST thermoplastic prepregs and PEI honeycomb core.
Satellites and Space Antennas
– TenCate materials are found on primary satellite structures, solar arrays, antennas and dimensionally stable structures.
• Low CTE and low moisture uptake cyanate ester and epoxy prepregs utilizing high modulus carbon,
quartz and aramid fibers.
Radomes
– Electrically pure prepregs for military aircraft, missile and commercial applications.
• Low dielectric, low loss prepregs and adhesives
General Aviation & UAV’s
– Materials used in primary and secondary structures on leading aircraft.
• BT250E-1 and TC250 out of autoclave prepregs.
Out of Autoclave/Structural
– Applications include primary and secondary structures including floor beams, engine nacelles and structural panels.
• TenCate’s low void structural thermoplastic unitapes and vacuum bag cure thermoset prepregs enable out of
autoclave and automated tape laying processes.
Aerospace Molded Parts
– Ranging from molded hydraulic clamps to helicopter inserts to missile fins.
• SMC and BMC glass and carbon filled compression molded lightweight parts. Design,
tooling and fabrication capabilities – molding ideas into reality.
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