Cytec opens new Application Centre
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Official opening Cytec Application Centre.
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The opening of this Application Centre is a key milestone for Cytec in its strategy to develop new composite products and technologies to serve the high volume production markets such as aerospace.
“The opening of the Cytec Application Centre is an exciting time for the company – it is the next step in our strategy to work collaboratively with our customers in the development of volume production technologies for composite manufacture which will be key to the future of mass transportation” said Markus Aschauer, Vice President, Cytec Industrial Materials.
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Automated process for cross-plying.
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Cytec has developed new materials such as rapid cure thermoset prepregs and HP-RTM resin systems and is now working with partners and customers to develop application technologies to enable the refinement of these new materials and their use for part manufacture, demonstrating to our customers how our materials can be used in a high-volume production setting.
“Application Engineering, the ability to integrate design, materials and part manufacturing, is a key enabler to the increased adoption of composites and is a core competence Cytec has built over several years. This new centre will allow us to further exploit this competence and expand our solutions offering to meet the affordability and high-rate needs of our customers” said Carmelo Lo Faro, Cytec Chief Technology Officer.
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Large scale press with HP-RTM equipment.
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The new centre capability ranges from press moulding and injection equipment, to robotics for automated pick and place, material formatting, trimming as well as recycling and 3D printing capabilities.
Cytec provides advanced composite and process materials for aerospace, automotive, wind energy, motorsport, marine, mass transportation and other demanding applications, with its focus on technology and application expertise allowing customers to adopt more efficient manufacturing approaches. Its product portfolio supports the end-to-end manufacturing of composite parts and includes tooling, fiber, prepregs, resin systems, vacuum bagging, adhesives and surfacing films.