SHD Composite Materials (Stand K10) says it will be at the leading edge of advanced composite prepreg materials as manufacturers of a wide range of tooling and prepregs suitable for autoclave, press and oven curing up to 1.5m width.
After another year of sustained growth, the company has acquired a manufacturing facility in America, SHD Composite Materials, Inc., offering the same full range of SHD products that are available from SHD’s UK and Slovenia plants.
In the last 12 months, further developments have been made by the R&D department into a bio-based range of prepregs. This includes PS200 for battery box applications and FR308, a phenolic-alternative, non-toxic and fire-retardant product ideal for rail and aerospace interior applications.
Formulated to give extended out-life without compromising performance, these tooling systems are designed to cure at low-to-medium temperatures whilst giving the potential for high temperature tooling. SHD’s OPS75 panel system is said to work well with these tooling systems to give a new format tooling for the production of Class A automotive panels.
With a wealth of experience in the composites industry, SHD says it is ideally placed to be a composite prepreg partner for both high- and low-volume projects in a variety of global market sectors and applications.
Advanced Engineering 2019 is held at the NEC Birmingham from October 30-31.
