The main focuses will be the innovative fast curing composite matrix resin Loctite MAX 2 for automotive and a complete portfolio of Benzoxazine-based composite products for aerospace applications. Loctite MAX 2 is a polyurethane based resin system that cures faster than traditional epoxy resins, whereas the Benzoxazine resin-based composite and complementary products changes the paradigm of performance and temperature profile of traditional systems. Henkel has made a further breakthrough in the development of composite matrix resins for the manufacture of lightweight components in the automotive industry. The reduction in the curing time of the composite matrix resin Loctite MAX 2 is now down to one minute. The polyurethane-based composite matrix resin cures significantly faster than the epoxy products usually employed for the resin transfer moulding (RTM) process. Moreover, due to its low viscosity, Loctite MAX 2 penetrates and impregnates the fibre material significantly more easily and less harshly than competitor solutions, enabling very short injection times to be applied. This fast-curing composite matrix resin is the result of collaboration between Henkel and KraussMaffei, one of the world’s leading makers of manufacturing and processing machinery for plastics, aimed at achieving further reductions in the manufacturing cycle times for a broad range of composite components. Henkel’s booth in hall 1, R45 at JEC 2013 will provide visitors with more information about Loctite MAX 2 matrix resins and Benzoxazine composites for the automotive and aerospace industry. www.henkel.com
