Cytec : Showcases Advances Made for the Automotive Market and Launches DForm® Fabric Tooling at JEC

Cytec will showcase the advances it and its supply chain partners have made towards enabling high rate CFRP parts manufacture for serial automotive applications in automation, bonding, rapid-cure prepreg and HP-RTM, press-molding and industrial textiles. Cytec will exhibit parts manufactured using Cytec's rapid-cure prepregs enabling sub three minutes press-molding.  Alex Aucken, Cytec's Global Automotive Director said: "We are working with our partners on materials, processes and application engineering to enable the automotive industry to affordably design and manufacture carbon fiber composite structures for automated mass production".

Cytec will launch its ground-breaking DForm® fabric tooling prepreg. DForm® combines short fiber conformability with the handling and laminate characteristics of a conventional long fiber composite. Saving 75% of lay-up and debulk time and offering four times greater output from current lay-up staff, DForm® fabric tooling prepreg will revolutionize the composite tooling manufacture while bringing a significant cost reduction. Visitors will be able to witness these benefits by attending live lay-up demonstrations at the show in Hall 7.1 and by visiting Cytec's stand D17 Hall 7.3 to see examples of finished tools.

Cytec provides advanced composite and process materials for aerospace, automotive, wind energy, motorsport, marine, mass transportation and other demanding applications. Our focus on technology and application expertise allows customers to adopt more efficient manufacturing approaches. Our product portfolio supports the end-to-end manufacturing of composite parts and includes tooling, fiber, prepregs, resin systems, vacuum bagging, adhesives and surfacing films.

JEC Innovation Awards

Cytec is proud to once again be the official sponsor of the JEC Innovation Awards which honors innovative individuals and companies contributing to the advancement of the composites industry. Mr. Egbert Boerrigter, Global Commercial Director for Cytec Industrial Materials, will open the Innovation Awards ceremony and give a short presentation about the importance of innovation in the ever-evolving world of composites.

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About Cytec

Cytec's vision is to deliver specialty material and chemical technologies beyond our customers' imagination. Our focus on innovation, advanced technology and application expertise enables us to develop, manufacture and sell products that change the way our customers do business. Our pioneering products perform specific and important functions for our customers, enabling them to offer innovative solutions to the industries that they serve. Our products serve a diverse range of end markets including aerospace and industrial materials, mining and plastics.

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