Hexcel Wins Contract to Supply Carbon NCF to Mubea Carbo Tech for New Supercar
Hexcel is delighted to announce the award of a first time contract by Mubea, a key Tier 1 in the automotive industry with a dedicated division for the manufacture of composite parts. Under the terms of the agreement, Hexcel will supply Mubea Carbo Tech with HiMax™ non-crimp fabric (NCF) for the manufacture of carbon fiber monocoque chassis. The monocoques will be manufactured by resin transfer molding (RTM) and use several different textile formats. Hexcel’s contract covers the delivery of the key materials for the full multi-year program duration.
To support the contract Hexcel will invest in a new non-crimp fabric line at its Leicester, UK site. The fabrics produced on this new line will provide numerous benefits including reduced scrap, higher material quality and larger roll sizes. In addition, the wider material will greatly improve the customer’s automated textile processing.
Commenting on the contract Tim Swords, Hexcel President – Industrial said, “Hexcel has a long history of working in collaboration with Mubea and we thank them for taking our relationship to the next level with this contract award. Together we will continue developing solutions to make the production of composite parts more efficient and cost-competitive when compared to other materials. We look forward to demonstrating that composites can be a sustainable solution for automotive programs and are no longer confined to small volume production.”
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Hexcel Corporation is a leading advanced composites company. It develops, manufactures and markets lightweight, high-performance structural materials including carbon fibers, specialty reinforcements, prepregs and other fiber-reinforced matrix materials, honeycomb, adhesives, engineered core and composite structures for use in commercial aerospace, space and defense and industrial applications.
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