Advanced Composites for Aerospace

Advanced Composites

Lighter Vehicles From the Inside Out
Unrivaled Experience

We collaborate with customers to design, develop, prototype, and produce composite solutions to the most challenging and critical aerospace applications. Some examples of our work include drive shafts, cargo floor panels, tail booms, fixed wing fuselage, and horizontal stabilizers.

The focus of these programs has been to replace existing aluminum structures with composite parts. There have been both drop-in replacements and new designs.

We are industry leaders when it comes to Thermoplastic Composites. We are the world-leader of in-situ thermoplastic composite fiber placement.

The benefits of using our cutting-edge in-situ thermoplastic technology include: 

  • Melt processable (no cure chemistry, no autoclave)
  • No toxicity/ hazardous chemical issues
  • Recyclable
  • Exceptional fatigue resistance
  • Extreme toughness/damage tolerance
  • Superior solvent and chemical resistance
  • No refrigeration or out-time considerations
  • Great FST (fire, smoke, toxicity) stability
  • Hydrolytic stability
  • Stable Tg – even under hot/wet conditions
  • Low water absorption
  • Low coefficient of friction

We work closely with our clients to understand their needs. Whether engineering services, part production, or customized automation equipment, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions will develop a solution that meets your unique needs.

Using Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) technology and Trelleborg know-how, we are creating recyclable parts with the lightest weight, greatest fatigue resistance, highest vibration dampening, and best damage tolerance available. By entering the automotive market, we have demonstrated that high-performance parts can be realized even in an industry often requiring high-volume production. In-situ (on-the-fly) manufacturing, high-speed throughput (with our laser heating system), and an additive manufacturing process remove the need for post processing steps. Moreover, we enable residual advantages for the:

  • Environment – parts are recyclable and decrease fuel usage
  • Consumer – improved mileage and performance
  • OEMs – continuous/high throughput manufacturing with new features and material options

Unparalleled Innovation

Using Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) technology and our know-how, we are creating recyclable parts with the lightest weight, greatest fatigue resistance, highest vibration dampening, and best damage tolerance available. By entering the automotive market, we have demonstrated that high-performance parts can be realized even in an industry often requiring high-volume production. In-situ (on-the-fly) manufacturing, high-speed throughput (with our laser heating system), and an additive manufacturing process remove the need for post processing steps. Moreover, our products will enable residual advantages for the:

  • Environment – parts are recyclable and decrease fuel usage
  • Consumer – improved mileage and performance
  • OEMs – continuous/high throughput manufacturing with new features and material options

Key benefits of composites in aerospace include:

  • Weight reduction
  • Decreased life cycle cost
  • Durability
  • Damage tolerance
  • Fatigue resistance
  • Environmental resistance (corrosion and solvent resistance)