On June 1, the official website of Teijin of Japan announced that the company’s Tenax™ carbon fiber prepreg has been successfully used in the nacelle or streamlined shell of European Airbus’s next-generation aircraft engines.
Nikkiso Co., Ltd. ( a company that provides carbon fiber composite aircraft components to the aerospace business) is developing a prototype of the cabin components for the Airbus "Propulsion of Tomorrow" project will be 2021 Delivery to Airbus at the end of the year.
The Airbus Tomorrow Advancement Project aims to provide cabin components for the next-generation engine UltraFan demonstrator developed by Rolls-Royce.
Tenax™ carbon fiber prepreg, as a kind of prepreg for cabin parts, is specially developed for aircraft applications, mainly using high-performance carbon fiber and fast-curing epoxy resin. It is worth noting that Tenax™ carbon fiber prepreg can be molded at a lower temperature and in a shorter time than traditional prepregs used in aircraft applications.
In addition to common autoclave molding, Tenax™ prepregs are also suitable for mass production press molding, which can achieve the excellent quality required for aircraft applications. In addition, it is also compatible with automatic fiber placement (AFP) processes, so it can be combined with automatic lamination technology and short-time molding to maximize production efficiency. Tenax™ prepreg has excellent production efficiency and cost-effectiveness, which is the key reason why Nikkiso Nacelle chose it.
At present, Teijin is vigorously accelerating the development of mid- and downstream aircraft applications, which is one of the strategic priorities of its mid-term management plan for 2020-2022. Looking to the future, Teijin intends to further strengthen its carbon fiber and intermediate materials business to promote global sustainable development and position its goal to become a company that supports the future society.
About Teijin Corporation
Founded in 1918, Teijin is the first rayon manufacturer in Japan. The company’s current business scope mainly covers three core areas: high-performance materials (including aramid, carbon fiber and composite materials, as well as resin and plastic processing, film, and poly Ester fiber and product processing), healthcare (including medicines and home healthcare equipment for bone/joint, respiratory diseases and cardiovascular/metabolic diseases, nursing and pre-symptomatic healthcare), and IT (including for medical, corporate And B2B solutions for public systems, as well as packaged software for digital entertainment and B2C online services).
At present, the group is composed of more than 170 companies and has approximately 20,000 employees in 20 countries around the world. In the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021, the company’s consolidated sales were 836.5 billion yen ($7.7 billion) and total assets were 1036.4 billion yen ($9.5 billion).