Huntsman to showcase lightweight solutions for automotive and aerospace at JEC

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Huntsman Advanced Materials, a division of Huntsman Corporation, will be highlighting its broad portfolio of composite, adhesive and syntactic solutions for enabling lightweighting in a wide range of applications, including aerospace, at JEC World 2018.

Combining leading chemistries and processes, the company will demonstrate its expertise for improving composite performance and development, to help businesses respond to the changing needs of both the automotive and aerospace industries.

Building on its theme ‘Chemistry for Lightweighting’, Huntsman will bring its automotive capabilities to life through a series of finished parts from leading global OEMs. With over 60 years’ experience developing composite resin and adhesive technologies, the company has extensive knowledge in creating chemistries for increasing processing and production efficiency, as well as overcoming complex design challenges. On booth M31 in hall 6, it will showcase its comprehensive range of high-performance solutions for all structural automotive applications, from individual components such as a carbon hybrid composite wheel to a complete full-functional composite motorcycle frame, BMW HP4 Race.

Alongside its finished product demonstrations, highlights on the stand include hybrid and fully composite leaf springs for both heavy- and light-duty vehicles. The exhibited parts are powered by Huntsman Advanced Materials’ leading Araldite chemistries to provide significant weight reduction benefits and excellent fatigue properties in severe conditions, while meeting mass production requirements. In addition, a number of parts on the booth have been manufactured using its state-of-the-art Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM) process for the mass production of lightweight composite components. These can be seen on the booth as proofs of concept and include a Roding Automotive door shell with excellent structural performance, as well as a new SUV Electric Vehicle engine hood that increases the driving range of electric cars.

Huntsman will demonstrate its commitment to the aerospace industry with its wide range of established solutions and processes. Collaborating with leading global companies for over six decades, Huntsman Advanced Materials has extensive experience in producing advanced, high-quality materials for the fabrication, assembly and repair of interior and exterior applications.

At JEC World 2018, the company will focus on lightweight interior aircraft components, including demonstrating how its Araldite chemistries have been used to create a commercially-available lightweight seat-back with inherent fire performance properties that can achieve a 20% weight saving. In addition to composites and adhesives, visitors to the booth can learn more about the company’s range of syntactics for robust sandwich structures with reduced weight. Huntsman will also co-sponsor the Aerospace Planet, where it will once again host its conference titled: Innovation and Trends in Aerospace on 7th March between 9.30am and 12.30pm.

www.huntsman.com/advancedmaterials

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