HexPly® M79
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Hexcel Product Focus: HexPly® M79 Prepreg Wind Energy HexPly® M79 prepreg - a cost effective alternative to infusion for wind blades.

Hexcel Product Focus: HexPly® M79 Prepreg Wind Energy HexPly® M79 prepreg - a cost effective alternative to infusion for wind blades. The past few years have seen high growth rates in the wind energy sector, with global installed capacity of wind power now exceeding 500 GW, including the emergence of new regions. Wind turbine manufacturers and installers continue to search for novel solutions to meet the demands of the customers and the requirements of government policies. The real driver is, and will continue to be, the cost reduction of energy produced, thereby strengthening the already...

Rapid cure function delivers a 50% reduction in cycle time When developing the new HexPly® M79 prepreg system, the technical team focused on three things: reducing the exotherm so that the intermediate dwell time could be eliminated; reducing the overall cure time; and matching or exceeding production attributes of infusion technology. HexPly® M79 offers significant flexibility in terms of cure cycles, so overall production times can be optimized to the manufacturer’s needs accelerating manufacture throughput – as the cycle times reduce, the cost of blade production is also significantly...

Hexcel does not look at only the manufacturing processes when optimizing materials to meet both quality and cost requirements; the company takes a holistic approach, which includes logistics and storage. A ‘Just-In-Time’ logistics model is in place, and the material has an outlife of 6 weeks at room temperature (or 6 months at -5°C) - so large, costly, specialised storage areas are a thing of the past for Hexcel’s HexPly® M79 wind energy customers. As well as being one of the leading composite materials supplier to the wind energy sector, Hexcel has experience and expertise in the...

“Our focus on continuous development in wind energy, working alongside our customers on the blade design, the materials used and the manufacturing process, has meant a significant increase in turbine rated output and rotor size. We are extremely excited about our current collaborations and look forward to supporting the future growth of technology-leading blades, and the global wind energy market as a whole”. ~ Timothy Swords, Hexcel President – Industrial

Hexcel Product Family HexTow® Carbon Fiber HexFlow® Resins HexMC® Molding Composite HexForce® Reinforcements Polyspeed® Laminates HexWeb® Honeycomb Core HiTape® Advanced Reinforcements Modipur® Polyurethane HexWeb® Engineered Core HexPly® Prepregs Redux® & HexBond™ Adhesives HexTool® Tooling Material HiMax™ Multiaxial Reinforcements For more information Hexcel is a leading worldwide supplier of composite materials to aerospace and industrial markets. Our comprehensive range includes: ¥¥ HexTow® carbon fibers ® ¥¥ HexForce reinforcements ¥¥ HiMax™ multiaxial reinforcements ¥¥ HexPly®...