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INTRODUCTION
Aerospace Composites

Materials that make a difference

TenCate is a multinational corporation focusing on a combination of textile technology and chemical processes. The company develops and produces specialized materials with specific properties. TenCates four areas of application are safety & protection, space & aerospace, sports & leisure and environment & infrastructure. These are clustered in divisions, each with its own products, applications and markets. TenCates central themes in these areas are safety and protection. One of the breakthroughs by TenCate Aerospace Composites is TenCate As a result of its broad technology basis, TenCate as material supplier is offering solutions to her customers. Our system approach is contributing positively to developments in the industries in which we work. The TenCate products are based on functional characteristics, added value and quality aspects, leading to value creation. Our culture is focused on entrepreneurship, creativity, innovation and focus on results. Cetex. This is another success in our ongoing quest for lighter and safer innovative materials. TenCate Cetex has already demonstrated major successes in advanced aircraft structures. TenCate Aerospace Composites is an active leader in many other arenas too, including Communications, Industrials and Oil & Gas. An important role is played by TenCate Aerospace Composites. This division is a worldwide market leader in the development and production of advanced thermoplastic and thermoset composite materials. The comprehensive and versatile range of products under the TenCate Cetex and TenCate Thermo-Lite brands also have a proven track record in many commercial and industrial markets.

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Benefits of TenCates composite materials include the wide choice of formulations dedicated to numerous applications. The composite materials offer strength, toughness and rigidity combined with fire and corrosion resistance to name a few of their properties. Composite materials are extremely lightweight; this realises significant fuel savings when used in transport mediums. Many of these composites offer the benefit of recyclability. TenCate works with both customers and suppliers in the development and production of advanced composite materials enabling overall structural performance. TenCate Aerospace Composites objective here is to secure a leading market position for its partners making the difference with its composite materials.

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SPACE

Stretching limits
A clear summers evening with untold points of light shining in the sky as they have done since the dawn of time. The fascination of the cosmos for mere humans is incalculable. And now we can send reconnaissance probes to unexplored planets. TenCate contributes to enabling what was once considered impossible. Users of our composite material include NASA for its exploration voyages to the mysterious planet Mars. Not surprisingly, NASA uses our composite materials for applications TenCate Aerospace Composites develops a range of composites in thermoplastic and thermoset versions. Their unique properties make them ideal for space and reconnaissance probes pushing ahead in the quest for life forms and valuable materials in the solar system. including support for solar panels, antennas, communication dishes and heat shields to withstand entry into Marss atmosphere. TenCate Aerospace Composites helps realize objectives, which were previously unthought-of. Maybe some day well do the same for a last minute flight to Mars, because stretching limits is what we do. The extreme toughness of these composites is matched by their ability to withstand heat and cold. This is good news given the -80 to +20 Celsius temperature range on Mars. The materials are also lightweight and durable, two crucial factors when sending probes into space and keeping them operational in the hostile galactic environment for years at a time.

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TenCate Cetex Thermo-Lite

TenCate Thermo-Lite

Photo source: NASA

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Photo source: NASA

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Being relaxed and feeling safe go together

What sort of coffee, Sir? The great thing about business class is the relaxation it brings to flying. The space to relax while preparing for a meeting in a different continent. TenCate Aerospace Composites contributes to a flight that is both relaxed and safe aspects that go hand in hand. The special properties of the fabric-reinforced thermoplastics TenCate Cetex RTL and TenCate Cetex System3 make them popular choices for the interiors of civil, military and executive jets. Excellent features and wide applications of the composite material are major contributions for quality in flight. The material is both extremely light and strong and can be easily moulded into parts and finished products. Self-evidently TenCate Cetex also complies with the toughest fire regulations. Applications include sandwich panels, TenCate Cetex System3 is also used in business class as a rigid link between seat and floor. This luxury seating is often not at right angles with the fuselage and extra strength of construction is crucial in possible emergency situations. The composite material achieves this with no significant extra weight. Safe and relaxed, the moment for a Mocha Java decaf. luggage containers, partitions, window frames, cabin aisles and storage units. Lightness plus fast manufacturing add up to a substantial reduction in costs. And making components with TenCate Cetex takes from a few seconds to well under an hour. This compares favourably with the many hours often needed for preparing, production and finishing of conventional materials.

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TenCate Cetex System3

TenCate Cetex RTL

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Towards enjoying the ride

Back on the beach, sand trickles between your toes. Some tenthousand metres up in the sky the flight attendants serve a tasty lunch while outside the cabin the thermometer reads some minus 50 Celsius. For an industry that transports millions of passengers through air each and every day, safety and comfort are top priorities. At TenCate we make real contributions to the development and progress in this sector of aerospace and aviation. The key brands of TenCate Aerospace Composites are TenCate Cetex RTL, TenCate Cetex Thermo-Lite, TenCate Thermo-Lite and TenCate Cetex System3. They offer a unique and wide-ranging portfolio of composite materials creating major benefits for current and upcoming generations of aircraft. TenCates input has been crucial in realizing TenCate composite materials are formulated and designed with demanding applications in mind. Strength and weight are paramount if airline manufacturers are to meet the high demands of the future. The use of composite materials continues to be progressive with composite usage making up to 50% of the structure in todays modern fleet. Not suprisingly products from TenCate Aerospace Composites feature in the most advanced aircraft - like the Airbus A380, Boeing 787, business jets as the Embraer and Gulfstream and Cirrus light composite airplanes. Thats food for thought - so now we can relax and focus on our meal. innovative designs such as ribs and wing components, quieter engines, and with the addition of welded composite parts, this largely eliminates the need for mechanical joints.

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TenCate Cetex RTL

TenCate Cetex Thermo-Lite

TenCate Thermo-Lite

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COMMUNICATIONS & ELECTRONICS

Cool communication
Diary, phone book, planner, calculator, e-mail, web browser, navigator, any time any place, the Personal Digital Assistant keeps us connected. Obviously, the PDA cant be a softy like human colleagues it must be able to absorb a knock from time to time TenCate Aerospace Composites contributes here by developing and manufacturing sophisticated composite materials to enhance operations in the dynamic and innovative communications and electronics market. We do this working hand in hand with clients and suppliers. TenCate Thermo-Lite and TenCate Cetex Thermo-Lite products provide an extensive portfolio of thermoset and thermoplastic composite materials. TenCate Aerospace Composites supplies the unique and versatile material in every possible composition and form. Be it PDA, Wi-Fi or Defence related, cool communications are key. A specific range of composite material also enables electromagnetic and high frequency radio waves to pass unhindered, allowing sensors to work optimally. Thanks to this exceptional electrical transparency, these materials are used extensively in applications such as antennas, satellite dishes and mobile and fixed radar and sonar systems. Outstanding performance combined with manufacturing design flexibility enable versatility of shape to suit the application. Applications include printing plates and an extremely thin version for cooling processors. Heat generated is rapidly absorbed and removed through the composite material.

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TenCate Thermo-Lite

TenCate Thermo-Lite

TenCate Cetex Thermo-Lite

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COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL

News travels fast

The stock market, the political arena, local and international headlines, thought provoking columns the day cant start without the paper. TenCate Aerospace Composites makes unique composite materials to help the news delivered on time. The same composite materials are used in high-quality sports TenCate Cetexs offering, including products like TenCate Cetex RTL and TenCate Cetex Thermo-Lite, comprises high-tech fibre reinforced prepregs and laminates. This is the basis of a wide range of commercial and industrial products and solutions like blades in the paper industry. Newsprint shoots through the massive presses at high speed. Blades made from advanced composites accurately remove excess ink. Composites also ensure freedom for designers to make the best blade for every machine. Rigidity is mandatory, as the blades may not deflect as much as 1/100 millimetre. Other requirements equipment, like the super-light frames of sports bikes, as well as extremely robust orthopaedic prostheses and orthoses. The fact that these materials from TenCate offer virtually no barrier to X-rays makes it ideal medical equipment. Meanwhile, it is also used in golf clubs where the lightness and extreme rigidity of the material ensures a better feel for the ball and improved performance. Read all about the broken records in tomorrows sports page. include the ability to withstand environmental resistance to harsh chemicals. Additional benefits in longer life components mean less down time on the machinery.

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TenCate Thermo-Lite

TenCate Cetex Thermo-Lite

TenCate Cetex RTL

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OIL & GAS

Supporting mobility
Reserves of fossil fuels are shrinking. Alternative power resources are promising but not just yet. The good news is that TenCate Aerospace Composites dedicates research & development towards products that help the petro-gas industry maximise potential. TenCate Thermo-Lite and TenCate Cetex Thermo-Lite are the names to remember. These brands offer a versatile and unique product portfolio. To take just one example, the enhanced properties in TenCates thermoset and thermoplastic composite materials helps in the development of equipment used in deep ocean oil exploration. Historically, a limiting factor had always been the combined weight of steel pipes between the sea bed and the oil rig. Water pressure combined with tidal flows are also enemies of deep water exploration. Ten Cates advanced composite materials can improve performance and weight thus allowing the opening up of inaccessible locations. Our contribution to your continued mobility.

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TenCate Cetex Thermo-Lite

TenCate Thermo-Lite

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AUTOMOTIVE

Realizing visions
A powerful interplay of lines creates a robust, mature design. The message of classic elegance comes from the prominent radiator grille and contemporary headlights. This is what dreams are made of. TenCate Aerospace Composites contributes to realizing visions with unique composite materials for a far-seeing automotive industry. Demand for our thermoplastic and thermoset materials under the brand names TenCate Cetex Thermo-Lite, TenCate Cetex RTL and TenCate Thermo-Lite is growing in the automotive development production industry. Makers of fast sports cars know the benefits of these versatile composites. For designers the light, rigid and durable material means enormous flexibility plus the fast, sleek look that says it all. The materials are increasingly preferred choices for many aspects of automotive components. As the pressure for fuel efficiency TenCate Aerospace Composites has a long record of co-planning with automotive customers and suppliers. The aim here is to develop and produce dedicated materials for the industry. The plus-points are selfevident composites are safe, durable and highly resistant to chemicals, with a zero corrosion factor. And with the soaring price of fuel, the extremely lightweight is a bonus in any language. Lighter cars are also more fuel-efficient good news for the environment. Lighter cars also accelerate faster a dream come true. and reduced emissions continue, lighter and stronger structures become a real challenge. Composite materials can help meet these demands.

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TenCate Cetex RTL

TenCate Cetex Thermo-Lite

TenCate Thermo-Lite

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Product outlines

Case studies

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Product outline aerospace interiors

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Case study TenCate Thermo-lite

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Product outline aerospace interiors TenCate Cetex System3

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Case study TenCate Thermo-lite Deep water oil exploration, alaska

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Product outline aerospace interiors

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Case study TenCate Thermo-lite
Ten Cates advanced composite materials AEROSPACE COMPOSITES the opening up ofcan improve performance and weight thus allowing inaccessible locations.

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Product outline aerospace interiors

ReseRves of fossil fuels aRe shRinking.

Deep water oil exploration, alaska

alternative power resources are promising but not just yet. The

good news is that TenCate aerospace Composites dedicates research & development towards products that help the petro-gas industry maximise potential.

Case study TenCate Thermo-lite

our contribution to your continued mobility. Reserves of fossil fuels are shrinking. alternative power resources

TenCate Cetex System3

TenCate Cetex System3

are promising but not just yet. The good news is that TenCate Ten Cates advanced composite materials can improve performance ReseRves of fossil fuels aRe shRinking. aerospace Composites dedicates research & development towards TenCate Thermo-lite and TenCate Cetex Thermo-lite are the names to and weight thus allowing the opening up of inaccessible locations. alternative power resources are promising but not just yet. The products that help the petro-gas industry maximise potential. remember. These brands offer a versatile and unique product our contribution to your continued mobility. good news is that TenCate aerospace Composites dedicates research portfolio. To take just one example, the enhanced properties in & development towards products that help the petro-gas industry TenCate Thermo-lite and TenCate Cetex Thermo-lite are the names to TenCates thermoset and thermoplastic composite materials helps in Reserves of fossil fuels are shrinking. alternative power resources maximise potential. remember. These brands offer a versatile and unique product the development of equipment used in deep ocean oil exploration. Deep water oil exploration, alaska are promising but not just yet. The good news is that TenCate portfolio. To take just Ten Cates advanced composite materials can improve performance one example, the enhanced properties in historically, a limitingReseRves of fossil fuelscombined weight of factor had always been the aRe shRinking. aerospace Composites dedicates research & development towards TenCate Thermo-lite and TenCate Cetex Thermo-lite are the names to and weight thus allowing the opening helps in alternative and the oil rig. Water pressure TenCates thermoset and thermoplastic composite materialsup of inaccessible locations. steel pipes between the sea bed power resources are promising but not just yet. The products that help the petro-gas industry maximise potential. remember. These brands offer a versatile and unique product our contribution deep ocean oil exploration. good news is that TenCate aerospace Composites the development combined with tidal flows are also enemies of deep water exploration. dedicates research of equipment used in to your continued mobility. portfolio. To take just one example, the enhanced properties in & development towards products that help the petro-gas industry TenCate Thermo-lite and TenCate Cetex Thermo-lite are the names to TenCates thermoset and thermoplastic composite materials helps in Reserves of fossil fuels are shrinking. alternative power resources maximise potential. remember. These brands offer a versatile and unique product the development of equipment used in deep ocean oil exploration. are promising but not just yet. The good news is that TenCate portfolio. To take just Ten Cates advanced composite materials can improve performance one example, the enhanced properties in historically, a limitingReseRves of fossil fuelscombined weight of factor had always been the aRe shRinking aerospace Composites dedicates research & development towards TenCate Thermo-lite and TenCate Cetex Thermo-lite are the names to and weight thus allowing the opening helps in alternative and the oil rig. Water pressure TenCates thermoset and thermoplastic composite materialsup of inaccessible locations. steel pipes between the sea bed power resources are promising but not just yet. The products that help the petro-gas industry maximise potential. remember. These brands offer a versatile and unique product our contribution deep ocean oil exploration. good news is that TenCate aerospace Composites the development combined with tidal flows are also enemies of deep water exploration. dedicates research of equipment used in to your continued mobility. portfolio. To take just one example, the enhanced properties in & development towards products that help the petro-gas industry TenCate Thermo-lite and TenCate Cetex Thermo-lite are the names to TenCates thermoset and thermoplastic composite materials helps in Reserves of fossil fuels are shrinking. alternative power resources maximise potential. remember. These brands offer a versatile and unique product the development of equipment used in deep ocean oil exploration. are promising but not just yet. The good news is that TenCate portfolio. To take just one example, the enhanced properties in historically, a limiting factor had always been the combined weight of aerospace Composites dedicates research & development towards TenCate Thermo-lite and TenCate Cetex Thermo-lite are the names to TenCates thermoset and thermoplastic composite materials helps in steel pipes between the sea bed and the oil rig. Water pressure products that help the petro-gas industry maximise potential. remember. These brands offer a versatile and unique product the development of equipment used in deep ocean oil exploration. combined with tidal flows are also enemies of deep water exploration. portfolio. To take just one example, the enhanced properties in TenCates thermoset and thermoplastic composite materials helps in the development of equipment used in deep ocean oil exploration. historically, a limiting factor had always been the combined weight of steel pipes between the sea bed and the oil rig. Water pressure combined with tidal flows are also enemies of deep water exploration. TenCate Thermo-lite and TenCate Cetex Thermo-lite are the names to remember. These brands offer a versatile and unique product portfolio. To take just one example, the enhanced properties in TenCates thermoset and thermoplastic composite materials helps in the development of equipment used in deep ocean oil exploration.

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