SMACWRAP in Composites for Vibrations Damping & Crash Safety

Posted by SCC Technical Editor
On September 12, 2018

SMACWRAP is a unique uncured visco-elastic rubber material that can be cured within the composite to dampen vibration, improve crash safety and flexibility. It is uses in high tech composite sports equipment, race cars, aerospace fuselage panels and space craft for all different types of uses. It can be used to remove the need [...]

Axson APF 7 Black for Aircraft Repair

Posted by SCC Technical Editor
On August 29, 2018

APF 7 is a high temperature aerospace grade repair filler specifically formulated for use in components requiring above standard service temperatures. One interesting use of APF 7 is as a lightweight solution for pinhole filling, instead of adding multiple layers of paint to create a smooth aerodynamic finish. SCC talk about how APF 7 [...]

Consolidating production with Rohacell

Posted by SCC Technical Editor
On December 14, 2017

Rohacell provides a multitude of benefits for the processing composite parts, including the reduction of weight, low resin absorption and high temperature performance. It’s lightweight, high compression strength structure allows for high pressure and high temperature curing up to 8 bar and 220 Celsius, great for open and closed mould curing in autoclave, where [...]

Increasing Daily Efficiency in an Advanced Composites Production Facilities with 3M 9323

Posted by SCC Technical Editor
On December 1, 2017

3M comment on some of the products they have developed in line with their “15% time” policy giving their employees the time to innovated using 3M resources and their experiences at advanced composites production facilities. “Pushing the boundaries of technology, whilst maintaining cost efficiency is an important balance is staying relevant as an F1 [...]