Teijin: Airbus with carbon fiber material: A320neo, wing spoiler
Teijin:
On July 21, we announced that Teijin’s intermediate materials will be used in Airbus.
Decided to use Teijin’s carbon fiber “Tenax”.
It is used as a material for the main wing spoiler of the main aircraft A320neo.
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc
It is molded as a wing spoiler at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., a British manufacturer of structural components, and Prestwick UK plant.
CFRP spoiler:
The CFRP (carbon fiber composite material) spoiler is a combination of Tenax DRNF and Tenax DRBF.
Reasons for adoption this time:
RTM molding is superior in productivity and cost efficiency to conventional autoclave (hardening using a large pot) molding.
This time, productivity and cost were evaluated and it was adopted.
RTM (Resin Transfer Molding) molding:
In the mold
After placing the carbon fiber sheet,
A method of injecting a resin to cure it,
It is made by RTM (Resin Transfer Molding) molding.
It is the same molding method as the rear hatch of the current Prius plug-in hybrid.
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Tenax® Non-Crimp Fabrics and Tenax® Braided Fibers qualified for Airbus A320neo Spoilers