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04 Jul 2008  -  United Kingdom

ACG's custom range of prepregs for aerospace interiors

Advanced Composites Group Ltd. (ACG), part of the Composites Division of Umeco plc, manufactures a range of aircraft interior prepreg materials which are qualified to Airbus specifications. 

ACG’s wide range of prepreg products includes epoxy, phenolic, and bismaleimide (BMI) resin systems that are supplied in a number of different formats and fibre reinforcements, such as carbon, E, R and S glass. 

For aircraft interior applications, ACG’s prepreg materials exhibit excellent fire performance
characteristics that enable components to meet mandatory regulations, such as the Federal Aviation Authority’s FAR25.853 and Airbus ABD0031 directives. ACG’s phenolic prepregs are widely used in passenger cabin interior applications for components such as side wall and ceiling panels, partitions, and modular fittings, including lavatories, galleys, wardrobes and overhead luggage bins, where they exhibit remarkable stiffness even at minimal weight, which is particularly true for honeycomb-cored parts. 

ACG’s phenolic prepregs exhibit low heat release, as well as minimal emission of smoke and toxic gasses. 

ACG also offers prepreg materials exclusively manufactured for other interior fittings, such as seat outer shells and inner structures, air ducting and mixers, cabin and cargo flooring, and cargo liners. The range includes high tack adhesive epoxies, high service temperature BMI and phenolics. 

From its prepreg manufacturing facilities in the UK and the USA, the Group services all markets by delivering bespoke products to short lead times, a service which is supported by a global network of dedicated sales and support agencies. 

Advanced Composites Group (ACG) - manufacturer of advanced composites materials and components. ACG specialises in the manufacture of high performance composite materials for a diverse range of industries, such as motorsport, aerospace, marine, automotive, construction, wind energy and leisure sports. The main focus of the Group's business, which operates through four divisions, is the manufacture of prepregs for components and tooling. ACG has manufacturing operations in Heanor and Manchester in the UK, Tulsa in the USA and Cape Town in South Africa. The Group is managed from its head office in Heanor and employs around 560 worldwide. 
Umeco is a leading innovator in distribution and supply chain management to the aerospace and defence industries, harnessing new methods for enhancing its customers' performance and profitability.
Umeco also has significant manufacturing interests in advanced composite materials for a growing range of applications in its core aerospace and defence markets and in other high performance technology industries such as motor sport, automotive and wind energy.
Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Umeco had turnover of £335.2 million in the year to 31 March 2008.
Umeco is managed through two divisions: 

Umeco Composites - a provider of a complete range of advanced composite materials principally to the aerospace, motor sport, automotive and wind energy markets.
Customers include Boeing, Airbus, BAE Systems, manufacturers of wind turbines, a number of manufacturers of high performance super cars and Formula 1 teams including Team McLaren Mercedes 

Umeco Supply Chain - a leading international provider of value-added distribution and supply chain outsourcing services to customers in the aerospace and defence market. With its specialisation in the supply of small components and sophisticated IT systems, its growing global customer base can enjoy significant operational, cost and working capital benefits.
Customers include Rolls-Royce plc, BAE Systems, Safran Group, Parker Aerospace, Goodrich, Thales, Aerospace, Turbomeca, Lockheed Martin and the US Department of Defense.

Source : ACG