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17 Jun 2009  -  United Kingdom

A portfolio dedicated to aerospace structures, space and satellite

Advanced Composites Group Ltd. (ACG), part of the Composites Division of Umeco plc, is  exhibiting on Pattonair's Stand E36 in Hall 5 at the Paris Air Show - Le Bourget, Paris, France, between the15th and 21st June 2009. Pattonair is Umeco plc's global distribution and supply chain management business.

ACG features its industry-leading Out-of-Autoclave (OOA) technology for aerospace structures at the Show. The Group will display an integrally stiffened panel and a one-shot honeycomb panel, both manufactured using its Airbus qualified MTM®44-1 OOA material.

ACG will also be promoting two other OOA aerospace structural materials, namely MTM®45-1 and MTM®46, both of which have the largest available Public ‘B’ and ‘A’ basis databases generated via FAA accepted methodology at both lamina and laminate level.

ACG also manufactures a wide range of aircraft interior prepreg materials qualified to Airbus specifications. The Group’s prepreg range includes epoxy, phenolic, and bismaleimide (BMI) resin systems supplied in a number of different formats and fibre reinforcements, such as carbon, E, R and S glass.

For aircraft interior applications, the Group’s materials exhibit excellent fire performance characteristics that enable components meet mandatory regulations such as the Federal Aviation Authority’s FAR25.853 and Airbus ABD0031 directives.

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 also launches new Space and Satellite material
The HTM®143 is a high temperature moulding and low moisture pick-up cyanate ester resin matrix system suitable for space and satellite applications.

With a 0.55% weight gain on neat resin, HTM143 exhibits one of the lowest moisture pick-up rates of all comparable systems currently on the market. With a long out life of 21 days and a high Tg capability of 250°C (482°F), achieved after a suitable post-cure, HTM143 can be used to manufacture space structures exhibiting high dimensional stability.

HTM143, which is non-ITAR listed, has already been selected for use on several satellite programs.

ACG’s HTM143 is available for use with a wide range of unidirectional, biaxial and woven carbon fibre materials

About Advanced Composites Group
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 650 worldwide.

Umeco - 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. 

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 One 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 & 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 : Advanced Composites Group