Textron Systems and Boston Materials to collaborate on advanced materials for hypersonics
Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. company, and Boston Materials, Inc. announced they have reached an agreement to collaborate on the development and industrialization of advanced high temperature composites.
Advanced, affordable high temperature materials for thermal protection systems are needed for the next generation of hypersonic platforms and re-entry vehicles. Textron Systems is a long-established provider of high-performance composite thermal protection systems used on applications ranging from the Apollo Missions program to Minuteman III to NASA deep space probes.
Boston Materials has developed ZRT™, a unique Z-axis oriented carbon fiber film for the reinforcement of composite materials. This product leverages Boston Materials’ patented Z-axis Fiber™ technology.
“ZRT may help us achieve lower-cost, more easily manufactured high-temperature thermal protection systems” says Dave Scaringella, Vice President, Strategic Systems at Textron Systems. “Boston Materials’ efforts may be an enabler for the next generation of re-entry and hypersonic vehicles.”
“Textron Systems is an iconic and respected Aerospace and Defense enterprise. They envisioned how our Z-axis Fiber technology can breakthrough their performance and cost trade-offs in one of the most extreme Aerospace applications. This collaboration further establishes Boston Materials as a leading supplier of high-performance and reliable materials solutions for the most innovative enterprises” says Anvesh Gurijala, CEO of Boston Materials.
