Our composite materials solutions
The partner of choice for advanced materials development
As a top tier supplier to the aerospace engineered materials market known for our technology leadership and the value Solvay brings to our customers: scale and technical capability, profitability in the top quartile of peers, double-digit earnings growth in previous business cycles.
Combining 50 years of technology heritage, a comprehensive product portfolio and expertise in design materials and process engineering to deliver innovative customer solutions that maximize technology capability and simplify manufacturing.
We also provide advanced composite and adhesive materials for extreme-demand environments, radical temperature changes, aircraft material expansion and contraction and other external conditions.
Product portfolio for Solvay's Composite Materials solutions.
Solvay is a leading provider of carbon fiber, advanced composite materials adhesives and surfacing films, and process materials for the aerospace, automotive, oil & gas and industrial markets. Our composite material solutions offer benefits such as lightweighting, design freedom, and part and system integration. Solvay scientists and engineers work together to develop high performance materials that meet growing requirements for compatibility with automated processes, high production rates and lower total cost of ownership.
Thermoset Composites
Solvay’s prepregs and resin systems are the industry standard for stiffness, impact resistance and thermal performance. To lower manufacturing costs and enhance design freedom, we offer flexible processing options.
Thermoplastic Composites
Solvay thermoplastic composites provide manufacturing efficiency, high performance, chemical and corrosion resistance, the ability to manufacture complex shape and functional integration thanks to overmolding.
Resins
Solvay liquid resin and carbon fiber reinforcement technologies find use in a range of aerospace primary and secondary structures and have continually evolved to meet customer requirements.
Structural Adhesives & Surfacing
Aerospace manufacturers rely on Solvay for world-leading adhesive and surfacing technology and top quality products. Our products are designed to address the challenges.
Carbon Fiber
Solvay offers a range of carbon fiber products that deliver superior structural, thermal, electrical and frictional performance for aircraft, brakes, and defense systems.
Composite Tooling
Solvay offers epoxy and BMI-based tooling materials offering superior molded surface quality and assuring accurate manufacture of composite parts.
Process Materials
Manufacturing composite parts involves use of a variety of consumable products to achieve maximum cohesion of the base materials. Solvay offers consumable products in individual quantities or as tailor-made kits.
Ancillary Materials
Solvay offers a variety of ancillary materials designed to complement our primary advanced materials and adhesives supporting your component manufacturing needs.
Solvay's Composite Materials Application Engineering expertise is key to the business leadership. Our teams are dedicated to developing new composite products, technologies and processes to meet the affordability and higher-rate needs of our customer's industries.
We work collaboratively with our partners and customers to develop solutions that meet the market expectations in terms of lightweighting, design freedom, part and system integration. We put a strong focus on automated systems that will be key to the industrialization of composites. Our Application Center in Heanor, UK, is fully equipped with robotic equipment and is the test bed for many of our new technologies.
Hot Compression Molding
Solvay offers hot compression molding methods in which the composite material is placed in a heated tool and cured using applied force.
Resin Infusion
Solvay offers resin infusion technology to manufacture aerospace composite parts efficiently eliminating the need for fasteners and adhesives.
HP-RTM
Solvay offers HP-RTM (High Pressure Resin Transfer Molding) that combines hot compression molding with resin injection for a sub 3 minute cure.
Part Manufacture Automation
Solvay offers automation technology for the creation of tailored composite blanks for single step molding.
Double Diaphragm Forming (DDF)
Solvay double diaphragm forming (DDF) technology enables accurate and reliable manufacturing of complex 3D composite parts in less than 5 minutes.
Recycling
Solvay provides recycling methods to eliminate prepreg cut offs and carbon fiber disposal by ensuring 100% material utilization.
Cutting and Trimming
Solvay offers technologies to accurately cut raw composite materials and trim preform laminates and cured parts.
Joining
Solvay offers composite material joining technologies such as adhesive bonding that are designed for manufacturing.
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Solvay’s global team of composites experts are ready to respond to your inquiry. Please email our team of sales experts at custinfo@solvay.com, and they will connect you with the right person to provide the answers you need. Because of our broad portfolio and the varieties of markets we serve, we ask you to include a detailed description of your anticipated needs. The more details you are able to provide, the faster we can locate the right specialist.
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