Transportation
Typical Applications:
- Trucks, Trailers, Semi-trailers (truck/trailer boxes, dividers, doors, aerodynamic side skirts and tail elements, bulkhead, …)
- Public transportation – buses, trams, trains (interior elements and body panels, flaps and covers)
- Inner cladding for commercial vehicles
- RVs
- Cargo-containers, ULDs
- Aircraft interior parts (under development)
Key advantages:
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Weight-reduction per the honeycomb sandwich panel effec
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Cost-reduction per the efficient, in-line integrated production process
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Enhanced rigidity
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Good toughness
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Insensitive to moisture and humidity effects (plywood replacement)
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Improved thermal insulation and acoustic performance
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Reduction of C02 emissions and minimal environmental impact
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Excellent thermo-formability
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Enhanced fire resistance and FST properties
Most popular honeycomb core materials in these applications:
- Polypropylene, FR and FST qualified thermoplastics, Polyamide (PA6, PA66, …), …
Most popular sandwich skin materials in these applications:
- Thermoplastic composites, Thermoset composites, Steel, Aluminium, Polypropylene, FR and FST qualified thermoplastics, …