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As headline sponsors of the show, our team at PRF Composite Materials (Stand W170) are delighted to be showcasing our cutting-edge prepreg materials and resin films, and to be celebrating our shortlisting for the Composites UK Industry Awards 2024 – for the second year in a row in the category of Innovation in Composite Materials.

This year, we have introduced 2 new resin films: RF Primer and RFA570 eXpress cure adhesive film for core bonding applications. Formulated as an epoxy-based composite primer/surfacing film, our new RF Primer is fully compatible with their epoxy prepreg systems and provides a sacrificial surface that enables the constructor to eliminate paint priming, thereby reducing the time required for surface preparation. RFA570 is a unique product which has been principally designed for use with PRF’s RP570 and RP570 FR eXpress cure epoxy prepregs, as an adhesive film for core bonding applications. The distinctive characteristics of this product enable it to be cured in a press in 4 minutes at 140°C, thereby speeding up the processing of honeycomb sandwich panels - with either nomex or aluminium honeycomb.

On the stand, we will have aircraft interior components on display constructed using our RP570 FR eXpress cure fire-retardant epoxy prepreg system, REEPREG prepreg material made with recycled chopped carbon fibre mat and carbon tools manufactured with our groundbreaking prepreg tooling technology Q.tool. Sales Director Vincent Fawcett will also be presenting the opportunities for HVM in advanced composite manufacturing with Pentaxia, focussing on PRF’s eXpress cure prepreg systems.