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Solvay develops new composite bonding technology

24 May '18

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Courtesy: Solvay

Solvay has developed FusePly, a breakthrough composite bonding technology to build reliable, bonded composite parts using conventional manufacturing processes. The technology creates covalently bonded structures, potentially removing the need for abundant rivets and fasteners. It addresses the manufacturing challenges faced by aircraft builders.

Aircraft manufacturers are looking for improved performance, build rates and lightweighting.

FusePly offers clear step-change bonding performance and benefits to users. Through the creation of chemical bonds, FusePly enables part manufacturers to have increased confidence in bonded structures.

Compared to mechanical fasteners, FusePly offers higher performance since drilling holes into fibre-reinforced structures introduces structural damage and creates stress concentrations that ultimately reduce the load capacity of the part.

The reduction and replacement of fasteners with FusePly bonding will substantially reduce the overall weight of the aircraft. In addition, adhesives offer much greater design flexibility during manufacture and assembly at lower cost. FusePly can easily be integrated into existing manufacturing processes as an upgrade for traditional surface preparation methods.

Solvay is introducing FusePlyTM at the ongoing SAMPE Long Beach 2018. (SV)

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