Composites Evolution Launches High‑Performance Prepregs and New Thermoplastic UD Tape Technology

Composites Evolution (Chesterfield, U.K.), a developer, manufacturer and supplier of prepregs for the production of lightweight structures, highlights its range of prepreg offerings and introduces a novel thermoplastic tape manufacturing capability.

Composites Evolution has a family of specialist prepregs for various applications, including Evopreg EPC epoxy component prepregs which are a range of pre-impregnated fabrics suitable for molding into high-performance, lightweight, structural components; Evopreg EPT epoxy tooling prepregs which have been designed to help composite tooling manufacturers improve the flexibility and efficiency of their tooling manufacturing processes; and Evopreg PFC fire-retardant prepregs a 100% bio-derived alternative to phenolics for applications where fire performance is a critical requirement, such as battery boxes.

The company also highlights its Evopreg ampliTex, which combines high-performance Evopreg epoxy resin systems with Bcomp’s (Fribourg, Switzerland) ampliTex flax reinforcements for outstanding performance. Composites Evolution has developed a rear wing from a Ginetta G56 GTA GT4 racecar with this material.

Further, the company’s range Evopreg PA thermoplastic tapes range, initially launched at Advanced Engineering, are manufactured from polyamide 6 (PA6) polymer with unidirectional (UD) carbon fiber. They are suitable for automated tape laying (ATL), filament winding and compression molding processes.