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James Cropper Advanced Materials customers are among the largest aerospace manufacturers in the world, including many Fortune 100 and 500 companies. Our portfolio of products are in use on most commercial aircraft, delivering surface finish solutions, improved processing, light weighting efficiency solutions, and more.

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Overview

Helping Aerocomposites Take Flight

Our lightweight nonwovens feature extensively in both primary and secondary composite aerostructures and often fulfil more than one function. They are suitable for both thermoset and thermoplastic systems, acting as a carrier substrate for adhesives or fragile materials, providing a superior surface finish, imparting functionality such as EMI shielding and electrical conductivity, as well as enhancing fracture toughness or resin flow.

Applications

Multiple benefits from using a single material

Aerostructures

Our dielectric nonwovens provide an extremely uniform, lightweight and easy to incorporate barrier to prevent the occurrence of galvanic corrosion in aircraft components.

Corrosion Resistance

Aerostructures

Our nonwovens are used in resin infusion processes in aerocomposites to improve resin flow during manufacture, enabling a higher part throughput and lower defect rate.

Resin Flow Media

Aerostructures

The integrity and durability of aerocomposites can be improved by the addition of our thermoplastic veils, reducing crack formation and propagation when the component is under pressure.

Fracture Toughness

Aircraft Engines

Our Tecnofire® fire protection materials deliver the required fire protection to aircraft engines without the toxicity, structural compromises or time consuming application associated with alternative technologies like additives or paints.

Fire Protection

Aircraft Interiors

Used in non-critical components such as aircraft interiors, our recycled veils can enhance the surface finish with the added benefit of sustainability.

Recycled Carbon

Avionics

Our metal coated nonwovens are used to shield flight avionics from electromagnetic interference which could compromise aircraft operation and safety.

EMI Shielding

Primary and Secondary Aerostructures

A lightweight carrier substrate for adhesive films which is used in the fabrication of composite aircraft. Our veils are also used as a support for manufacturing techniques involving fragile materials such as tailored fibre placement.

Carrier

Surface Finish

Our surfacing veils provide a high quality, resin rich surface finish to both interior and exterior composite components with a minimum weight addition. Incorporated as a surfacing layer in a composite part, or as part of a surfacing film, the veils minimise the problem of print through, pin holes and voids and reduce the amount of further processing required.

Surface Finish

Solutions Experts

We understand that each customer has unique requirements, and we take pride in delivering bespoke solutions tailored to meet these specific needs. From customized binder content to advanced nano coatings, our objective is to develop forward-looking technologies that equip our customers to address future challenges effectively.

Trusted Partners

For over 175 years we have partnered with our customers, innovating alongside them to create create cutting edge solutions.

Driving Innovation

We are committed to advancing material science and innovation to drive progress and deliver future focused solutions.

Pushing the Boundaries of Material Science

Our dedicated innovation team, is committed to pushing the boundaries of what is achievable, developing new technologies, products and solutions that transform industries.

Aerospace Quality as Standard

We are dedicated to manufacturing the highest quality product that both meets and exceeds our customers expectations. We are ISO 9001 and AS9100 accredited.