Carrier Veils to Improve Integrity & Processing

Our OPTIVEIL® lightweight nonwovens are ideal carrier substrates for adhesive or surfacing films. They act as a support and enable rapid, even wet out of adhesive or resin, creating a thin, uniform bond-line and improving the structural integrity and handling of the final product. OPTIVEIL® is also used as a processing aid, acting as a carrier or stabilisation layer for fragile fabrics in higher throughput composite manufacturing processes to prevent distortion and enable efficient processing. In addition to being an effective carrier substrate, our lightweight OPTIVEIL® thermoplastic and glass veils can aid composite fabrication through enhancing both resin flow and interlaminar fracture toughness.

As well as being used as adhesive carriers, OPTIVEIL® is also playing a part in aiding the adoption of more automated, higher throughput composite production processes. The veils act as a stabilisation layer, supporting more fragile fabrics such as UD tapes, NCF and dry fabrics to ensure they maintain fibre orientation and structural integrity during handling. The veils prevent fabric distortion and misalignment, enabling efficient processing and part manufacture.