SPRING 2019 A Rich Heritage, a Blossoming Future The Power of Partnership www.toraytac.com Toray Textures CONTENTS Corporate Philosophy 42 A New 4 Safe Flying Contributing to society through 7 Auto Industry on Eve of Composites Serial Production the creation of new value with Reinforcing Generation innovative ideas, technologies, 10 "A natural match" and products of Helicopters 12 Next Stage of TAPAS Corporate Missions Our Composites 14 Hannover Messe Success for TenCate For our customers: To provide new value 17 Far, Far Away to our customers through high-quality products Market Position 20 D²Ragon: Aerospace Cluster in China and superior services 23 Amber Composites Celebrates TenCate Advanced Composites blossoms into a new era at JEC World 2019, officially becoming Toray Advanced Composites. For our employees: Anniversary with New Name To provide our employees As we look to the future, it is important to recognize our legacy as part of the 315-year-old Dutch textiles company Koninklijke (Royal) 25 Tooling Reinvented with opportunities for TenCate AmberTool® Composite Tooling Prepreg self-development in a TenCate. TenCate revolutionized the adoption of thermoplastic composites in the aerospace industry with its Cetex® portfolio, itself in challenging environment its 30th year. Cetex® is responsible for numerous global firsts that revolutionized the industry and continue today with the world’s first 28 Next Generation Advanced Composites for Space 07 Auto Industry Advanced Rigid Array (ARA) Mk4 Panel thermoplastic rear pressure bulkhead, manufactured by Premium AEROTEC for the Airbus A320 family of aircraft. For our stockholders: on Eve of To provide our stockholders 29 Connected Aircraft We highlight TenCate’s legacy in this edition, sharing a range of articles published over the years in TenCate’s corporate magazine with dependable and Composites 32 Small, Convenient, and Comfortable trustworthy management txtures. These stories not only demonstrate the rich heritage TenCate brings to the Toray family as Toray Advanced Composites, Serial Production but also the necessity of partnership and support to advance technology for our customers’ success. 35 Ultra-Pure Advanced Composites for Radomes For society: Technologically Advanced Triband Satcom Radome To establish ties and develop mutual trust as a responsible Toray Advanced Composites continues to offer a portfolio of industry-leading resin and prepreg technologies, now with the global 36 Aston Martin Valkyrie Door Assembly The Power of Partnership corporate citizen scale to drive these technologies into new segments. The leading supplier of carbon fiber and composite materials in the world, Toray brings vertical integration and scale to Toray Advanced Composites, along with a strong commercial channel to drive these 38 Expertise in Thermoplastics For our customers: products into the right applications at a competitive price. To provide new value to our 14 Hannover 41 Lightweight Stow Bin Latch Cover for customers through high-quality Messe Success Boeing 787 and 747-8I Aircraft products and superior services Toray Advanced Composites will bring a robust portfolio of products to our customers, leveraging our combined companies’ strength. TenCate Cetex® Thermoplastics for Aircraft Interiors We will continue to work as partners with our key resin and reinforcement suppliers to support the programs that are important to us for TenCate 42 A New Generation of Helicopters Corporate Guiding Priniciples all. And as always, we will be transparent, honest, and committed to working as partners with our customers. After all, our goal is Safety and Environment your success. When you succeed, we succeed. 45 The Fifth Mode of Transportation Ethics and Fairness Customer-focus 48 Langley Mill: the Top in Thermoset Innovation On behalf of Toray Advanced Composites’ management and employees, I thank you all sincerely for the support you have shown Fieldwork and Initiative us over the years. We look forward to expanding our partnership with you in the future as Toray Advanced Composites. 50 Thermoplastic Composites: Success and Growth Global Competitiveness 54 Thermoset Prepregs Make Space Global Coalition Travel More Affordable Emphasis on Human Resources Mr. Keisuke Ishii, Chief Executive Officer 56 Underbody Panel for the Jaguar F-TYPE Head Office Toray Advanced Composites 18255 Sutter Blvd. 59 Global Partner for Aerospace Composites Next-Generation Multipurpose Light Morgan Hill, Single-Engine Helicopter CA 95037, USA Tel. +1 408 465 8500 60 In the Center of the High-Tech Composites Industry [email protected] 50 Thermoplastic 64 A Royal Company Articles reproduced from Composites: 65 Aerospace Composites Go Underground previous editions of txtures Success with the permission of 68 Support without the Weight Koninklijke Ten Cate B.V. and Growth 71 2019 Events Calendar Photo on front cover Meet the Team The wing tip of the Airbus ©2019. All data given is based on representative samples of the materials in question. Since the method and circumstances under which these materials are processed and tested are key to their performance, A350 XWB (photo: Airbus and TenCate Advanced Composites has no assurance of how its customers will use the material, the corporation cannot guarantee these properties. TenCate®, (TenCate) AmberTool®, (TenCate) Cetex®, (TenCate) CFRT®, (TenCate) MicroPly™, and all other related characters, logos, and trade names are claims and/or registered trademarks of Koninklijke Ten Cate B.V., Toray Industries Inc. and/or its affiliated companies in S.A.S./P. Pigeyre) one or more countries. Use of trademarks, trade names, and other IP rights of Koninklijke Ten Cate B.V. or TenCate Advanced Composites without prior written approval by such is strictly prohibited. 2 Toray Textures | Spring 2019 3 PROTECTING PEOPLE TENCATE COMPOSITES FOR SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY Safe Flying TenCate Advanced Composites supplies the aerospace industry with thermoset and thermoplastic composite. The major end-users in the aerospace industry are Airbus and Boeing. The proportion of composites in new generations of aircraft is increasing. This applies to parts for the fuselage and wings as well as for the interior. In 2014, the market group is expected to increase its revenues and result due to increasing production for aircraft for which qualifications have been received. TenCate revenues from the aerospace industry box) and whether they will be comfortable during declined in 2012 and the first half of 2013 as a result the journey. This is in part determined by the cabin of delays in deliveries for the Airbus A380 and A350 pressure and humidity and whether one is sitting and the Boeing 787. After this period, however, comfortably. TenCate Advanced Composites USA revenues and profitability increased: the TenCate currently supplies many composite materials to both Advanced Composites market group recorded a 16 US and European aircraft seat manufacturers. One percent increase in revenues in 2013. The market for of these customers is Geven, an Italian company aerospace composites showed strong growth, and manufacturing aircraft seats and interiors. The good progress was made in the latest generation of American company Cutting Dynamics has used aircraft. The order book for the Boeing 787, which TenCate composite to make a lightweight, slim seat is important to TenCate, has more than 900 aircraft frame with high crashworthiness (up to 16G). listed in it. The order book at Airbus for the A350 is also well filled, containing over 800 aircraft. The French company Expliseat has made an aircraft seat weighing a mere 4 kilos, based on Radomes a combination of titanium and TenCate composite. Increasing opportunities for communication during This provides a saving on fuel of up to €370,000 passenger flights, especially in the United States, a year for each A320 or B737. It is the lightest have led to a great demand for radomes. These are aircraft seat ever to have withstood the crash made of thermoset composite material and often test. Meanwhile, a contract has been signed for Performance Excellence Award involve the nose of the aircraft, which houses the the delivery of these seats to a European aircraft TenCate Advanced Composites received radar equipment. These materials are subject to manufacturer. BE Aerospace, also a major seat Boeing Silver Performance Excellence stringent requirements for impact tolerance. They manufacturer, uses TenCate Cetex® laminate for Awards in 2013 and 2017. This is an annual award presented by The Boeing Company must be made in an extremely clean environment (a the structure that joins the seat to the floor. If it to suppliers who have put in a superior clean room), so they do not become contaminated is the buyer of the aircraft who determines which performance. with conductive particles, which may lead to interior will be used in the aircraft, this is known In 2013, TenCate was one of only 459 suppliers safety problems and communication malfunctions. as buyer-furnished equipment. If the aircraft to have received this award at Silver level. TenCate Advanced Composites produces these manufacturer sees to this, then it is known as There are in total approximately 23,000 Boeing suppliers. This award is particularly important materials in its facility at Morgan Hill (California). supplier-furnished equipment. because TenCate compression-molded parts for the military V-22 Osprey helicopter program (photo) provide a reduction in both Aircraft seats cost and weight. TenCate also supplies