Hennecke has announced a major investment in a metering machine it calls ‘Streamline’, which it hopes will advance applications for its production of fibre composite components.
Hennecke, based near Bonn in Germany, developed the machine system with a wide variety of matrix systems in the HP-RTM process.
Its 3-Component STREAMLINE metering machine is available for testing at Hennecke’s plant in Sankt-Augustin, North-Rhine Westphalia. its 1,000 m² R&D centre now has a greater performance capacity, particularly in the processing of all current matrix systems of fibre composite components, including polyurethane, epoxy or reactive polyamide six raw material systems.
Jürgen Wirth, Manager Application and Development Technology, said: “In the Techcentre, all reactive matrix materials available on the market can now be used to produce fibre composite components on a metering machine for the first time.
“The major benefit is that a variety of matrix systems incompatible with each other can now be processed in very quick succession, as the integration of three individual metering lines minimizes complex rinsing and cleaning processes.”
Cumulative know-how of fibre composite components production (from left to right): Jens Winiarz (Head of Sales Composites & Advanced Applications), Jens Geuer (Product Manager Lightweight Technologies), and Jürgen Wirth (Manager Application & Development Technology) in front of the new 3-Component STREAMLINE in the Hennecke TECHCENTER.
