materials High-tech composites for lightweight construction The demand for high-tech composite solutions for lightweight automotive construction is growing. Lanxess has been focusing on this area for a long time and has become a key partner for this sector, offering a high number of competitive solutions. This article highlights some of the company's latest innovations. By weight both in the hybrid moulding process and in various compression moulding processes for fibrereinforced thermoplastic matrices. Other new developments include a highly reinforced but at the same time exceptionally easy-flow Durethan polyamide 6, as well as various Pocan polyesters for external bodywork parts and flame-retardant Durethan polyamides for automotive electrical and electronics circuits. Strength and stiffness Binder.......................... p25 Additive..................... p26 CFRP............................. p30 Epoxy .......................... p32 Hybrid polymer.... p34 QSP................................ p36 CRTP............................. p39 Rear axles ............... p42 Tanks ........................... p43 Engines ..................... p44 Feature Automotive The time of mass production happened AFP / ATL Filament Winding Prepreg Making Prepreg Slitting Composite Machining Lanxess used the underbody protection of a German compact car to demonstrate the advantages of Tepex as the overlay for locally reinforcing compression-moulded thermoplastic Tim Arping Head of Marketing for the EMEA region High Performance Materials (HPM) business unit Lanxess EQUIPMENT & SOFTWARE www.mikrosam.com T his article first focuses on the great opportunities offered by Tepex - a continuous-fibrereinforced thermoplastic composite - for the cost-effective construction of lightweight automobiles. This material has enormous potential to save Resistances to low temperatures and very rigid at high temperatures No98 July - August 2015 / jec composites magazine 23http://www.mikrosam.com