TenCate Advanced Composites USA Inc. Showroom : COMPOSITESWORLD.com

Contact Information

Phone: (408) 776-0700
Toll-Free:
Fax: (408) 776-0107

Mailing Address:
18410 Butterfield Blvd.

Morgan Hill, CA USA 95037

Sales Contact: John McKnight , (425) 881-1894 j.mcknight@tencate.com

Engineer Contact: Barry Meyers , (408) 776-0700 b.meyers@tencate.com

Additional Locations:

» Sales Office Leamington Spa , England, United Kingdom +44 192 6831 959

» Sales Office Seattle WA , USA (206) 726-3456

» 1235 Beacon Hill Alpharetta GA , USA (770) 475-7977

» 259 Cape Hwy., Rte 44 Taunton MA , USA (508) 977-9501

» 2970 Bay Vista Ct. Benicia CA , USA (707) 7474-2750

Products/Services:
Supplier of thermoset and thermoplastic advanced composite materials, including prepregs, liquid resins, syntactic foams and preconsolidated laminates for aerospace, commercial, industrial and recreational markets. Manufacturer of composite and composite/ceramic hard armor for personal, vehicle and aircraft ballistic protection. (See TenCate for product and services descriptions)

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Product Categories of TenCate Advanced Composites USA Inc.

Materials
- Matrix resins, thermoplastic
  - Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)
  - Nylon (polyamide)
  - Polycarbonate
  - Polyether ketone family (PEK, PEKK, PEEK)
  - Polyetherimide
  - Polyethersulfone
  - Polyethylene
  - Polyphenylene sulfide (PPS)
  - Polypropylene
  - Other thermoplastics
- Matrix resins, thermoset
  - Cyanate ester
  - Epoxy
    - Epoxy, 250 F cure
    - Epoxy, 350 F cure
    - Epoxy, toughened
  - Other thermosets
- Prepregs, thermoplastic
  - Fabric
  - RTP sheet (GMT)
  - RTP sheet, continuously reinforced
  - Tape
  - Tow or roving
- Prepregs, thermoset
  - Bismaleimide
    - Bismaleimide, <12K tow
    - Bismaleimide,
      - 12K tow
    - Bismaleimide, 3-inch tape
    - Bismaleimide, 6-inch tape
    - Bismaleimide, 12-inch tape
    - Bismaleimide, 60-inch tape
    - Bismaleimide, Other tape
    - Bismaleimide, Fabric
    - Bismaleimide, Mat
    - Bismaleimide, Other broadgoods
  - Cyanate ester
    - Cyanate ester, <12K tow
    - Cyanate ester,
      - 12K tow
    - Cyanate ester, 3-inch tape
    - Cyanate ester, 6-inch tape
    - Cyanate ester, 12-inch tape
    - Cyanate ester, 60-inch tape
    - Cyanate ester, Other tape
    - Cyanate ester, Fabric
    - Cyanate ester, Mat
    - Cyanate ester, Other broadgoods
  - Epoxy
    - Epoxy, <12K tow
    - Epoxy,
      - 12K tow
    - Epoxy, 3-inch tape
    - Epoxy, 6-inch tape
    - Epoxy, 12-inch tape
    - Epoxy, 60-inch tape
    - Epoxy, Other tape
    - Epoxy, Fabric
    - Epoxy, Mat
    - Epoxy, Other broadgoods
  - Epoxy, 250 F cure
    - Epoxy, 250 F cure, <12K tow
    - Epoxy, 250 F cure,
      - 12K tow
    - Epoxy, 250 F cure, 3-inch tape
    - Epoxy, 250 F cure, 6-inch tape
    - Epoxy, 250 F cure, 12-inch tape
    - Epoxy, 250 F cure, 60-inch tape
    - Epoxy, 250 F cure, Other tape
    - Epoxy, 250 F cure, Fabric
    - Epoxy, 250 F cure, Mat
    - Epoxy, 250 F cure, Other broadgoods
  - Epoxy, 350 F cure
    - Epoxy, 350 F cure, <12K tow
    - Epoxy, 350 F cure,
      - 12K tow
    - Epoxy, 350 F cure, 3-inch tape
    - Epoxy, 350 F cure, 6-inch tape
    - Epoxy, 350 F cure, 12-inch tape
    - Epoxy, 350 F cure, 60-inch tape
    - Epoxy, 350 F cure, Other tape
    - Epoxy, 350 F cure, Fabric
    - Epoxy, 350 F cure, Mat
    - Epoxy, 350 F cure, Other broadgoods
  - Epoxy, toughened
    - Epoxy, toughened, <12K tow
    - Epoxy, toughened,
      - 12K tow
    - Epoxy, toughened, 3-inch tape
    - Epoxy, toughened, 6-inch tape
    - Epoxy, toughened, 12-inch tape
    - Epoxy, toughened, 60-inch tape
    - Epoxy, toughened, Other tape
    - Epoxy, toughened, Fabric
    - Epoxy, toughened, Mat
    - Epoxy, toughened, Other broadgoods
  - Polyimide
    - Polyimide, <12K tow
    - Polyimide,
      - 12K tow
    - Polyimide, 3-inch tape
    - Polyimide, 6-inch tape
    - Polyimide, 12-inch tape
    - Polyimide, 60-inch tape
    - Polyimide, Other tape
    - Polyimide, Fabric
    - Polyimide, Mat
    - Polyimide, Other broadgoods
  - Other
    - Other, <12K tow
    - Other,
      - 12K tow
    - Other, 3-inch tape
    - Other, 6-inch tape
    - Other, 12-inch tape
    - Other, 60-inch tape
    - Other, Fabric
    - Other, Mat
    - Other, Other broadgoods
- Adhesives
  - Bismaleimide
    - Bismaleimide, Film
    - Bismaleimide, Foam
    - Bismaleimide, Paste
    - Bismaleimide, Other
  - Epoxy
    - Epoxy, Film
    - Epoxy, Foam
    - Epoxy, Hot melt
    - Epoxy, Paste
    - Epoxy, Other
  - Polyimide
    - Polyimide, Film
    - Polyimide, Paste
    - Polyimide, Other
  - Other
    - Other, Film
    - Other, Foam
    - Other, Paste
    - Other, Other
- Core materials and flow media
  - Foam core
    - Foam core, epoxy
    - Foam core, other
  - Syntactic core, expanding
  - Syntactic core, nonexpanding
- Casting resins
  - Epoxy
  - Epoxy
  - Other casting resins
- Resin additives & modifiers
  - Ablatives
Fabricating services
- Thermoplastic materials
  - Compression molding
  - Cutting, finishing, and machining
- Thermoset materials
  - Ceramic matrix composite casting
  - Compression molding
  - Custom compounding and blending
  - Cutting, finishing, and machining
Composite Structures & Components
- Armor, ceramic
- Armor, composite
- Laminate panels, with core
- Laminate sheets, solid
Design, testing, consulting, other services
- CAD/CAM/CAE design
- Testing
  - Testing, materials

Deep Links

Advanced Composite Materials: TenCate Advanced Composites has both thermoplastic and thermoset solutions for your Aerospace, Astrospace, Commercial, Industrial, Microwave, Recreational and other composite applications. Both families of composites are available from TenCate Advanced Composites (Europe) and TenCate Advanced Composites USA.

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