Case Studies

Inflatables Made BETTER WITH BRAID

HDT Global, Inc utilizes A&P’s braid for AirBeam® structures used for framing aircraft maintenance hangars for the U.S. Air Force. Traditionally, metal frames requiring a lot of time and labor to …

Honeywell Jet Engine Guide Vanes made BETTER WITH BRAID

A good example of braided preforms created to support high volume applications are the braided stator vane preforms produced for Honeywell jet engine exit guide vanes. A&P produces over 30,000 stator …

Sheet Molding Compound Made Better with Braid

IDI Composites offers Fortium SMC and QISO in a chemically matched prepreg for use in high stress areas with complex geometries. By inserting layers of 0°, +/-60° QISO, useage of SMC can be …

GE Aviation’s GEnx Engine Made Better With Braid

Powering Boeing’s 787-8, -9, -10 and Boeing’s 747-8, the GEnx is the most fuel efficient, quiet, and low-emissions jet engine that GEAE has ever introduced for large jet aircraft. …