Composite Surfacing and Lightning Strike Protection

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Surfacing films are designed to improve the surface quality of honeycomb stiffened composite parts. They also provide a barrier for dissimilar materials, decrease surface preparation time and provide protection of structural fibers. But this is not all: Laminated films composed of a surfacing film and a conductive metal foil protect the composite structure from damage caused by lightning strikes.

Primary topics:

  • Surfacing films for aircrafts
  • High thermal fatigue resistance
  • Lightning strike protection
  • Process labor reduction
  • Out of Autoclave solutions

Moderator: Jeff Sloan, editor-in-chief, Composites World

Presenter bios:

Ray Cornwell (technical service manager aerospace, Henkel) joined Henkel in 2004 and currently is the Technical Service Manager at Bay Point, USA, facility and has serviced the Aerospace Industry for 35 plus years. In his role as one of Henkel’s IACET authorized Certified Instructors, Ray conducts the training for our Adhesive and Frekote product lines to our authorized distributors and customers.

 
 
 

David Leach (Global Composites segment manager composites, Henkel) has over 25-years of experience in composite materials for aerospace applications, working in a variety of roles including R&D, technical support and marketing. His experience includes the development and use of composite materials for aircraft structures, interiors and satellites. His materials experience includes carbon and glass fiber reinforced composites with epoxy, phenolic, cyanate ester and thermoplastic matrices.

John Marsicano (technical customer support representative, Henkel) has over 19-years of experience in structural adhesives and composite aerospace qualifications and applications. His experience includes the completion of several major customer qualifications, support for shop trials, technical and troubleshooting recommendations and hands on product application training. His materials experience is centered around mold releases, epoxy structural paste, films, syntactic and composite materials qualified into the aerospace industry.

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