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61 CompositesWorld.com composite manufacturing processes. The Sunstrand team has developed architectures to service a variety of industries, including automotive, sporting goods, building materials, consumer products, and marine. CEO and founder of Sunstrand, Dr. Trey Riddle, also will be leading an educa- tional session at CAMX, titled "Assessment of Composite Properties Utilizing Short Discontinuous Natural Fibers," on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 2:00 p.m. www.sunstrands.com TE Wire & Cable LLC (Saddle Brook, NJ, US), a thermocouple and specialty wire and cable manufacturer, will exhibit a variety of high- accuracy thermocouple products. Featured will be the company's AccuClave autoclave thermocouple assemblies, designed to improve the accuracy, reliability and efciency of aviation and space program auto- clave applications, including a new solution especially for tooling depart- ments. Unveiled will be prototypes of the company's new bayonet-style thermocouple sensor for measuring Invar tool temperature. This new addition to the AccuClave can be confgured to handle ambient tempera- tures of 200°C-870°C. The product is available in Type J and K calibra- tions with fxed and adjustable spring-loaded fttings. Also featured will be AccuClave reusable, pre-made thermocouple assemblies; AccuClave-X thermocouple extension cables for faster autoclave loading; the AccuConnect multi-circuit interconnect system; and AccuFlex, for composite repairs with minimal mark-of. www.tewire.com Teijin Aramid USA (Conyers, GA, US) will feature its aramid fber reinforcements under the Twaron and Technora brand names for use in automotive, aerospace, ballistic protection, civil engineering, compos- ites, heat- and cut-protective clothing and optical-fber cables. Twaron and Technora aramid fbers, says Teijin, ofer high strength and stifness in combination with low density. In powder form, they reportedly can reduce wear and improve durability in engineering plastics, even when operating under high speeds and temperatures. Twaron aramid short-cut fbers now ofer improved dosing and processing behavior. www.teijinaramid.com TenCate Advanced Composites (Morgan Hill, CA, US) will highlight several technologies. TenCate TC275-1 is an out-of-autoclave (OOA) epoxy prepreg that features good moisture resistance and good hot/wet strength retention. This product has a dry T g of 183°C and a 136°C wet T g after saturation. It has an extensive database on a variety of fbers, including HexTow HM63, IM-7 and Grafl's TR50S 15K fber. TC275-1 is in several active qualifcation programs and is already in use in large- volume applications. TenCate Cetex TC1320 PEKK-based uni-tapes will be featured. These have a relatively low processing temperatures, but reportedly retain excellent mechanical performance at 121°C with good impact and FST properties. Developed to serve commercial aircraft structural U l t r a s on i c C-Scan Inspection S y s t e m s for your High Performance M a t e r i a l s Complete Ultrasonic I n t e g r a t i on I mmer s i on tanks System upgrades G a n t r i e s 56 Hudson S t ree t , Northborough, MA 01532 508-351-3423 www.matec.com Email: s al e s @ m a t e c . c o m CAMX 2015