Lewcott Introduces New Polyester Prepreg for Composite Radome and Antenna Applications
Lewcott Corporation has recently introduced its FM5LF polyester resin system for tubular radome applications. The FM5LF is presently being used in high performance antennae radomes for a number of vehicles for military vehicles such as the Humvee, MATV and MRAP. The FM5LF offers the user a unique combination of toughness and handling that facilitates high volume production of components.
Lewcott has developed a number of prepreg products targeted toward radome as well as antenna applications. These new and improved prepregs extend the Lewcott family of both epoxy and polyester prepregs, targeting specific manufacturing and dielectric performance to benefit laminators, molders, and end users in a variety of radome and antenna applications.
The Lewcott family of radome/antenna prepregs can be tailored for the following:
- General Purpose for Solid Laminates
- Self Adhesive for Cored Structures
- Variety of Handling Characteristics
- Autoclave & Out of Autoclave
- Tape Wrapping for Tubular Radomes
- Ground Based, Mobile Radomes and Antennas
- Cure Capabilities from 150°F to 350°F
All grades offer excellent performance and have been successfully used in a variety of antennae as well as radome applications.
Carl Varnerin, Chief Technical Officer at Lewcott stated, “Lewcott has developed a broad product offering. We supply epoxy and polyester prepreg systems providing a highly useful range of cure, process and performance capabilities for this market. These prepregs have already been qualified at a number of manufacturers. The prepregs have been used for both commercial and military applications.”
Michael Buck, President of Lewcott added, “Lewcott has been developing and providing materials into the composite electrical market for the past couple of years. We are continuing to expand and target our prepregs to supply a unique set of increasingly higher value added performance and handling characteristics. These characteristics can help our customers manufacture their products using a variety of manufacturing processes while targeting a wider array of applications. We are AS9100 certified and plan to continue to increase our focus on higher performance aerospace and military/defense applications.”
Released April 05, 2010