Fabrics and Reinforcements

Hexcel manufactures a complete line of fabrics and reinforcements, available in a range of weave styles.
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Discover Our Range of Fabrics and Reinforcements

Hexcel manufactures the most complete line of reinforcements for aerospace and industrial markets and offers a range of globally certified aerospace products in carbon, glass and aramid and specialty fibers.
Fabrics and Reinforcements

HiTape® Reinforcements

HiTape® innovative high performance dry unidirectional reinforcements are designed to meet the requirements of Aircraft Primary Structures made by cost-effective Out of Autoclave (OOA) technologies such as vacuum infusion or injection.
fabrics and reinforcements

Specialty Reinforcements

Hexcel features custom fabric design and manufacturing. We tailor our customers’ reinforcement fabrics for optimum performance. 
Focus Areas

HexForce® Woven Reinforcements/HiMax® Woven Reinforcements

Hexcel manufactures a wide range of reinforcements for the manufacture of structural composites, used in aerospace, military, transportation and industrial applications. HiMax® reinforcements allow manufacturers to process multiple layers of unidirectional fibers in a single fabric. HexForce® Woven Reinforcements are easy to handle, provide good drape and formability, and look good.
HexForce® Woven Reinforcements
Woven reinforcements

HexForce® Reinforcements

HexForce® woven fabric range is the most complete line of reinforcements for aerospace and industrial markets.
Woven REINFORCEMENTS

HexForce® Bias Weave Reinforcements

Continuous rolls of carbon fiber fabric in which the warp and weft yarns are oriented on the bias at +/- 45°.
WOVEN Reinforcements

PrimeTex®

PrimeTex® is a range of carbon fabrics which have been processed for a smooth, closed weave and uniform cosmetic appearance.
Woven Reinforcements

Unidirectional Fabrics

Hexcel’s unidirectional reinforcements are nonwoven carbon fabrics that have 99% of the areal weight in the 0 direction and are stabilized by a thin proprietary warp thread.
HiMax® Multiaxial Reinforcements
Multiaxial REINFORCEMENTS

HiMax® Carbon Multiaxials

Hexcel produces a comprehensive range of carbon multiaxial fabrics, including Unidirectionals, +/- 30 Biaxials, +/- 45 Biaxials, 0/90 Biaxials, Triaxials, and Quadaxials.
Multiaxial REINFORCEMENTS

HiMax® Glass Multiaxials

Hexcel produces a comprehensive range of glass multiaxial fabrics, including unidirectionals, +/-45 Biaxials, 0/90 Biaxials, Triaxials, and Quadaxials.
Multiaxial REINFORCEMENTS

HiMax® Aramid Multiaxials

Aramid Multiaxial (non-crimp) fabrics are used predominantly in manufacturing components for the aerospace and industrial markets.
Multiaxial REINFORCEMENTS

Fabrics for Infusion

Hexcel has developed a full range of fabrics specifically for customers who use infusion.
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