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Company Name: United Composites B.V.

Company Type: Engineering

Company Profile

The basic difference of composite materials with by examples metals is that they have a An-Isotropic behaviour, which means that the habits of the composite material or formed laminate are directional depended. Metals have in general an Isotropic behaviour, which means that their habits are in all directions the same. Some other differences are:

• End material is formed during production process, in most cases in the end form of the end product.
• Materials habits are also determined by production/curing process
• Fibrous composites are more versatile than metals and can be tailored to meet performance needs and complex design requirements.
• Higher specific strength (material strength/density material). Aramide and Carbon Fibre reinforced epoxies have approx. 4 to 6 times higher spec. tensile strength than steel or aluminium
• Great fatigue endurance especially for aramide and carbon reinforced epoxies, compared with metals.

• Very high specific strength. Which means very high strength and low weight
• Great freedom of shape. Double curved and complex parts can be simple produced.
• High degree of integration possible. Which means simple integration of stiffeners, inserts, cores, and production of self supporting structures in one or two production cycles.
• Material can be tailored. Which means fit for the loads / performance the end
• Excellent fatigue endurance concerning number of load cycles (many times higher than with metals) and residual fatigue strength (aramide and carbon epoxy laminates retain more than 60% of their residual static strength, which is far more higher than is possible with metals.)
• Excellent chemical resistance against acids, chemicals etc.
• Excellent weather/water resistance. Material has almost no corrosion, takes on little water which leads to low maintenance cost especially on the long run.
• Composites have excellent RAM features (Radar absorbing materials). It's also possible to make special laminates which are radar and sonar transparent.
• Excellent impact habits
• Excellent electrical habits, concerning isolation but also conduction, dielectric habits, EMS shielding etc. Structures can be tailored on RF transparency but can also be made RF reflecting. Great for telecom especially UMTS frequencies.
• Great thermal isolation habits, fire retardancy habits, and high temperature performance

About Company

United Composites is established in 1998 with as goal, the development, the trade as well production of advanced light weight structures made of composites. The company targets mainly on the "Spin-off" of advanced composite technologies from the space and aerospace industry towards industrial applications.

The last few years, the company focuses more and more in applications were safety and protection in combination with a light weight are needed and are of great issue. This applications are mainly were parts are exposed and have to operate in extreme conditions like, high temperatures, fires, high impact loads, chemicals and have to protect other equipment and people. The type of industries we focus on are:

• defense
• construction
• transportation, automotive en train industry
• chemical industry
• offshore
• marine
• space and aerospace