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fabric technologies. We combine this with in-house
resin system development focussed on offering
customers improved solutions for manufacturing.

Our manufacturing capabilities include both solvent

dip and hot melt processes with a range of
materials, including fabrics such as woven carbon
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unidirectional carbon and glass fibres, as well as
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visual quality fabrics and prepregs with carbon
nanotube additives. In addition, we supply resin
films and adhesive films. Our hot melt line, which
has a capacity of over 1 million square metres p.a.
at up to 1.5m wide, is supported by chemists,
engineers and technicians with extensive lab
Components made with PRF’s new RP-570 Snap
facilities, and incorporates the latest film weight
Cure Epoxy Prepreg System
scanning technology, in-house resin system
development and R&D. To support our
manufacturing and product development, we have a Epoxy component prepreg
process laboratory and a material testing laboratory,
where we perform mechanical testing (bending, 50°C-100°C Low / Variable Temperature Cure
tensile, shear and peel off) to ISO and ASTM 120°C Cure
standards, as well as rheology, DMA and DSC. carbon fabric
glass fabric
As with our other products, we are able to work with Kevlar® fabric
speciality and bespoke materials, and can hybrid fabrics
accommodate smaller runs of 50m for such unidirectional carbon from 22g/m² fibre weight
applications. We also have experience of working carbon nanotube toughened unidirectional
with speciality materials such as Dyneema®, metal carbon
and metal-coated fibres, and Quartz. Working from Snap Cure prepreg for pressing, with a 4 minute
the original PRF philosophy, we believe that complete processing time
standard prepreg materials should be on stock,
ready to suit our customers’ manufacturing, not our Epoxy tooling prepreg – Low temperature cure/
own. High Tg.

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As such, we stock large quantities of our standard carbon and glass fabrics
lines in our purpose-built 360m3 freezer, ready for
rapid delivery. Providing a full service, we are also Phenolic component prepreg
able to cut a wide variety of prepreg at our kitting
and preforming centre; supplying kits bagged and glass fabric
ready for use. aramid fabric

Epoxy resin film

adhesive bonding
resin film infusion
with carbon nanotube

New products and capabilities will be included on

this page once developed.

To discuss your prepreg requirements, contact our sales technicians today.

We would like to thank all companies concerned for the use of the acknowledged trademarks and registered names. Kevlar® is a registered
trademark of DuPont, Dyneema® is a registered trademark of DSM Dyneema.

Tooling prepreg
Cure
Resin system Product Tg Shelf life at 20°C Reinforcement Application
temperature

Tack life: 4 days

Epoxy RP800 50 – 170°C 190°C (DSC) Woven fabrics Tooling structures
Out life: 5 days

Tack life: 5 days

Epoxy RP801 60 – 170°C 190°C (DSC) Woven fabrics Tooling structures
Out life: 7 days

Tack life: 10 days

Epoxy RP802 60 – 170°C 190°C (DSC) Woven fabrics Tooling structures
Out life: 12 days

Tack life: 7 days

Epoxy RP803 60 – 170°C 190°C (DSC) Woven fabrics Tooling structures
Out life: 9 days

Component prepreg
Cure
Resin system Product Tg Shelf life at 20°C Reinforcement Application
temperature

Epoxy RP442 65 – 120°C 125°C (DSC) 30 days Woven fabrics General & Industrial

General & Industrial parts. Fire retardant version also

Epoxy RP507 90 – 160°C 121°C (DSC) 30 days Unidirectional carbon
available.

Epoxy RP522 110 – 135°C 115°C (DSC) 30 days Woven fabrics General & Industrial

Epoxy RP542-1 80 – 120°C 125°C (DSC) 40 days Woven fabrics General & Industrial

Epoxy RP542-3 90 – 120°C 120°C (DSC) 40 days Woven fabrics High levels of tack – suitable for work conditions c.15°C

Epoxy RP548 90 – 120°C 121°C (DSC) 20 days Woven fabrics General & Industrial

195°C DMA onset

Epoxy RP549 80 – 180°C 30 days Woven fabrics General & Industrial, motorsport
214°C DMA peak

140°C DSC 131°C

Epoxy RP570 140°C DMA onset 155°C 40 days Woven fabrics Press Moulding
DMA peak

Epoxy adhesive film

Cure Shelf life at room
Resin system Product Tg (DSC) Reinforcement Application
temperature temperature

Epoxy RF550 100 – 150°C 150 – 450 g/m² 30 days Can be supported by carrier General & Industrial bonding and resin film infusion.

Tg assumes full curing.

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