Hexcel’s plant was established in Welkenraedt in 1967. It is Hexcel’s European center of excellence for Engineered Core (HexWeb® EC), the name we give to our processed honeycomb parts that are machined and finished in any number of ways and then supplied as ready to fit parts to customers. Key applications for products made at Hexcel’s Welkenraedt plant are aerospace structures for civil and defense aircraft, helicopters and aero-engines. Our facility is ISO 9001, AS/EN9100 Rev. D and NADCAP certified for composites processing.
HexWeb® EC encompasses a wide range of unique processing technologies used to add value to blocks or slices of HexWeb® honeycomb, also known as flat core. With advanced computer-aided design and manufacturing techniques, flat core is formed, shaped, machined and/or bonded to create high quality core details and assemblies to precise customer specifications. With over 70 years of honeycomb manufacturing experience, Hexcel is the leading supplier of Engineered Core used in commercial and military aircraft including engine and nacelle applications. The expertise of our manufacturing and engineering staff, combined with extensive research and unique core processing technologies, results in precise complex shapes and core assemblies that allow our customers to streamline their production process and eliminate capital investment through the purchase of ready-to-use honeycomb components.
HexWeb® EC provides the following advantages for your serial production program:
- High quality components
- Tight dimensional tolerances on dimensions and shapes
- Fewer manufacturing stages and processes
- Dedicated technical support from HexWeb® EC experts
Hexcel Composites sprl (Belgium) is part of Hexcel Corporation.
Hexcel Corporation is a leading advanced composites company. It develops, manufactures and markets lightweight, high-performance structural materials, including carbon fibers, specialty reinforcements, prepregs and other fiber-reinforced matrix materials, honeycomb, adhesives, engineered core and composite structures, used in commercial aerospace, space and defense and industrial applications.
Rue Trois Bourdons 54
4840 Welkenraedt
Belgium
