Ad hoc announcement – Gurit Enlarges Automotive Product Range

Gurit Enlarges Automotive Product Range
 
Zurich (Switzerland), November 30, 2016 – Advanced Composites Specialist Gurit will introduce two new automotive materials to the market at Composites Europe 2016, November 29 to December 1, 2016, on Stand E04 in Hall 8b at Messe Duesseldorf Exhibition Center.
 

Officially launched at Composites Europe 2016, the Gurit Smartcure™ epoxy prepreg press moulding system has been specifically designed to meet the high-quality volume manu­facturing needs of the automotive industry. Dedicated to speeding up production processes while ensuring constant part quality, the 5-minute curing prepreg allows for automated lay-up, pre-forming at room temperature and rapid hot-in hot-out production methods at high service temperatures. Gurit Smartcure™ is suitable for a wide range of structural and non-structural applications and has successfully been beta-tested by various car manufacturers and tier-1 suppliers.

 

Gurit Prime™ 180 is the second new automotive product that will be introduced to the market at Composites Europe 2016. Gurit Prime™ 180 is a two-component low pressure RTM system designed to achieve high temperature performance and good surface clarity for structural and aesthetic applications. The resin system`s low ambient viscosity and wide injection window allow for quick fill times resulting in fast processing cycles and increased productivity.

 

In-Booth Demonstrations:

The Gurit booth (#E04) will feature the entire Gurit product range for marine, aerospace, industrial and engineering. The automotive technology displays on site include:

  • Gurit Smartcure™ Exhibits: To provide visitors with an understanding of how Smartcure™ transforms the production of automotive composite parts, displays will showcase different stages of the manufacturing process up to a finished part.
  • Gurit Prime 180™ Panels: Sample panels on display demonstrate the good surface clarity of the resin system for structural and aesthetic applications.
  • Gurit SC 110 Visual Carbon Exhibits: Gurit will showcase a rear spoiler and interior door cards made from its unique SC 110 visual carbon prepregs. Tested and qualified by a range of leading car manufacturers and used by several renowned tier-1 suppliers, Gurit SC 110 offers excellent surface quality for exterior and interior visual carbon programs.

 

To learn more about the Gurit product range across a number of industries, to get a better understanding of the new automotive products and to order a product sample of Gurit Smartcure™ and/or Gurit Prime™ 180, please stop by at booth E04 in hall 8b.
 

About Gurit:

The companies of Gurit Holding AG, Wattwil/Switzerland, (SIX Swiss Exchange: GUR) are specialized on the development and manufacture of advanced composite materials, related technologies and select finished parts and components. The comprehensive product range comprises fiber reinforced prepregs, structural core products, gel coats, adhesives, resins and consumables. Gurit supplies global growth markets with composite materials on the one hand and composite tooling equipment, structural engineering and select finished parts on the other. The global Group has production sites and offices in Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, the U.K., Poland, Canada, the U.S.A., Brazil, Ecuador, Australia, New Zealand, India and China. For more information, please visit www.gurit.com

 

Gurit Group Communications

Tanja Moehler

Head of Marketing & Corporate Communications

T +41 44 316 15 55

M +41 79 722 84 71

tanja.moehler@gurit.com

www.gurit.com

 

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Forward-looking statements:

To the extent that this announcement contains forward-looking statements, such statements are based on assumptions, planning and forecasts at the time of publication of this announcement. Forward-looking statements always involve uncertainties. Business and economic risks and developments, the conduct of competitors, political decisions and other factors may cause the actual results to be materially different from the assumptions, planning and forecasts at the time of publication of this announcement. Therefore, Gurit Holding AG does not assume any responsibility relating to forward-looking statements contained in this announcement.