Enhancing Composite Fire Protection Using Advanced Nonwovens

In general composites are combustible and must be designed carefully to ensure that they meet stringent industry specific fire test standards. This webinar will highlight how advanced nonwovens manufactured by TFP, known as Tecnofire®, can be easily utilized to provide enhanced fire protection to composite structures. The use of Tecnofire® in a range of market sectors including aerospace, mass transportation and infrastructure will be reviewed and composite processing techniques, suitable for use with the Tecnofire® range, will be highlighted. 

Primary Topics: 
- How Tecnofire® advanced nonwovens can provide superior solutions for composite fire protection. 
- How the properties of advanced nonwovens can be tailored to suit end-use requirements. 
- Example case studies demonstrating the effective use of Tecnofire® in a selection of market sectors. 

Presenter: Mandy Clement 
Mandy is the Technology Manager at TFP. The Tech Team is focussed on the research, development and commercialisation of advanced nonwoven technology for customer driven applications across a wide range of market sectors. Current key activities include the development of lightweight flame retardant veils for aerospace applications along with the investigation of multifunctional thermoplastic veils for composite damage tolerance improvements. Over the past 15 years Mandy has overseen numerous industrial R&D materials based projects to commercialisation, she is a Chartered Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry and has a doctorate degree in Chemistry from Durham University, UK.