Sep 19, 2017   SOURCE: BusinessWire

Hexion Inc. To Exhibit Technologically Advanced Composite Parts at Composites Europe

A novel structure made of wound glass and carbon fiber composite filaments formed with advanced epoxy resin technology from Hexion Inc. (“Hexion” or the “Company”) will hang above the Hexion stand – Hall C2, Booth B06 – at Composites Europe in Stuttgart.

The hexagonal module or “cell” was originally part of a 200 square foot canopy, called the Elytra Filament Pavilion, commissioned as an outdoor garden shelter by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. It represents a highly progressive application of modern materials and ideas.

Developed in cooperation with the University of Stuttgart, the pavilion modules are movable and reconfigurable with the entire pavilion made up of some forty interchangeable cells. To form each one, a robot wound glass and carbon fibers saturated with Hexion’s EPIKOTE™ Resin MGS™ LR135/LH 138 back and forth across a hexagonal framework. The resulting spiderweb-like modules are about 2.5 meters wide and weigh, on average, 45 kg.

“We’re proud to collaborate with composites manufacturers on methods to fabricate new products utilizing our breakthrough specialty epoxy resins,” said Johannes Meunier, Hexion’s Global Segment Leader for Wind Energy and Composites. “Our technical experts can provide customer-specific, highly-versatile and robust laminating resin systems to address a wide range of construction challenges and individual production needs.”

For more information and to see the Elytra Filament Pavilion module, stop by the Hexion stand - Hall C2, Booth B06 - during the Composites Europe Event in Stuttgart, September 19-21.

About Hexion

Based in Columbus, Ohio, Hexion Inc. is a global leader in thermoset resins. Hexion Inc. serves the global wood and industrial markets through a broad range of thermoset technologies, specialty products and technical support for customers in a diverse range of applications and industries. Hexion Inc. is controlled by investment funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, LLC. Additional information about Hexion Inc. and its products is available at www.hexion.com.