Aerospace

In today’s aerospace industry there’s no margin for error. Only the finest, most reliable products are used in the production of parts assembled into the latest aircraft. Not surprisingly, the outstanding properties found in of Kaylan makes it an automatic choice in many applications within the industry.

KAYLAN premium grade Polyurethane sheeting is the ideal material for throw pad and slave sheet applications for a range of specialist press types used in the aerospace industry. These include, Fluid cell, Fluidform and Hydroform and Rubber Pad. And it’s not hard to see why when you consider this list of impressive benefits:

• Increased diaphragm & rubber block life
• Improved forming characteristics
• Enhanced detail definition

Companies wishing to produce relatively small quantities of intricately formed sheet metal parts can consider the use of either Rubber-Die or Fluid Cell Presses. Both methods offer important advantages, however, the use of Polyurethane sheeting as "Throw Pads" or " Slave Sheets" to protect the rubber die pad or the fluid cell diaphragm is essential.

Kaylan premium grade Polyurethane is available in a range of shore D hardnesses, colour-coded for easy identification. These range from D30 (green) a soft grade ideal for drawing material into narrow draw wells right up to a much harder grade optimized for enhanced detail definition such as joggles and shrink flanges. What’s more, Kaylan is available in various forms, including sheeting, pads and discs, with thicknesses ranging from 3 mm up to 200 mm.