Hexcel successfully completes EFIPreg Research and Development project supported by CDTI grant

Hexcel Corporation has successfully completed its Efficient Prepreg (EFIPreg) Research and Development project, supported by a €470,993 grant awarded by the Spanish Centre for Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI) and co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The project focused on developing a new aerospace prepreg designed to enhance efficiency and scalability for high-rate aircraft production.

“The completion of the EFIPreg project marks an important step forward in our efforts to continuously enhance manufacturing performance”, said Lilian Brayle, Hexcel President – Aerospace for Europe, MEA/AP & Industrial. “By improving lay-up speed, reducing waste, and streamlining processing, this new prepreg supports more efficient, higher-rate production and reinforces Hexcel’s commitment to delivering advanced materials that combine performance with manufacturability for our customers.”

Through the EFIPreg program, a team of Hexcel employees at the company’s Parla facility developed a new composite prepreg material that delivers measurable improvements across multiple stages of the manufacturing process. The material enables faster lay-up times, reduces waste, offers process time savings, and simplifies manufacturing steps, helping streamline production for high-rate aerospace programs.

The successful results of the EFIPreg program further strengthen Hexcel’s leadership in advanced composites and highlight the company’s ongoing investment in material and process innovation to support next generation of aircraft.