The airline industry continues to push for ways to reduce weight and improve efficiency while exceeding current safety requirements. SEKISUI SPI understands these evolving needs, and develops products that allow designers and seat manufacturers to meet these challenges. SEKISUI SPI's line of high-impact products can help designers comply with strict impact specifications.

A lightweight and compliant choice

SEKISUI SPI's high-impact products, KYDEX 6523HI and KYDEX 6565HI, are designed to absorb more impact energy prior to failure. These products have a ductile failure mode compared to a brittle failure mode common on competitive PVC/PMMA materials. This improved "ductile failure" characteristic increases the likelihood that thermoformed parts made with KYDEX 6523HI and KYDEX 6565HI will pass HIC testing when used on demanding geometries in the passenger HIC zone. Both KYDEX 6523HI and KYDEX 6565HI are compliant to FAR 25.853, paragraph (a) and (d) requirements.

Partnership across the supply chain

SEKISUI SPI supplies thermoplastic sheets that are formed into parts used in aircraft interiors, including seats backs, window surrounds and monuments. SEKISUI SPI has been supplying the aircraft industry for decades, and leverages this experience to facilitate conversations with aircraft interior designers, manufacturers, and component suppliers to help develop products that meet a wide range of needs and specifications. "The ability to leverage our experience across the supply chain has led to some innovative concepts that have changed the way the industry thinks about aircraft interior design," says Ben Smalley, Aviation Market Business Manager at SEKISUI SPI. "It's exciting to be involved in the process from the very beginning and see how it evolves to the final design."

Product details

KYDEX 6523HI is a high-impact material with integral pearlescent finish. The material was specifically engineered to improve passenger safety when used in components requiring the Head Injury Criterion (HIC) test. KYDEX 6523HI expands the SEKISUI SPI portfolio of high-impact materials, complementing KYDEX 6565HI.