Series Production of Fiber Composite Components
Using its proprietary Tailored Fiber Placement (TFP) process, binders, precise cutting, and automated large-scale preforming, Hightex Verstärkungsstrukturen GmbH of Klipphausen supplies semi-finished textile products and preforms that deliver outstanding mechanical performance in the aerospace indus
The Airbus A350 XWB is the commercial aircraft with the highest proportion of carbon fiber composite materials. The “carbon fiber jet” also owes its lightweight construction innovations to expertise from Saxony. Hightex Verstärkungsstrukturen GmbH supplies 3D-molded carbon fiber semi-finished products for the long-range wide-body aircraft.
The plant near Dresden also produces preforms for helicopter roof structures. Hightex supplies key components of the propulsion system for the Ariane 6 launch vehicle, which has been in service since 2024, for the European Space Agency (ESA). The hemispherical preforms form part of the rigid joint used to pivot the engines of the boosters and main stages, thereby controlling the rocket’s trajectory.
The products are manufactured using TFP (Tailored Fiber Placement) and binder technology. The development of these technologies at the Leibniz Institute for Polymer Research in Dresden served as the basis for the spin-off of Hightex in 1998. Other users of Hightex’s products include customers in the automotive industry.
Hightex Verstärkungsstrukturen GmbH, Klipphausen