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Manufacturers and distributors of resins primarily used for laminating. Includes epoxies, cyanate esters, polyesters, phenolics, BMIs, and more.

Adelaide Epoxy Supplies
Distributors of epoxies for adhesive, laminating, electrical, casting, molding, pattern making, and coating applications. Full line listings, but no technical data sheets.

The Advanced Composites Group
Better known for its prepregs, ACG also has a low temp cure, high temp use laminating resin (part number LS416) formulated for tooling. Other tooling materials include dough and sealers. Information in the PDF tooling brochure.

Airheart Distributing
North American distributor of resins from Martin G. Scheufler (MGS) of Germany. Five laminating systems listed with brief overviews and specs. Detailed technical sheets available via fax or from the MGS Web site.

Aldila
Liquid resin systems for wet layup, RTM, VARTM, or SCRIMP processes. Cure temperatures from room temperature to 250F.

AOC
AOC manufactures a wide variety of DCPD, isophthalic, orthophthalic, and vinyl ester resins. Browse product names by market or process. PDF brochures online; technical data sheets are in the works.

Axson
EPOLAM epoxy laminating systems. Datasheet and MSDS library in the works. Contact Axson via e-mail.

BP Chemicals
Producer of many of the components used in resins and other engineering materials. Lots of technical info and case studies. Browse by product type or market sector.

CCP Composites Division
Cook Composites and Polymers. This division sells unsaturated polyester resins to industrial users only. Very brief product description; contacts given for further info.

Cellobond
Cellobond FRP Colour phenolic resins. Five grades for different manufacturing processes. Compatible gel coats. Different colors available. Product data tables.

Ciba Specialty Chemicals
Brief description of Ciba's epoxy laminating systems. For more info, follow the link to the online request form.

Composite Polymer Design (CPD)
AR series of epoxy laminating systems. Technical data sheets and pot life charts for room temp system; minimal data for 350 F and 450 F systems.

Composite Technology Development (CTD)
Developer of specialty resins and similar materials. Very little info on Web site, except for some technical papers. Contact via phone or e-mail.

Cyclics Corporation
Newly formed company with licenses to cyclic thermoplastics. Cyclic TPs are processed like thermosets, but retain TP properties after cure. Very basic info and list of contacts.

Epoxical
Five epoxy systems primarily designed for composite tools. Tables give physical specs and typical cured properties.

Epoxy Resources
Tufpoxy and Tufpoximide high-temp, rubber-toughened epoxy and epoxy/polyimide systems. No spec sheets or details online; contact via phone or fax for more details.

Foresee
Epox-Acryl laminating resin. Rapid cure system, developed for orthopedic applications.

Futura Coatings
A variety of structural resin systems and compatible coatings, primarily for spray-up manufacture. Basic descriptions only; no specs or data sheets.

Gougeon Brothers: PRO-SET
A family of room-temp cure epoxies optimized for marine applications. Basic product data online; contact via e-mail or phone for detailed data sheets.

Gougeon Brothers: WEST SYSTEM
Epoxy resins with a variety of compatible hardeners and fillers. Optimized for marine applications. Online price list and technical users manual, but no spec sheets.

Heatcon Composite Systems
Distributor of on-spec materials, targeted towards composite repair. Four resin systems available in quart kits. BMS spec numbers given, but no further data.

Hexcel
Small line of resin transfer molding (RTM) resin systems. Datasheets avalailable in PDF format.

Kukdo Epoxy
Manufacturer of a variety epoxy resins. General product descriptions and applications, but no spec sheets or details. Korea.

Lance Brown Import-Export
Australian imported of fiberglass and Netpol 1011 polyester resin. basic product overview on Web site; use e-mail contacts to get more information.

Landec
One-part thermoset using "Intelimer" technology. Resin cures only when it reaches a pre-set temperature. 1998 R&D 100 winner. General descriptions of the technology, but no specific product information. Also available for licensing.

Magnolia Plastics
Manufacturer of a wide range of epoxy products, including six laminating resins. Basic spec sheet for each material. Site includes customer and qual lists for all products.

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