2010年10月14日
TenCate Advanced Composites USA宣布，它已与3M签署了一项商业化和供应协议，以供3M（TM）矩阵树脂供应，以创建定制的Tencate PrepReg产品，从而将创新的3M技术带到多个新市场。
As leading thermoset and thermoplastic prepreg developer and producer, TenCate supplies its high tech materials to various markets, including but not limited to space, aerospace, marine, infrastructure, oil and gas. "An innovation can only be considered useful when it enables our customers to make progress, and that's just what this agreement with 3M is going to do", says Joe Morris, Vice President with TenCate Advanced Composites USA. "The TenCate motto is 'Materials that make a difference'. We are excited about the possibilities this new 3M resin brings to our customers in the various markets we are in."
一流的合作伙伴
3M工程产品和解决方案的总经理Vic Genco说：“作为技术推动者，3M正在寻找一流的合作伙伴。”“潮汐是成为其进入行业的世界领导者的悠久历史，而3M很高兴能与我们自己的经验相结合，将这一创新技术带入新市场。”
树脂技术
该协议的核心是3M（TM）矩阵树脂，这是一种专有的树脂技术，与设计和过程专业知识相结合，可以产生更强大，更轻，更耐用的复合材料。3M的专有树脂技术使制造商可以避免在韧性 /柔韧性和僵硬 /硬度之间进行传统的权衡。相反，树脂改善了量表两端的性能属性。