LESS FLEXHigher fiber volume provides a stiffer laminate but also increases costs. With Supercomp, up to a third of the expensive UD or woven carbon fiber can be replaced with economic milled fiber to reduce cost by 25%. Even with less in-plane fiber, the stiffness remains unchanged. This unique behavior increases the cost allowance for higher fiber volume – resulting in stiffer laminates.

BALANCED HEAT DISSIPATIONConventional UD and woven carbon fiber layers are useful to spread heat laterally. Supercomp builds on this feature by also spreading heat through the thickness of the laminate twice as fast.

DEEP DRAWSFlat vertical surfaces with low draft angles and tight bend radii can lead to dry spots or bridging of carbon fiber layers. Supercomp provides a non-crimp milled fiber layer that can easily morph to tight geometries and eliminate air pockets to give a consistent surface finish. Supercomp parts have been made with a fine as 1/32” (0.8mm) radii features.

SUPERCOMP™ Continuous Carbon Fiber Reinforced with Z-axis Milled Fiber

Light, stiff, and sustainable materials that enable your next generation of enclosures

Supercomp roll goods are commercially available as epoxy prepregs with unidirectional (UD) and woven carbon fiber. Supercomp with polycarbonate and other thermoplastic resins are available for sampling and will be ready to ship in early 2021. Supercomp laminates can be pre-manufactured for high-rate thermoforming, overmolding, or deep drawing processes.

MEET SUSTAINABILITY TARGETS Supercomp products are made from 50% milled

carbon fiber. The milled fiber is sourced from scrap generated by aircraft OEMs and carbon fiber suppliers.

These alternative sources for milled fiber enables the cost reduction over virgin continuous

carbon fiber materials.

PLUG-AND-PLAY Supercomp is compounded with epoxy, polycarbonate, or virtually

any other thermoplastic resin. Boston Materials has an open model

to utilize raw materials from your existing suppliers.

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY Supercomp provides you with cost-effective,

lightweight, and nickel-free shielding & grounding for all your electrical purposes.

What to Expect with Supercomp?

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Supercomp for Electronic EnclosuresUtilizing a patented process, Boston Materials reinforces carbon fiber materials with Z-axis milled fiber to manufacture Supercomp. This breakthrough material increases the ability of enclosure manufacturers to overcome economic, performance, and sustainability limitations that hinder their use of carbon fiber composites in high-volume production.