ZODIAC AEROSAFETY
REPORT
FLEXIBLE ELASTOMERS: our historic specialization
EXPERT on anti-crash tanks
We are a “historical” specialist in flexible materials and structures, who design, qualify and manufacture high-tech fabrics to develop our de-icing and fuel systems, flexible tanks for helicopters in particular Our research departments develop solutions combining strength while reducing weight and size and maximizing capacity. Business software and digital simulation as support tools.
THE ART of a formula
Industrial rubber is a result of a mix of polymers (natural or synthetic rubber) and additives with clearly defined roles: fillers to strengthen it (kaolin or silica), plasticizing oils, agents for protecting it or necessary for vulcanization, for example. Up to twenty ingredients are carefully measured and weighed by our technicians to obtain the necessary physical and mechanical properties. We have a hundred standard formulas in our catalog.
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