Manufacturer

Hexcel Corporation

Stamford, CT

Hexcel

THIN relevance for armor. Primarily aerospace/space/industrial carbon fiber + epoxy prepregs. Supplies some ballistic-adjacent composites but not a primary armor-prepreg house.

Articles mentioning Hexcel Corporation

Body Armor Supply Chain — The Complete ArmorOS Guide
The body-armor industry rests on a thin, globally consolidated supply chain — a handful of fiber producers (DuPont Kevlar, Avient Dyneema, Honeywell Spectra), ceramic suppliers (Morgan, CoorsTek), and prepreg makers. This guide maps the upstream supply chain that determines what every OEM can actually build.
Prepreg vs Dry-Fabric Lamination — How Body Armor Panels Are Built
Soft-armor panels are built from either pre-impregnated composite fabric or dry ballistic fabric plus a separate resin step. This guide covers the two methods, the suppliers (Barrday, JPS, Hexcel), and the tradeoffs that drive OEM construction choices.

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