Toray Advanced Composites'
cyanate ester pre-pregs (fibers impregnated with resin) have been used on
Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4, NASA's
LADEE mission, as well as the first 3D woven composites NASA used in the
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle. Their TenCate Cetex thermoplastics are found on commercial aircraft manufactured by
Airbus,
Boeing,
Embraer,
Fokker, and
Gulfstream, and their compression-molded parts are used in
Bell's 525 Relentless and
V-22 Osprey helicopters. Their materials have also been used to reduce vehicle weight to improve efficiency in London Underground's Central Line train,
Alfa Romeo's
4C, and Brunel Racing's
Formula Student car. Toray Advanced Composites is a Tier 1 member of the Thermoplastic Composites Research Center consortium. Their thermoplastics are used in a variety research applications, including improvements in vehicular crash performance, new circuit board materials for solar arrays, and the development of a low-cost
thermoplastic composite welding process. Their materials are also used in a variety of recreational footwear, medical applications, and orthotic devices, including a prototype articulated brace designed to allow a paraplegic sky-diver greater control while flying. ==References==