From the concept phase to large-scale production: with TFP technology in EN 9100 quality for aviation, aerospace, automotive, safety and industry.
You understand the specific requirements of your industry best - we deliver the right fibre composite solutions. The unique Hightex technologies are suitable for the production of semi-finished textile products and reinforcing structures for all industries and areas of application where material and resource efficiency as well as the highest levels of lightweight construction are important. Our products are used in the automotive industry, aerospace, sports equipment, bicycles and many other sectors. Whenever very lightweight, robust components are required that fulfil their function optimally and can still be manufactured in economical, high-rate production processes, Hightex is your partner. We are already doing a lot, but we are still far from reaching the end of our possibilities.
Lightweight construction with the best mechanical properties and maximum efficiency
Lightweight construction with the best mechanical properties and maximum efficiency
Preforms for highly stressed components with maximum performance
Lightweight solutions for maximum speed
Innovative manufacturing processes for the highest standards of quality, efficiency and sustainability
Tailored fibre placement (TFP) is a technology with which the potential of fibre-reinforced materials can be ideally exploited through stress-appropriate fibre trajectories in optimal preform structures. The preforms produced with TFP enable production close to the component contour and the production of drop-in capable preforms, which saves valuable resources both in component production and in the operation of the preforms over their lifetime.
Hightex is a leading manufacturer of 2- and 3-dimensional preforms for applications, particularly in the aerospace and automotive industries.
An essential prerequisite for the efficient and resource-saving series production of near-net-shape preforms is the use of bonded fibres and semi-finished products, which are brought into their final 3-dimensional shape on special preform tools.
A proprietary industrial binding process was developed for this purpose, which is also offered as a service.
The precise cutting of individual layers for a fibre composite component is crucial for the series production of near-net-shape 3D preforms.
With its single and multi-layer cutters and laser systems, Hightex can meet all requirements with high precision - regardless of whether the sub-preforms are cut to size or the finished 3D preforms are assembled.
You have processes, products or semi-finished products in the field of technical textiles and need support to simplify them, make them more environmentally friendly or „simply“ produce them in large series.
Thanks to innovative solutions together with our long-standing suppliers, we can also develop and implement solutions specially tailored to your processes and products.
With over 20 years of experience in the design, development and manufacture of successful fibre composite and lightweight products, Kai Steinbach stands for technical expertise, customer proximity and practical solutions.
As a graduate engineer from the Technical University of Dresden, he combines in-depth expertise in the development, production and application of high-performance structures - from Tailored Fibre Placement (TFP) to SMC components for the mobility of the future.
His mission: to make innovations tangible. Whether in direct contact with customers, in project workshops or at trade fairs - Kai Steinbach is your first point of contact for all questions relating to textile reinforcement structures, engineering and composite prototypes.
Since the founding of Hightex Verstärkungsstrukturen GmbH, the technological focus has been on tailored fibre placement technology, which has been used to develop and subsequently mass-produce reinforcement structures that are suitable for stresses.
Hightex increasingly expanded its technological equipment.
Meanwhile, binder technology has become a valuable addition, especially for the production of unidirectional structures of high-modulus fibres. In addition to these core technologies, numerous other systems and processes, such as laser and knife cutters, double belt presses, etc., are available. These are available for the production of our customised 3D preforms as well as for contract or subcontract manufacturing orders and are becoming increasingly popular with our customers.
We are also active in numerous research projects - you can find out more here.
From a company with the character of a start-up, combined with an unusually high level of innovation, we have grown to become one of the market leaders in the field of preforming using TFP (Tailored Fibre Placement) technology. Hightex is a spin-off from the Dresden Institute for Polymer Research, where TFP technology was invented and developed. The focus is on the use of stress-oriented reinforcing fibres (e.g. carbon fibre, glass fibre, etc.) for textile semi-finished products for lightweight components - produced on the basis of our unique embroidery technology.
Technologies for coating carbon fibres with powder binders, for cutting, shaping and joining textiles complement our expertise and enable production automation for high volumes with all aspects of quality assurance.
Always a little better.
This guiding principle is the claim behind which the entire company and all its employees stand.
Our integrated management system enables lean and efficient control of company processes and is supported by numerous certifications. We are certified in accordance with the common industry standard ISO 9001, the aerospace standard EN 9100 and the automotive standard IATF 16949 so that we can always supply our customers with reliable products of the highest quality. This also enables us to fulfil the requirements of customers in other industries with the highest level of reliability at all times.
Certified according to ISO 9001:2015
Certified according to EN 9100:2018
Certified according to IATF 16949:2016
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