Teijin Carbon and A&P Technology Launch High-Performance BIMAX TPUD Braided Fabric for Scalable Composite Manufacturing

08. October 2025 | News

Teijin Carbon and A&P Technology unveil IMS65 PAEK Bimax® – a breakthrough fabric for fast, scalable composite manufacturing.

Wuppertal, Germany – October 8, 2025 – Teijin Carbon, in collaboration with A&P Technology, today announced a joint innovation in advanced composite materials. IMS65 PAEK Bimax® biaxial fabric is a rate enabling solution using Teijin Carbon’s Tenax™ TPUD IMS65 PAEK product, a thermoplastic unidirectional (UD) tape. It is designed to meet growing demand for scalable, high-speed production of composites in aerospace, space, defense and other evolving markets.
Teijin’s Tenax™ TPUD IMS65 PAEK – a high-quality UD tape based on polyaryletherketone (PAEK) resin is slit into narrow widths and braided by A&P Technology into a 65” wide +/-45° fabric. The +/-45° braid architecture has minimal crimp- offering a high translation of tape properties while providing excellent drapability for complex geometries. With a fiber areal weight of just 184 gsm and 34 percent PAEK content, IMS65 PAEK Bimax® enables out of autoclave (OoA) processing and vacuum bag only (VBO) consolidation, significantly reducing manufacturing time while enhancing mechanical performance and impact resistance.

Features and benefits of IMS65 PAEK Bimax® fabric:

• High fiber volume and low crimp for superior mechanical performance
• Extreme drapability for deep-draw parts
• Reduced lay-up time per layer – 65” wide fabric enables quick laydown of biaxial reinforcement
• Native air evacuation pathways for optimal consolidation of thick components
• Room temperature preform placement with spot tacking to simplify production workflows
   

This innovative braided fabric meets or exceeds the properties of existing 
National Center for Advanced Materials Performance (NCAMP)-qualified PAEK prepregs, offering a robust and scalable solution for next-generation composite structures. The combination of Teijin Carbon’s advanced thermoplastic UD tape technology and A&P Technology’s expertise in braided fabric manufacturing delivers a truly high-performance solution for modern composite applications.

About Teijin Carbon 

Teijin Carbon, a subsidiary of the Teijin Group, specializes in the development and production of carbon fibers and carbon fiber-based materials. Under the brands Tenax™ and Tenax Next™, Teijin Carbon offers high-performance material solutions for industries such as aerospace, automotive, energy, electronics, civil engineering and sporting goods.

Teijin’s carbon fibers enable the creation of lightweight yet incredibly strong components – about a quarter of the weight of steel while offering ten times the strength. They also excel in fatigue resistance, corrosion resistance, and chemical stability, making them ideal for a wide range of applications.

Teijin Carbon has production facilities in Japan, the United States, Germany and Vietnam, and sales offices all around the world. For further information please visit: www.teijincarbon.com.

About A&P Technology

A&P is a world-leading producer of braided fabrics, sleevings and preforms designed to increase performance, lightweight parts and expedite the composite manufacturing process. A&P designs and builds its own state-of-the-art machinery in-house enabling quick builds to support high volume applications. This machinery can be modified to handle unique fiber offerings like Teijin’s slit tape thermoplastics providing customers with innovative, sustainable solutions for high-rate production. Visit: https://braider.com

About the Teijin Group

Teijin (TSE: 3401) is a technology-driven global group with two core businesses: high-performance materials and healthcare solutions. Established in 1918 as Japan’s first rayon manufacturer, Teijin today comprises some 150 companies employing 20,000 people. Teijin is committed to its Purpose, “Pioneering solutions together for a healthy planet.” Teijin works together with employees and external partners to achieve its Long-Term Vision, “To be a company that supports the society of the future.” Teijin posted consolidated revenue of JPY 1,005.5 billion and total assets of JPY 1,061.3 billion in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. Visit www.teijin.com
 

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Teijin Carbon Europe GmbH
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Global Marketing & Communications
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