Hexcel

aid: hexcel
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/hexcel/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Hexcel
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Advanced Composites
- Carbon Fiber
- Honeycomb
- Prepregs
- Aerospace
- Defense
- Industrial
- Manufacturing
- Materials Science
description: >-
  Hexcel Corporation (NYSE: HXL) is a global leader in advanced composite materials
  for the aerospace, defense and space, and industrial markets. Headquartered in
  Stamford, Connecticut and operating roughly 18 manufacturing facilities worldwide
  with about 5,800 employees, Hexcel produces HexTow carbon fiber, HexPly prepregs,
  HexWeb honeycomb, HexForce reinforcements, HexBond adhesives, HexFlow infusion
  resins, and HexTool tooling materials supplied into commercial aircraft, military
  platforms, space launch vehicles, wind energy blades, and industrial structures.
  Hexcel is a critical materials supplier to Boeing and Airbus and supports more than
  100 defense programs; it has no public developer portal, REST APIs, SDKs, or
  machine-readable product catalog. Customer interaction with technical resources is
  PDF-based (datasheets, technology manuals, brochures), and the company's GitHub
  organization (github.com/Hexcel) is registered but empty.
created: '2026-05-23'
modified: '2026-05-23'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: hexcel:hextow-carbon-fiber
  name: Hexcel HexTow Carbon Fiber
  tags:
  - Carbon Fiber
  - Aerospace
  - Composites
  - Materials
  humanURL: https://www.hexcel.com/Products/Carbon-Fiber
  properties:
  - url: https://www.hexcel.com/Products/Carbon-Fiber
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://www.hexcel.com/Resources/DataSheets/Carbon-Fiber
    type: ProductSheets
  - url: graphql/hexcel-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
  description: >-
    HexTow continuous carbon fiber product family — Hexcel is the world's largest
    producer of aerospace-grade carbon fiber. Fibers are qualified on most major
    commercial aircraft programs and used in primary and secondary aerostructures,
    engine components, and space launch vehicles. No machine-readable catalog;
    product data is published as PDF datasheets per fiber grade.

- aid: hexcel:hexply-prepregs
  name: Hexcel HexPly Prepregs
  tags:
  - Prepreg
  - Resin
  - Aerospace
  - Composites
  humanURL: https://www.hexcel.com/Products/Aerospace/AProducts/Prepregs
  properties:
  - url: https://www.hexcel.com/Products/Aerospace/AProducts/Prepregs
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://www.hexcel.com/Resources/DataSheets/Prepreg
    type: ProductSheets
  description: >-
    HexPly prepreg product family — pre-impregnated fiber reinforcements with epoxy,
    bismaleimide, cyanate ester, and phenolic resin systems used in primary aircraft
    structures, satellites, wind blades, automotive, and industrial applications.
    Includes the HexFlow infusion resin line for liquid resin infusion processes.

- aid: hexcel:hexweb-honeycomb
  name: Hexcel HexWeb Honeycomb
  tags:
  - Honeycomb
  - Core Materials
  - Aerospace
  - Composites
  humanURL: https://www.hexcel.com/Products/Aerospace/AProducts/Honeycomb
  properties:
  - url: https://www.hexcel.com/Products/Aerospace/AProducts/Honeycomb
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://www.hexcel.com/Resources/DataSheets/Honeycomb
    type: ProductSheets
  description: >-
    HexWeb honeycomb core and engineered core product family — Hexcel is the global
    leader in aerospace honeycomb manufacturing. Aluminum, aramid (Nomex), thermoplastic,
    and fiberglass honeycomb cores used in aircraft flooring, control surfaces,
    engine nacelles, satellite panels, and high-performance industrial sandwich
    structures.

- aid: hexcel:hexforce-reinforcements
  name: Hexcel HexForce Reinforcements
  tags:
  - Fabrics
  - Reinforcements
  - Composites
  - Materials
  humanURL: https://www.hexcel.com/Products/Industrial/IProducts/Reinforcements
  properties:
  - url: https://www.hexcel.com/Products/Industrial/IProducts/Reinforcements
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://www.hexcel.com/Resources/DataSheets/Reinforcements
    type: ProductSheets
  description: >-
    HexForce woven and multiaxial reinforcement product family — including HiTape,
    PrimeTex, and HiMax fabrics in carbon, glass, and aramid fibers. Used in dry
    preforms for resin infusion, automated fiber placement, and hand layup in
    aerospace, wind energy, marine, and industrial composite parts.

- aid: hexcel:hexbond-adhesives
  name: Hexcel HexBond Adhesives
  tags:
  - Adhesives
  - Bonding
  - Aerospace
  - Composites
  humanURL: https://www.hexcel.com/Products/Aerospace/AProducts/Adhesives
  properties:
  - url: https://www.hexcel.com/Products/Aerospace/AProducts/Adhesives
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://www.hexcel.com/Resources/DataSheets/Adhesives
    type: ProductSheets
  description: >-
    HexBond structural adhesives product family — film adhesives, foaming films,
    primers, and paste adhesives for bonding metallic and composite assemblies in
    commercial aircraft, military aircraft, and industrial structures. Supplied
    alongside prepreg and honeycomb to enable complete bonded sandwich constructions.

- aid: hexcel:hextool-tooling
  name: Hexcel HexTool Tooling Materials
  tags:
  - Tooling
  - Composites
  - Manufacturing
  - Materials
  humanURL: https://www.hexcel.com/Products/Industrial/IProducts/HexTool
  properties:
  - url: https://www.hexcel.com/Products/Industrial/IProducts/HexTool
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://www.hexcel.com/Resources/DataSheets/Tooling
    type: ProductSheets
  description: >-
    HexTool machinable composite tooling product family — bismaleimide and epoxy
    tooling prepreg systems used to fabricate dimensionally stable, autoclave-rated
    composite tools and molds for aerospace part production.

common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.hexcel.com
- type: InvestorRelations
  url: https://investors.hexcel.com
- type: Resources
  url: https://www.hexcel.com/Resources
- type: News
  url: https://www.hexcel.com/News
- type: Careers
  url: https://www.hexcel.com/Contact/Careers
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/Hexcel
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hexcel-corporation
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Aerospace-Grade Carbon Fiber
    description: >-
      HexTow continuous carbon fiber qualified on most major commercial aircraft
      and defense programs; Hexcel is the world's largest producer of aerospace
      carbon fiber.
  - name: Prepreg and Resin Systems
    description: >-
      HexPly prepregs and HexFlow infusion resins covering epoxy, BMI, cyanate
      ester, and phenolic chemistries for primary aircraft, satellite, wind, and
      industrial structures.
  - name: Honeycomb Core
    description: >-
      HexWeb aluminum, Nomex, thermoplastic, and fiberglass honeycomb cores —
      the company is the global leader in aerospace honeycomb manufacturing.
  - name: Woven and Multiaxial Reinforcements
    description: >-
      HexForce, HiTape, PrimeTex, and HiMax fabric reinforcements in carbon,
      glass, and aramid for dry preforms and infusion processes.
  - name: Structural Adhesives
    description: >-
      HexBond film adhesives, foaming films, primers, and paste adhesives engineered
      for bonded metal-to-composite and composite-to-composite assemblies.
  - name: Composite Tooling Materials
    description: >-
      HexTool machinable BMI and epoxy tooling prepregs for autoclave-rated
      composite molds and production tools.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Commercial Aircraft Primary Structure
    description: >-
      Carbon fiber, prepreg, and honeycomb materials supplied into Boeing 787,
      777X, Airbus A350, A320neo, and other commercial aircraft for wings,
      fuselage sections, empennage, and engine nacelles.
  - name: Defense and Military Aircraft
    description: >-
      Composites supplied into more than 100 military aircraft, helicopter,
      and missile programs for airframes, rotor blades, and structural assemblies.
  - name: Space and Launch Vehicles
    description: >-
      Carbon fiber and prepregs used in satellite buses, payload fairings,
      launch vehicle interstages, and space structures.
  - name: Wind Energy Blades
    description: >-
      Carbon fiber spar caps and glass fiber reinforcements for utility-scale
      wind turbine blades.
  - name: Industrial and Performance Applications
    description: >-
      Composite materials for automotive, marine, recreation, and performance
      industrial applications requiring high strength-to-weight ratios.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Boeing
    description: >-
      Long-running primary materials supplier into Boeing commercial aircraft
      programs including 787, 777X, and 737 platforms.
  - name: Airbus
    description: >-
      Primary composites supplier into Airbus commercial aircraft programs
      including A350, A320neo, and A220.
  - name: Embraer
    description: >-
      Materials supplier to Embraer; named Embraer Best Supplier of the Year
      for two consecutive years through 2026.
  - name: Defense Primes
    description: >-
      Materials and prepreg supplier to defense primes across more than 100
      military programs spanning fixed-wing, rotary-wing, and missile platforms.
  - name: Wind Turbine OEMs
    description: >-
      Carbon fiber and reinforcement supplier to global wind turbine blade
      manufacturers.
- type: Solutions
  data:
  - name: Commercial Aerospace
    description: >-
      Composite materials portfolio for commercial aircraft primary and
      secondary structure, engine nacelles, and interiors.
  - name: Defense and Space
    description: >-
      Materials qualified for military fixed-wing, rotary-wing, missile,
      satellite, and space launch applications.
  - name: Industrial
    description: >-
      Composite solutions for wind energy, automotive, marine, recreation,
      and high-performance industrial structures.
- type: NotableAbsences
  data:
  - name: No Developer Portal
    description: >-
      Hexcel publishes no developer portal, REST API, GraphQL endpoint, or
      machine-readable product catalog. All product information is distributed
      as PDF datasheets and brochures.
  - name: No OpenAPI Or SDKs
    description: >-
      No OpenAPI, AsyncAPI, JSON Schema, or language SDKs are published.
  - name: Empty GitHub Organization
    description: >-
      The github.com/Hexcel organization exists (created 2018-03-01) but contains
      zero public repositories.
  - name: No Public Pricing Or Status Page
    description: >-
      Pricing is quote-based via direct sales / regional terms-of-sale PDFs;
      no public status page is published.
  - name: No RSS Or Webhooks
    description: >-
      No RSS feed, webhook surface, or programmatic news/changelog distribution
      is offered.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com