aid: hexcel url: >- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/hexcel/refs/heads/main/apis.yml name: Hexcel type: Index image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/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 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