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ITT Matrix Composites’ HiRPM® Technology Adopted into Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning Program

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Wednesday, May 27, 2020
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Matrix Composites , an ITT Inc. (NYSE: ITT) company, announced that its trademarked closed molding process, Hot Isostatic Resin Pressure Molding (HiRPM), is qualified on Lockheed Martins F-35 lighting program.

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  • Matrix Composites , an ITT Inc. (NYSE: ITT) company, announced that its trademarked closed molding process, Hot Isostatic Resin Pressure Molding (HiRPM), is qualified on Lockheed Martins F-35 lighting program.
  • Matrix Composites HiPRM technology is a state-of-the-art molding process for advanced composite materials and offers very specific benefits over more traditional autoclave manufacturing typically used in aerospace and defense.
  • Were proud to help Lockheed Martin deliver a more effective and efficiently engineered F-35 aircraft, said David Nesbitt, Executive Director Business Development, Matrix Composites.
  • As a key supplier to the F-35 program, the Matrix Composites team worked with Lockheed Martin to create the companys variant of a controlled-volume-molding (CVM) process.