Where Aluminum Honeycomb Is Used in North American Manufacturing
Metallic honeycomb for the highest stiffness-to-weight in bonded panels. Used in 4 part families across 2 industries.
Aerospace & Defense
2 PART FAMILIES
Propulsion
Nacelle inletCOMMON
Perforated aluminum honeycomb behind a perforated inner barrel skin is the acoustic liner that makes a high-bypass engine meet Stage 5 noise limits. It is an acoustic device that happens to be structural
Thrust reverserCOMMON
Aluminum honeycomb in the sleeve panels, both for stiffness and for the acoustic treatment that continues aft from the inner barrel
Office & Contract Furniture
2 PART FAMILIES
Acoustic
Freestanding space dividerEMERGING
Aluminum honeycomb cores in large-format mobile dividers and hanging room dividers that have to stay flat across eight feet at a weight one person can roll; borrowed from the architectural panel trade and still a premium construction
Surface
Systems panel coreEMERGING
Aluminum honeycomb cores in architectural wall and large-format panel products that need to stay flat over a long span at low weight; a premium construction that arrived in furniture from the architectural and transportation panel trades
Who supplies it
Companies mapped at Tier 2 or Tier 3 selling core materials into the 2 industries where Aluminum Honeycomb is used, largest first. At most 12 are listed. Tier and industry placement for each company is in the report for that market.