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Rolls-Royce Acquires High Temperature Composites Manufacturer

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, May 2nd, 2013

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Britain’s Rolls-Royce yesterday said it has acquired California-based Hyper-Therm High Temperature Composites Inc., a producer of ceramic matrix composites (CMCs), which are expected to become the industry standard in the coming years to improve aircraft engines. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Hyper-Therm, which also produces engineered coatings and thermal structural components, has 15 employees. The CMCs provide important advantages over metals, including strength at high temperatures, which means reduced cooling requirements, and one-third the density of nickel super…

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