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YLA began as a contract Research and Development Company in 1987. Since
then, YLA has been committed to partnering with its customers to offer rapid
development, prototyping and pilot production of composite materials tailored
to each customer's specific needs. This unique team approach
enables a speedy yet thorough process development cycle. Customers
can gauge production worthiness, timelines, and eliminate risk before production
while gaining a realistic evaluation of costs. Companies also able to get
material, data and process information in a timely fashion to meet aggressive
schedules and requirements of higher tier clients.
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YLA has a dedicated facility for custom prepregging and research and development: Our R&D
facility offers all standard resin laboratory equipment for compounding and characterizing
polymer systems, including varied reaction and
resin compounding equipment, as dedicated 14"-wide filmer and prepreg
manufacturing line, rheometer, viscometer, DSC, FTIR, HPLC,TGA,
microscoscopy, environmental chambers and full mechanical testing
capability from cryogenic through elevated temperatures. Additional equipment
includes: 64" hot melt prepreg and film, , 50" hot melt prepreg and
film, 24" reverse roll coater, 24" unidirectional tape, 12"
unidirectional tape, and carbon-free prepregging equipment and facilities.
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Specialized product modifications can be performed, including flow modification, toughening, low moisture
absorption, specific cure temperature/times, low smoke, high service temperatures, tuned dielectric,
viscosity, handleability and specific processing methods.
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Kreisler Lau, Manager of R&D |
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Kreisler joined YLA in 2007 as Technical Director/Manager of R&D. He has over 25 years experience in high-temperature polymer materials and structures for aerospace, microelectronics and biotechnology applications. Prior to joining YLA, Kreisler has spent his time in various scientific, materials technologist and technical management positions at Hughes, Lockheed Aeronautical Systems, Lockheed Missiles & Space, AlliedSignal Advanced Microelectronic Materials, and Honeywell Electronic Materials. He has also consulted extensively in thin film applications, surface chemistry, and microelectronic packaging.
Kreisler holds a Ph.D. degree in Organic Chemistry. His professional experience includes polymer materials system innovation, product and process development, and technology transfer to pilot plant manufacturing. To his credit are several chapter contributions to books, over 40 scientific journal publications, and 66 composition and process patents to date.
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