VAC Innovation Announces Distribution Partnership with Toray Advanced Composites for AmberTool® HX56 Tooling Prepreg in the UK
We’re pleased to announce that VAC Innovation Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Toray Advanced Composites at JEC World 2026 to become a UK distributor of Toray AmberTool® HX56 low-temperature curing epoxy composite tooling prepreg.
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What is AmberTool® HX56?
AmberTool® HX56 is a low-temperature curing epoxy tooling prepreg designed to support the production of efficient, high-quality composite tooling. Developed by Toray Advanced Composites — a global leader in advanced thermoset and thermoplastic composite materials for the aerospace, space, and defence industries — AmberTool® HX56 enables manufacturers to produce durable, dimensionally stable tooling for a wide range of composite manufacturing applications.
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What This Means for Our Customers
Through this partnership, VAC Innovation will offer something we believe is genuinely valuable to UK composites manufacturers:
- Bespoke prepreg tooling packages — AmberTool® HX56 supplied in quantities sized to your individual project. No more over-ordering standard pack sizes and having unused material sitting on the shelf.
- Available from stock — we’ll hold stock so you can get what you need, when you need it, without long lead times.
- Reduced waste and cost — order precisely what your project requires. A more cost-effective route into prepreg composite tooling.
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A Growing Portfolio
This distribution agreement is the latest addition to our expanding range of composite processing materials and solutions. As the established UK distributor for ChemTrend release agents and UK agent for Italmatic autoclaves and ovens, we have a strong track record of partnering with leading brands to bring high-performance solutions to the UK market.
Since joining the Guarniflon Group in 2024, we’ve further expanded our capabilities in fluoropolymer manufacturing — including FEP, ETFE, and PTFE — making VAC Innovation a comprehensive one-stop supplier for composites processing materials.
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Get in Touch
If you’d like to know more about AmberTool® HX56 or discuss how bespoke prepreg tooling packages could work for your next project, we’d love to hear from you.
[ Contact us / 01858 882 000 / sales@vacinnovation.com ]
