HiTape® combines the benefits of automated processing, the cost-effectiveness of infusion technologies and primary aircraft structure performance. The HiTape® UD tape made from HexTow® carbon fiber allows dry preforms to be manufactured in a fully automated lay-up process with deposition rates as high as 50Kg/h without removal of polythene film. When infused with HexFlow® resins, parts made with HiTape® can be up to 30mm thick and have a Fiber Volume Content of 58 to 60%. The mechanical properties are therefore as high as those found in parts made with the latest generation primary structure prepregs.