The honeycomb sandwich construction is one of the mostvalued structural engineering innovations developed by thecomposites industry.Used extensively in aerospace and many other industries,the honeycomb sandwich provides the following key benefitsover conventional materials:- Very low weight- High stiffness- Durability- Production cost savingsHexcel began developing honeycomb over 40 years ago,and now supplies a range of high performance honeycombs,prepregs and Redux film adhesives - all ideally suited to themanufacture of honeycomb sandwich constructions. Hexcel isalso the leading supplier of lightweight honeycomb sandwichpanels.This guide explains how to design and manufacturehoneycomb sandwich panels, from materials selection andanalysis of mechanical properties, through to productionmethods, and includes basic sample calculations for simpleconstructions.More complex calculations may require computer modellingwhich, although mentioned briefly, is beyond the scope of thispublication