Safe, durable & lightweight
Hexagon's Type 4 composite cylinder offers the best combination of lightweight, safety, efficiency and durability available.
Type 4 composite technology is at the heart of what we do- and we do it with passion, because we believe that technology is no longer the barrier to enabling clean energy for all.
Hexagon Group is the leading global manufacturer of Type 4 composite cylinders used for storing gas under high-pressure. With four decades of experience in composite technology, we are the world’s largest producer of composite cylinders and possess significant high-pressure technology expertise.
600,000+
high-pressure cylinders
100,000+
fuel systems
Hexagon's Type 4 composite cylinder offers the best combination of lightweight, safety, efficiency and durability available.
Our Type 4 cylinders are an integrated part of Hexagon fuel systems, designed and engineered with leading global automotive manufacturers to meet their requirements for safety, packaging, quality and installation.
At Hexagon, the safety of our cylinders and system assemblies is our highest priority. In manufacturing products that are used to transport and store pressurized gases, it is essential to our operating and regulatory objectives.
Every cylinder and product is tested and approved according to the appropriate internal, local, national, industry and international requirements and safety standards, and we continuously monitor and control our production processes.
Our experts lead the continuous improvement of internal standards and maintenance committees, with the primary goal of ensuring user and environmental safety.
Building on our six decades of composites experience, we are a strong contributor to the further development of safety codes and standards, promoting safety advancements across our industry. Our market leading position comes with a responsibility to contribute where we can to prevent any product safety incidents and Hexagon is committed to this role through extensive support of key Standards Development Organizations and Regulations, Codes, and Standards (RCSs) that we support.