Capabilities

From CAD.
To final assembly.

One connected route from mould design and composite manufacture through to a finished, painted assembly.

An abstract study of the woven surface and flowing form of carbon fibre
THE MATERIAL. THE POSSIBILITIES.Carbon fibre study
01

CAD & design support

CAD and practical design support to develop a manufacturable route from your initial concept or component data.

CAD supportDesign for manufacture
02

Mould & tooling design

Design and development of moulds, patterns, jigs and supporting tooling around the needs of your component and production programme.

Mould designProduction tooling
03

Kit cutting

Our Blackman & White cutting machine supports accurate ply cutting and material nesting. We can also create DXF cutting files to support development, one-off and ongoing production programmes.

Blackman & White machineDXF file creation
04

Prepreg laminating

Skilled hand layup in a dedicated clean-room environment, following your laminate schedule and component requirements.

Clean-room manufactureComplex geometries
05

Autoclave curing

Controlled temperature and pressure cycles to your specified cure requirements, with oven post-curing available where your process calls for it.

Controlled cure cyclesPost-cure capability
06

Trimming & fitting

Dedicated trimmers and fitters take cured components through trimming, drilling and fitting to the requirements of your drawing.

Component finishingDrawing-led manufacture
07

Painting & finishing

Surface preparation and paint finishing can be included within the programme, providing a completed component ready for assembly.

Surface preparationPainted finish
08

Bonding & final assembly

Bonding, insert installation and final assembly bring every element together into a finished, inspected assembly ready for delivery.

Bonded componentsFinal assembly