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Glass Fiber Composite · Service

Glass Fiber Composite Composite Machining and Trimming

My cured laminate needs trimming and drilling without delaminating it. Who machines composite rather than metal?

What it is

Trimming, drilling and edge finishing cured laminate. Abrasive rather than chip-forming: fiber dulls tooling fast, delamination at hole exits is the governing defect, and the dust is a respiratory and electrical hazard.

Suppliers

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Companies that perform this process on customer material.

  • Sedro-Woolley, WA · Service provider

    Five axis trimming and machining of cured fibreglass laminate.

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  • Rogersville, AL · Converter

    Machining and routing of composites as well as metals. NOTE the application: this is rocket motor and propulsion composite work rather than airframe structure. Confirm the shop is set up for your part type.

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