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Glass Fiber Composite Composite Layup Tooling

I need a layup mould or a master for a composite part. Who builds it, at what size, and in what tool material?

What it is

Design and manufacture of the mould a composite part is laid up and cured on. The tool has to hold vacuum, survive repeated autoclave cycles, and expand at the same rate as the part it is making, which is why Invar, at roughly a tenth the thermal expansion of steel, is the default material despite the cost. Get the expansion wrong and the part cures off-contour.

Suppliers

Suppliers 3

Companies that perform this process on customer material.

  • Ascent Aerospace Reported
    Macomb, MI · Service provider
    AS9100

    Layup moulds, masters and trim and drill fixtures. The company does not restrict the tooling to carbon reinforcement.

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  • Janicki Industries Verified
    Sedro-Woolley, WA · Service provider

    Tooling in composite and metal; fibreglass is among the materials worked.

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  • Rock West Composites Reported
    San Diego, CA · Converter
    AS9100NADCAP Composites

    Tooling is named as a core service alongside engineering and manufacturing.

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