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Glass Fiber Composite Filament Winding

I need a pressure vessel, motor case or other body of revolution wound. Who winds it, at what diameter and length, and over what liner?

What it is

Winding resin-wetted tow onto a rotating mandrel at controlled angles. The standard route for pressure vessels, motor cases and any body of revolution.

Suppliers

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Companies that perform this process on customer material.

  • Cincinnati, OH · Converter
    AS9100NADCAP CompositesNADCAP Materials Testing Laboratories

    Filament winding in glass fibre. CTL works silica and quartz as well as carbon, glass and Kevlar, which points at radome and thermal protection work rather than general airframe structure. AS9100D and ITAR compliant; the NADCAP scope is stated only as a 'compliant captive laboratory'. Confirm it. No autoclave dimensions or part size limits are published.

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  • Rogersville, AL · Converter

    Filament winding alongside tape wrap and hand layup. 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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  • Salt Lake City, UT · Converter Service provider
    AS9100NADCAP Composites

    The company's filament winding heritage is industrial pipe, which is predominantly glass reinforced.

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  • San Diego, CA · Converter
    AS9100NADCAP Composites

    Filament winding of fiberglass, alongside roll wrapping and bladder moulding. Fiberglass is named explicitly in the product line with carbon. AS9100D and ISO 9001; NADCAP at San Diego-North with the scope not stated. A Mexico facility also exists. Confirm which plant does the work if domestic content matters.

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  • Golden, CO · Service provider Converter

    The winder places tow-preg or wet fibre without the source page restricting it to carbon. Glass winding is standard on this equipment but was not stated; confirm before specifying.

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