New Expanded Facilities Beginning
December, 2007

  • 55,000 Total Square Feet
  • 20,000 sq ft Engineering Office Space
  • 24,000 sq ft 100,000 Clean Room High-Bay Manufacturing Space
  • 3,000 sq ft Layup Area
  • 3,000 sq ft Machine Shop
  • 1,000 sq ft Class 10,000 Clean Room


Assembly

Fabrication

Autoclave 8' x 33'

Major Equipment

Autoclaves

  • 8’ x 33’
  • 3’ x 6’
  • 2’ x 5’

Ovens

  • 12’ x 14’ x 12’ Thermalcycler
  • 2’ x 3’ x 3’ Thermalcycler
  • 3’ x 6’ x 4’
  • 3’ X 5’ X 4’
  • 48” x 74” x 40”

NC Router

  • 5’ x 10’ x 3’ - 5 axis
  • 4 Centerless Grinders (for composite tubes)

Laser Tracker

  • Two SMX and One Faro (ADM)

Granite

  • Four 5’ x 10’

Testing

  • 12’ x 12’ x 12’ Static Load Test Frame
  • 12 simultaneous Computer Controled Load Application Cylinders (10,000lb Max)
  • 256 Channel Data Acquisition System
  • Two Mechanical Test Frame for tension, compression, beam flex testing

Lamination Equipment

  • 1 Over-wrap Winding Station
  • 3 Heated Platen Rolling Tables
  • 1 Ply Slitter
  • 1 Ply Cutter
  • Kuris Ply Cutter
  • (4) LPT (Laser Projection) Ply Placement Systems
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