Technical Tooling makes layup molds and vacuum fixtures for composite parts manufacturers utilizing proprietary material technologies for better results at a better cost. Its Vacu-Grip™ vacuum fixtures utilize a porous material that can be formed to any 3D part contour, providing support & simultaneously allowing full/even vacuum across the entire contact area. Tool repair/modification is easy and inexpensive. Its high temperature layup molds have extremely low CTE’s and are ideal for short run programs/prototyping that require optimal precision, but with drastically lower cost & production time over Invar. | Technical Tooling makes layup molds and vacuum fixtures for composite parts manufacturers utilizing proprietary material technologies for better results at a better cost. Vacu-Grip® vacuum fixture technology is based on an engineered porous granular media that conforms to the contours of a given part, providing support while simultaneously allowing vacuum throughout the entire contact area. • We achieve the strongest holding force by delivering the most even vacuum across the most surface area of any vacuum fixture on the market. • We form our material to near net shape, eliminating needless machine time and scrap. (Our material packs into place like wet sand into a sandcastle, then machined to final surface after a room temp cure). • Our tools are modifiable and repairable, as new material adheres to the cured material, delivering the same structural integrity as the original tool. Our RAVIN® layup mold base material is a revolutionary advancement in LM tooling for short-run programs and prototyping with CTE’s nearly equivalent to carbon fiber. The LM tools are the optimal choice over Invar, with similar performance, only with reduced production time and cost.
Rock West Composites, Inc.
Rock West Composites is an employee-owned enterprise that designs, develops, engineers, manufactures, and tests carbon fiber and RF-transparent composite components and solutions using innovative custom and off-the-shelf products. The company’s mission is to make our customers more competitive with the magic of advanced composites. RWC supports multiple industries including Air & Defense, Space, and Commercial. In the Air & Defense area, the company supplies composite solutions for commercial and military aircraft, rotorcraft, radomes, and tactical systems. The company offers DCAA-approved rates, is QMS AS9100D/ISO9001 certified at all facilities, and has a dedicated Nadcap-certified facility. RWC is one of the first companies to commodify composites technology and is also one of the largest ecommerce suppliers of off-the-shelf carbon fiber tubes, plates, materials, and accessories. RWC has locations in San Diego, California; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Baja California, Mexico.
Prospect
World Class Supplier of molds, dies and tooling for the Thermoplastics and Composites industries. We also do tight tolerance 5-axis machining of our customers carbon fiber and metalic production parts
M4 Engineering, Inc.
M4 Engineering, Inc. works with inventors, startups, established companies, and government agencies to solve “unsolvable” problems and move their ideas from concepts to prototypes and beyond. The complex systems typically found in unmanned, electric aircraft, eVTOL, and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), as well as more conventional aircraft and spacecraft, present unique challenges that many new and established companies may not have encountered before. This is where M4 Engineering comes in. We have a broad range of capabilities to complement in-house engineering resources when either specialized knowledge or extra bandwidth is needed. M4 Engineering also has a very strong composite discipline competency that can help you with design, material characterization, analysis, prototyping, and testing, and M4 Phoenix Technology Works (M$ PTW) is AS9100 certified for composite tooling parts, parts, and complete systems and can help you move from small runs to larger-scale production. and has many years of experience supporting unmanned and manned air, land, and sea vehicle development. In addition to engineering services and composite prototyping and manufacturing, M4 is also a Siemens Digital Industries Gold Expert Software reseller and offers a broad array of software to help you design, analyze, and manufacture your products. We have many expert users of the various software that provide training, mentoring, and tech support to help you succeed in implementing these tools at your organization. M4 has been working with NASA and other government agencies over the last 15 years in developing tools to better assist in the design of AAM, UAV, and other unconventional aircraft and spacecraft using our expertise in multidisciplinary design analysis and optimization (MDAO) to support our customers. These tools can help you save time and reduce the costs associated with the design, analysis, optimization, and manufacturing of high-performance systems and structures. Please call or email us today to see how we might be able to help you accomplish your goals +1 (562) 981-7797 or info@m4-engineering.com, www.m4-engineering.com. | M4 Engineering helps solve the challenges that arise in developing new types of manned and unmanned space and flight vehicles. From conceptual design, weight prediction and pre-PDR work through analysis, multi-disciplinary design analysis and optimization (MDAO), test, fabrication and certification we help fill the gaps needed for a successful program.
Janicki
Janicki is a privately-owned engineering and manufacturing company with locations in Washington and Utah. We design and build tools, parts, prototypes and assemblies for a myriad of industries, including aerospace, defense, space, marine, architecture and more. We specialize in composite fabrication and precision machining, utilizing our proprietary 5-axis mills. With over 30 years of experience, we take pride in our customer service and produce high-quality work. We are fully integrated with the facilities, manpower and equipment for programs of any scope. Our engineering and production teams solve demanding challenges for our customers and are well-known for tackling large-scale, high-tolerance projects on tight deadlines. | Janicki is an engineering and manufacturing company with locations in Washington and Utah. We design and build tools, parts, prototypes and assemblies for a myriad of industries, including aerospace, defense, space, marine, architecture and more. We specialize in composite fabrication and precision machining, utilizing our large-scale proprietary 5-axis mills.
Hawthorn Aero
Hawthorn Aero delivers high-value composite airframe manufacturing and integration solutions for aerospace and defense programs. From tooling and precision airframe components to full vehicle integration services, Hawthorn supports customers from concept through high-rate production, providing scalable capacity, certified quality systems, and on-schedule execution you can trust.
General Plastics Manufacturing Co
General Plastics develops and manufactures rigid and flexible polyurethane foam products, which include its LAST-A-FOAM® brand series and composite parts. Beyond offering foam sheets and blocks the company’s in-house fabrication system offers full pattern-to-print production, 5-axis CNC machining, thermoforming, complex laminating, foam molding, resin infusion, assembly and tooling. General Plastics also offers customization services for formulations, foam material sizing and shaping, sealing, drilling, painting, potting and more. Coupling consistent performance with over seven decades of experience, General Plastics provides quality assurance services along with on-site testing laboratories executing physical property, flammability and developmental testing.