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Aerospace and aviation.

Composite parts made under an ISO 9001:2015 quality system, from the tooling to the finished component.

Quality systemISO 9001:2015
ScannerCreaform HandySCAN
PrinterFortus 450mc
01What we make
Where carbon compositesearned their reputation.

Interior parts, fairings, panels, ducting and brackets. Made to your drawing and specification, or reverse engineered from an existing part.

Aerospace is where carbon composites earned their reputation. Low weight, high stiffness and good resistance to fatigue are hard to match in metal, and a laminate can be tailored to the load path in a way a machined part cannot.

Two pieces of equipment on site are worth knowing about here: a Creaform HandySCAN 3D for measuring existing parts, and a Stratasys Fortus 450mc for printed prototypes, fixtures and parts.

02Typical work

The kind of parts we make.

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Interior components

Panels, trims and housings for cabins and cockpits.

02

Fairings and ducting

Aerodynamic surfaces and air paths, where the shape and the surface finish both matter.

03

Brackets and secondary structure

Small, load-bearing parts, where the weight saved is repeated on every aircraft.

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Prototypes and test pieces

Printed or laid up to check fit and function before a design is committed to tooling.

03Why us

Equipment with published specifications.

Creaform and Stratasys publish the following for the two instruments.

HandySCAN accuracy0.025 mm
HandySCAN acceptance testVDI/VDE 2634 pt 3
Fortus build envelope406 × 355 × 406 mm
Fortus materials14 thermoplastics

These are the manufacturers' published figures for the instruments, not tolerances on finished parts. The scanner is verified against VDI/VDE 2634 part 3 in an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory. Which print material is used depends on the part and on what we hold in stock, and the tolerance achievable on a carbon component depends on its size, geometry and tooling. Tell us about the part and we will tell you what is realistic for it.

04Capabilities

What we would use.

Send the drawing and the specification. Or the existing part, if there is no drawing. Either is enough for us to tell you how it would be made.

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05FAQ

Common questions.

About aerospace and aviation work specifically. The general ones are answered on the homepage.

Are you ISO 9001 certified?

Yes, to ISO 9001:2015. More on quality.

Can you print in ULTEM 9085?

The Fortus 450mc runs ULTEM 9085, a material rated for flame, smoke and toxicity and used for aircraft interior parts. Whether we have it in stock for your job is worth confirming when you enquire.

Will you sign an NDA?

Yes, and before you send us anything if you prefer.

06 Enquiry

Tell us about the part.

A drawing, a photograph, or just a description. Whatever you have is enough to get a price, and we reply to most enquiries the same working day.

Nothing to attach? Leave it blank and describe the part above, or call us on 01480 861 221.

We reply to most enquiries the same working day.
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