Cobham Advanced Composites

 

Production

Design | Production | Test Ranges | Quality Assurance

Cobham Advanced Composites produces high performance radomes for a wide variety of end users. Precision techniques are utilised on modern tooling and equipment, including:

Resin Transfer Moulding - Click to enlargeResin Transfer Moulding
  • Solid half wavelength for missile and fast jet
  • Project specific matched metal tooling
  • Precision wall thickness from two part mould tools
  Prepreg Moulding - Click to enlargePrepreg Moulding
  • Prepreg nesting and cutting machine 3m x 6m
  • Sandwich structures for civil transport and surveillance radomes
  • Autoclaves ranging from 2m x 1.1m to 7m x 2.4m
  • Complex programmable cure cycles
  • Class 3 Clean Room, large controlled lay-up areas exceeding 675 m²
Compression Moulding - Click to enlargeCompression Moulding
  • Presses up to 0.9 x 0.9m
  • Computer controlled temperature monitoring to 400°C
  • Pressure capabilities up to 1000 psi
Coatings - Click to enlargeCoatings
  • Robotic spray to ±0.05 mm accuracy with elastomeric coatings.
  • Automated Insertion Phase Difference (IPD) spray for RTM
  • Specialist Coatings in MIL-STD rain erosion/anti-static
Machining - Click to enlargeMachining
  • 5 axis NC routing capability
  • Bed dimension 3.2m x 1.6m
  • Accepts most CAD/CAM formats
Assembly - Click to enlarge Assembly
  • Detailed mechanical fitting and assembly
  • Aircraft Industry qualified personnel
Cobham Advanced Composites - precision manufacturing techniques

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