Aerospace
Advanced Composites Group offers a range of prepreg, film and liquid resin products developed specifically for cost-efficient manufacture of aerospace structures.
Our Aerospace Product Selector Guide (PSG) is designed to provide a quick and easy way to select composite materials for aerospace applications. General indications on mechanical performance and processing are also highlighted in the PSG. Full product details can be found in our standard product data sheets, which are also in the catalogue. Specific details are available on request from our comprehensive fibre/resin material database.
Please refer to our Data Catalogue for a complete range of products. Use the Quick Links (above - left) to access the catalogue and PSG.
A number of new products have been introduced as a result of collaborative development projects involving aircraft manufacturers in Europe and in the USA.
The product range now includes materials for low pressure/low temperature moulding ('out-of-autoclave') and for infusion of dry fabric pre-forms, as well as for the more traditional 120°C/180°C [248°F/356°F] autoclave processes.
Our selector guide is designed to help prospective users identify the most suitable resin for the end-use application, component type, and proposed processing technique. It contains only the key processing or performance characteristics, detailed information is available from individual product data sheets.
In addition, ACG has been actively working with airworthiness authorities to develop detailed procedures for provision of an approved "public domain" design-allowable database.
The objective of this work is a large reduction in the cost of, and timescale for, certification of components manufactured from new materials.
The aerospace selector guide identifies materials that already have a FAA approved design database, and materials currently undergoing a FAA controlled design-allowable test programme.
Full product control specifications, process control specifications and data reports are available on request.
In addition to fully characterised materials for certified components, ACG continues to support individual customer needs by offering a wide range of material forms tailored for special processing or performance needs.
Products are currently supplied for aircraft prototypes, UAVs and UCAVs, space launchers, space structures and light aircraft plus radomes, missiles, repair, interiors, flooring and low RCS developments.
Total Customer Support For Aerospace Industry
Production Capabilities
| • BS EN ISO 9001 and AS9100 (prEN 9100) Approved Quality Assurance. |
| • Batch hot melt prepreg manufacture to exact customer specifications. |
| • Hot melt adhesive coating |
| • Rapid turnaround, J.I.T. delivery to agreed schedules. |
| • Full batch traceability. |
Research and Development Facilities
| • Complete composite materials test capability - (including mechanical testing, DSC, DMTA, TMA, Rheology, FTIR, HPLC, Dilatometry, Image analysis). |
| • Dedicated test house - ACG Technical Centre. |
| • Vacuum, press and autoclave moulding. |
| • CNC machining, 5-axis 3.5m x 2.5m x 1.5m bed integrated with CAD/CMM. |
| • Finite element analysis (FEA) mechanical database preparation. |
| • Prototype / concept part manufacture and testing. |
Technical Support
| • Assistance with data generation, reduction, test plan and specification preparation plus other airworthiness related tasks. |
| • Dedicated customer support team - on site support and demonstration. |
| • Composite design engineering/manufacturing approved to ISO AS9100. |
| • Rapid response to all telephone enquiries. |
Sub-contract Loan of Labour
Experienced engineers, laminators and fitters are available to assist customers during peak manufacturing periods (subject to availability).