Aerotonomy offers a wide range of custom composites services, ranging from part and tooling design, to fabrication and assembly including wet layup and vacuum bagged parts, core structures, secondary bonding and assembly, precision drilling and trimming.  Aerotonomy is capable of rapid production of prototypes and small production runs, and can provide a wide range of surface finishes.  Our experience and commitment to customer satisfaction starts with accurate estimates and reliable schedules, and culminates with the delivery of quality custom composite components. 

Composite Design services include:

• Structural Analysis
• Fabrication process design
• Design for Manufacturing
• Experience with a variety of composite materials
  • Uni-directional & woven fabrics
  • Carbon Fiber
  • Fiberglass (S2-Glass, E-Glass)
  • Aramid (Kevlar)
  • Aramid Honeycomb core
  • Various structural foam and wood core materials

Fabrication services include:

• Wet layup:
  • Vacuum bagged structures
  • Closed mold/mandrel
  • Core structures
  • Solid laminates
• Secondary bonding and Assembly
• Precision Drilling and Trimming
  • +/- 0.003” Tolerance Standard
  • As much as 50% reduction in part fabrication time
  • Reduced assembly time due to perfectly fit parts
• Any degree of completion you need, from out of the mold to flight ready
  • Bare composite parts directly from mold
  • Complete assemblies
  • Primed and finished (Ready for paint)
  • Painted parts and assemblies

Tooling design and/or production includes the following:

• Direct Female CNC machined molds
  • Minimum tool fabrication time
  • Very accurate and precise tools (+/- 0.003”)
  • Built in jig/fixture capability
  • Rugged, solid tooling
• Plug/Mold
  • Multiple molds can be produced from one plug
  • Molds are equal in accuracy and precision to the plug
  • Molds can be tailored for room temperature or high temperature prepreg layups
• Mandrels and closed molds
  • Used when parts are complex and require inner and/or outer thickness control
  • Allows for monolithic, seamless parts when necessary
  • Washout mandrels can be removed from inside parts even when capture