With 14+ years of advanced aerospace composites engineering and manufacturing experience, Northwind Composites specializes in engineered composite solutions for aerospace, aftermarket automotive, and outdoor recreation enthusiasts. We are not a high volume production facility but instead are focused be able to support quick turn processing on small custom jobs, low volume production, and R&D projects. We specialize in helping our customers work through the entire process from initial design, through tooling, and finally part fabrication. Our shop is setup to be able to respond quickly to your needs and we are capable of supporting almost all aspects of the job in-house on minimize the number of vendors you rely on for your project. Cure Process Capabilities:
1,300 sq.ft. dedicated clean room
Standard wet layup, open cure and vacuum bag
Vacuum assisted resin infusion
Low/mid/high temp cure capabilities
Prepreg cure capabilities, 350° F max
Oven 4ft x 3.5ft x 3.5ft internal dimensions
NIST calibrated hotbonder
High temperature composite tool design and fabrication
Basic/standard repair processes, non-structural
Ply scarfing
Core repair
Wet resin and prepreg capable
Lightning strike mesh repair
Post Cure and Machining Processing Capabilities:
1,400 sq.ft. dedicated trim and assembly
Precision 3-axis CNC router, 99in x 49in x 18in working envelope, +/-.005in
12in x 6in x 10in traditional manual mill, +/-.002in
12in x 37in bench lathe
Standard hand trim and finish tooling
