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Design, Re-Engineering, and Fabrication of Tooling.
In the Aerospace Industry, many composite parts are legacy parts. Sometimes, there are no longer drawings or tools available for those parts. In other cases, old tools are non-functional or require a tremendous amount of rework. SOLTEC has developed a “Rapid Reaction Tooling System”. The customer supplies SOLTEC with any possible existing part or tool information, such as an old or new part, an old or new tool, or an old drawing. The SOLTEC engineering team will do the rest. The “Rapid Reaction Tooling System” will generate a valid CAD file for the customer for part and tool can a new fabricated tool. Furthermore, SOLTEC can supply finished composite parts if needed. SOLTEC utilizes design software, scanners, 3D printers, CNC machines, and Thermoplastic forming equipment.
EXAMPLE – COMPOSITE LAYUP TOOL:
The customer supplies an old beat-up tool – no drawing and no CAD file. Soltec delivers CAD files for the composite part and the layup tool including a machined and assembled layup tool.
Solutions
Material, Process Development, and Testing.
Besides the existing material formulations, Soltec can develop specific material tooling formulations for each customer utilizing:
-INSTRON Testing equipment
- FTIR
- CMM Equipment - ROMER ARM
New Design
Soltec utilizes SolidWorks as CAD software and can design tools, mold, and mandrels as a service for our customers. Soltec can provide a broad selection of composite tooling solutions for your design. Our innovative creativity helps us think outside the box to solve any design challenge that we are given.
Protoyping
Soltec can support the development and fabrication of newly designed mandrels, tools, or molds utilizing:
- CNC Vertical Machine Center
- 3D Rapid Prototyping Printer
- Horizontal Plate Press 20-ton
- Large cavity industrial microwave
Production
Soltec has two production locations and can fulfill any size tooling project for our customers.