Tods Engineering provide high performance composite designs for the World’s Navies, Aerospace Companies, Communications networks, Transport and Leisure industries.
The main drivers for composite selection which offer improved operational economies and additional safety benefits are as follows:
- High strength and/or stiffness to weight ratio
- Negligible maintenance (corrosion free)
- Fatigue and impact damage tolerant structures
- Fire retardant structures
- Excellent insulating properties
Composite structures are designed to survive extreme operating conditions. High stresses, shock and impact loads are typical parameters for consideration.
Structural analysis of composite components takes into account the fibre type, the nature of the selected resin system and the directionality of the fibre reinforcement.
The determination of the required resin / fibre content for physical strength determines the production method, (High or Low temperature Pre-Preg, Vacuum Infusion or Hand-Lay).
Matching structural requirements to the practicable production method eliminates extensive development or iterative trialling.
Tods Engineering have extensive experience in specifying and providing complete design solutions for the following composite structures:
- Glass, carbon, kevlar or hybrid composites
- Sandwich structures (foam/honeycomb cores, aluminium skin/core)
- Thermoplastic materials (low and high temperature applications)
- Stealth structures (polyurethane coatings)
- Fire retardant strutures (phenolics)
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