PRODUCTS

Specialising in advanced composite structures, sonar windows and acoustic materials for the marine defence industry.

Sonar Windows

Tods Technology is a partner of choice for the Royal Navy, as well as navies worldwide for the design, development, manufacture and through-life support of submarine acoustic windows and bespoke coatings.

Example submarine applications include:

  • Structural composite
  • Multi-layered casting of acoustic materials

 

Submarines

Composite Structures

50 years of successfully manufacturing structures in materials such as Carbon and Glass, using matrices ranging from Polyester all the way through to modified Epoxies.

Tods has a long and successful track record of achieving the technically demanding balance between structural, acoustic and dynamic requirements, called for in modern highly complex composite components.

  • Sonar domes
  • Submarine radomes (pressure rated)
  • Composite casings
  • Baffle support structures

 

Composite Structures

Acoustic Materials

Tods produces a wide range of acoustic materials, from individual tiles and baffles, to proprietary coatings necessary for achieving specific acoustic properties. These materials are tailored to each application and are tuned for performance to meet the exacting specifications of our customers.

  • Rho C infill and casting
  • Echo reduction baffles and tiles
  • Cast sensor covers
  • Baffle tiles
  • Overmoulding of sensors

 

Acoustic Materials

Bespoke Tooling

Detailed design of tooling and fixtures, enabling the manufacture of high-quality product while also providing an efficient and safe transportation and installation process.

Design philosophy drawn from decades of experience in providing and installing technologically advanced products, while allowing for a smooth low risk installation process.

Examples of Tooling include:

  • Installation and transport cradles
  • Support frames
  • Drilling and facing fixtures
  • Handling fixtures
  • Vacuum test rigs
  • Complex moulds
  • High-tolerance, multi-part assemblies

 

Bespoke Tooling