Capabilities

Design

Aerospace Controls has experienced engineering departments who specialize in designing products from composites, elastomers and metals to meet the stringent requirements of our customers. Our design teams provide solutions from concept through initial production including qualification and certification support. We use state of the art analysis and design packages to provide the best solutions and service. 

 

Engineering Design and Analysis

• Nastran thermal FEA
• Nastran structureal FEA
• Floworks CFD software

Test Capabilities

• Tensile testing - 10,500 lbs

 

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Manufacturing

Aerospace Controls uses various methods and processes to manufacture our parts with the utmost priority on quality and on-time delivery.

 

Manufacturing Techniques

• Pattern making
• Heated circuit etching
• Complex shaped composite layup methods
• Laminate design and lay-up
• Honeycomb bonded structures
• Innovative insulation operations
• Advanced sheet-metal assembly
• Welding (fusion and resistance)
• Tube forming
• Kapton heaters
• Painting

 

Equipment

• CMM
• X ray machine
• Walk in ovens 

- 6' x 15'
- 6’ x 15’

• Autoclaves

- 2 Ft Dia. x 4 Ft
- 4 Ft Dia. x 8 Ft

• Clean room
• Laser part marking
• Automated ply cutter 6' x 12' Eastman
• Composite storage freezers

- 10 x 12 -10 °F
- Four 3'x6‘    -10 °F

• Cold Room

- 25' x 40' 40 °F

Tooling

• Aluminum Mold

- Eutectic Salt and Plaster Tooling

• Composite Mold

- Eutectic Salt and Plaster Tooling

• Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) Mold

- Plaster Tooling

• Plaster Mold

- Plaster

• Metal break down

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Materials

Aerospace Controls works with many different materials depending on the requirements. Below is a list of common materials found in our designs.

 

Acoustic Materials

• Acousti-Flo ®
• Feltmetal
• Perforated Metal
• Absorptive Foams

 

Elastomeric Materials

• Silicone
• Fluorosilicone
• Neoprene
• Nitrile
• Viton
• Buna

 

Composite Materials

• Bismaleimide
• Epoxy
• Phenolic
• Polyester

 

Carrier Materials

• Cotton
• Dacron
• Fiberglass
• Graphite
• Kevlar
• Nomex
• Nylon

 

Metal

• Inconel 625
• Aluminum
• Stainless Steel
• Dielectrics

 

Silicone

• Neoprene
• EPDM
• Teflon
• Kapton
• Polyimides
• RTV
• Composites

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  Quality

• Aerospace Controls puts a high priority on delivering quality parts. We are approved by the majority of major Customers and are always striving to continually improve our products, systems and services.
   

  Repair Stations

• AS-9100 and ISO 9001 Certified
  EASA Approved
  FAA Approved Repair Station

• Customer Approvals

• BAE Systems
• Bombardier
• C&D Systems
• Falcon Jet / Dassault
• Gulfstream Aerospace
• Honeywell
• Lockheed-Martin