Composites
Composites Capabilities
Vantage Associates Composites manufacturing center is at our Costa Mesa, CA location. Costa Mesa provides an extensive range of high performance composite components and assemblies for the defense industry. These consist primarily of antennas and radomes. The Company has responsibility for manufacturing, assembly and testing of these devices.
Products Manufactured
- Honey comb Sandwich Radomes
- Sandwich Construction Reflectors
- Honeycomb Sandwich Panels
- Missile Fairings, Bumper Plates and Nose Cones
- Aircraft Plenum, and Refueling Nozzles
- Fuselage Elements, and Exterior Fairings
Manufacturing Processes
- Sandwich Panels Construction
- Hand Lay-up
- Wet Lay-up
- Oven Cure
- Autoclave Cure
- Ablative Coating
- Cork Bonding
Materials Used
- Cores
Glass, Nomex, Aluminum Honeycomb, Foam - Resins
Epoxy, Poly-amide, Cynate Ester, Phenolic, Polyester, BMI, Vinyl ester - Reinforcements
Carbon Fiber, Quartz, Fiber Glass, Aramid, Spectra
Capabilities
- 30,000 sq. ft.
- AS9100 Rev D
- 5-Axis machining
- Multi-platform thermoformers up to 4ft x 6ft
- 2 paint booths
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