Composites

Composites Capabilities

Vantage Associates Composites manufacturing center is at our Santa Fe Springs, CA location. Santa Fe Springs 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