ACE CAPABILITIES

Engineering

We are managed and staffed by highly experienced engineering staff who can assist at all levels of the engineering process.

Pattern & Mould Design & Manufacture

ACE has decades of experience in composite tool design and manufacture. Whether the requirement is metallic or composite, ACE has the in-house capability for all types of tooling and process requirements.

Jig & Fixture Design & Manufacture

In-house design and manufacture for all types of jig and fixtures.

3D Printing

Markforged MK2 3D printer in-house capability 3D printer (Onyx/Fibreglass/Kevlar/Carbon printing capability)

Carbon and Rohacell Machining

3 and 5 Axis in-house machining capability for cured carbon and all varieties of core types.

Automated Kit Cutting

CNC controlled material cutting.
1,000 ft2 State of art - Kit Cutting Room 2 (climate controlled) IECHO
750 ft2 Kit Cutting room 1 - Exact machine & digitiser

Pre-Preg Laminating

Clean room controlled laminating protocols for tooling and component parts.
Clean Room 1 - 2,200 ft2 (climate controlled) Clean Room 2 - 750 ft2 (climate controlled)
Clean Room 3 - 1,500 ft2 (climate controlled

Autoclave Processing

5 full size Autoclaves.
Autoclave 1 - 1.3m x 3.5m 200oC 100psi
Autoclave 2 - 1.0m x 3.0m 200oC 100psi
Autoclave 3 - 1.1m x 1.5m 180oC 100psi
Autoclave 4 - 2.5m x 4.0m 250oC 145ps
Autoclave 5 - 1.5m x 3.0m 250oC 145ps

Belotti FLU 2617 CNC 5-axis machining centre X=2600, Y=1700, Z=1300mm, C= +/-270oC, A=+/-120oC (fully extracted)

HAAS VM-6 CNC 3/4 axis vertical machining centre X=1626, Y=813, Z=762mm

HAAS TM-3P CNC 3/4 axis vertical machining centre X=1016, Y=508, Z=406mm

1.3m x 2.5m Precision CNC Machine (router)

Solidworks/OneCNC/Autodesk - CAD/CAM

MetraSCAN750 & HandyProbe

Fully equipped Inspection room ISO9001: 2015

Surface table - 2 off