Teledyne CML Composites has invested to build a new thermoplastic processing cell with increased capacity.
The subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies Inc. in Thousand Oaks is a manufacturer of composite aerospace components for commercial and defense customers.
The new processing cell, developed in conjunction with the U.K.’s National Composites Centre or NCC, utilizes two press and oven systems with infrared heating, platen heating and a maximum force of 400 tons. The cell is capable of processing multiple reinforced thermoplastics, each with different melting and cooling temperatures.
“Having identified thermoplastics as a key technology in our long-term growth ambitions, this investment adds an exciting new automated manufacturing capability to our business,” John Toner, vice president of Teledyne Aerospace and Defence Electronics UK (and general manager of Teledyne CML Composites, said in a statement.
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Teledyne CML Thermoplastic Press (Photo: Business Wire)
The new processing cell utilizes two press and oven systems offering IR heating, platen heating, and a maximum force of 400 tons. The processing cell is capable of processing multiple aerospace, high performance reinforced Thermoplastics such as PEEK, PEKK, PPS, and PEI.
The new Thermoplastic processing cell provides a significant capacity increase at Teledyne CML Composites to support the continued growth of the commercial and defence aerospace composites manufacturer.
Photo Credit: Airbus
Teledyne CML Composites (Bromborough, U.K.) recently announced that it has been awarded a “Life of Program” contract with Airbus (Madrid, Spain) to supply composite wing components and assemblies for the A400M Tactical Airlifter. The awarded package is reported to include several thermoplastic and prepreg composite components that will be supplied to the Airbus A400M composite wing box assembly line at the Filton facility in Bristol, U.K.
According to John Toner, VP and general manager of Teledyne Aerospace and Defence Electronics UK and general manager of Teledyne CML Composites, this contract award follows a significant investment by the company in a new thermoplastics processing cell. “Having identified thermoplastics as a key technology in our long-term growth ambitions, this investment adds an exciting new automated manufacturing capability to our business and places Teledyne CML Composites at the forefront of composites manufacturing technology,�