who we are

Who We Are

Who We Are

Aztec Composites Ltd specialise in producing innovative and complex mouldings for engine components including air, water and oil pipes. Since 1988 Aztec components have been used successfully in the ultimate high performace arena - Formula 1, resulting in many Grand Prix wins and Formula 1 chamionships. 

Our Facilities

Aztec Welding & Fabrications was established in 1984 as a specialist metal fabrication company. From 1989, carbon fibre composite components were also produced and demand grew rapidly. To meet this demand, Aztec Composites Ltd was formed in 1997 and with a continued increase in orders for composite parts, the company moved to new, larger, custom built premises on January 1st 2000.

In October 2006 Aztec Composites doubled it’s floor area to 13,000 square feet, allowing expansion of the in-house tool-room and laminating departments.

November 2008 saw the investment of an ultrasonic cutting machine enabling complex shapes to be cut in tough materials such as zylon and kevlar.

A new autoclave (1m diameter x 2m long) was commissioned in July 2009 and the Trim Shop and Quality departments were also expanded.

In September 2013 a new Fortus 400mc FDM rapid prototype machine was acquired with a 406x356x406mm build envelope to make ABS, Ultem and SR30 soluble core parts.

For 2014 to increase our versatility in the Toolroom a Tongtai Turning Centre was purchased this machine features a c axis, power turret with Fanuc control. This enabled us to turn tooling components and BOM parts as necessary.

Summer 2015 saw the major installation of 2 class 7 laminating clean rooms, supplied by Connect2 Cleanrooms

In 2016 we decided to replace our 3 axis Milling machine with a new DMG Mori ECO MILL 50 5 axis maching centre. This reduces lead time and cost for complex mould tooling. This year we also purchased a ROMER absolute arm with integrated scanner to quickly and accurately measure component outer surfaces.

Early 2017 was a significant time as our new Nikon XT H 225ST CT scanning machine was commissioned for use. This included the successful training of 4 staff to set up and scan components then re-construct and analyse the results using the powerful VG Studio software to produce high resolution images. An upgrade to bore inspection was made with the purchase of an Olympus I-PLEX NX. This state of the art borescope uses a high intensity laser diode and motorised articulation to give visibilty of internal surfaces.

To replace one of our old Autoclaves in 2018 we invested in a new more efficient Autoclave supplied by Roaches. This provides excellent cure control and cure data logging. After CT scanning some bonded structures it became evident that hand mixing epoxy adhesive and applying by hand was causing porosity in the bond joint, to reduce this effect to a minimum we invested in a SpeedMixer centrifugal adhesive mixer and an air powered dispensing machine. This has resulted in almost totally eliminating voids in the bond joint.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can call us on: 07562 508731 or email at sales@azteccomposites.co.uk

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