Aerospace Composite Tooling Suite

Tender description

The National Composites Centre (NCC) is ran a multi-Lot tender for the procurement of a suite of composite tools for an aerospace project. The two Lots that were available: • ITT_1261: Forming Tool (Tender) • ITT_1263: RTM Tool (Tender) Please note: ITT_1261 (Forming Tool) was Not Awarded, due to budget restrictions and revisions in requirements not yet fully defined. Lot ITT_1261: Aerospace Composite Forming Tool The NCC require the design, manufacture and supply of a tool for a forming manufacturing process using dry fibre non-crimp fabric (NCF) of a complex aerospace component. The component is approximately 6000mm x 750mm and up to 20mm thick. It is expected that process development will be carried out on the same tooling for a smaller component. Additional information: This Lot was not awarded, due to budget restrictions and revised technical requirements for the Forming Tool not yet full defined. Lot ITT_1263: Aerospace Composite RTM Tool The NCC require the design, manufacture and supply of a tool for a Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM) manufacturing process of two complex Thermoset composite aerospace components. The first component is approximately 6000mm x 750mm and up to 20mm thick, and the second at 1500mm x 650mm and up to 20mm thick. The smaller component is a shorter version of the main component and will be used to develop and prove out the full-scale manufacturing process and tooling concept.