Capabilities

Facility

Helicomb currently has an 80,000 square foot facility capable of bonding all types of Honeycomb Core, Fiberglass, Carbon, Graphite, Quartz, BMI, and Kevlar Laminates. In addition, Helicomb also has the capabilities of chemical processing of aluminum, titanium and stainless steel, Tooling Manufacturing, Digital Product Definition and has SPC Controlled Lab on site for Process Control.

Equipment

• Freezer space (6) 5,175 cf, 3,600 cf available
• Autoclave Qty.2 (5.5’ x 20’ & 6.5’ x 20’)
• Controlled Cleanrooms (3) 11,000 sq. ft. total
• FARO CMM quantity two, bridged 20’ part capability
• Three Ovens
• Manufacturing Tooling 5,000 sq ft
• Manufacturing Assembly Area 8,500 sq ft available
• Prime and Paint Shop
• PAA Clean line, Etch, Titanium Processing
• Dedicated Catia Stations

Cleanline

• Hydrofluoric, Nitric and Phosphate Titanium Etch tanks
• FPL Aluminum Etch
• Phosphoric Acid Anodizing (PAA) of Aluminum
• BAC 5555 certified
• Northrop Grumman and GE Process Approvals
• Nadcap Certified Chemical Processing
• Stainless Steel Cleaning and Etching
• Cross Contamination Prevention
• Air Scrubbing System
• Testing and Verification Lab

Tooling

• Helicomb International has designed and built in excess of 1800
  bond, route, drill, and form tools constructed with fiberglass,
  carbon fiber, steel, urethane, silicone, and aluminum.
• We have over 50 years of combined tooling experience and innovative solutions to unique tooling requirements.
• Digital Product Definition
• Rapid Tool Development
• Tooling inspection and repair capabilities

Software Technology

• Catia V4, V5-R16,17,18,19. (dedicated stations)
• Unigraphics NX5,NX6
• Autocad
• Solidworks
• Kubotek Validation Tool Software.
• Additionally, we recently added a second FARO arm with
  bridging capability to CMM parts up to 20 ft. using latest Verisurf software