Why Your R&D Partner Is Critical to Composite Design and Manufacturing
Not every composite material manufacturer is equipped to handle research and development (R&D). Some do not offer any R&D capabilities at all. We are different here at Axiom Materials. Not only do we invest in R&D, but we also work hard to ensure that our R&D is always at the cutting edge of composite materials and technologies.
We believe your R&D partner is critical to ensuring that composite design and manufacturing improves your company. Between facilities in Nevada and Turkey, we bring together the latest tools and techniques with the best minds in the business to create one of the most dynamic R&D environments in the industry.
Composites Are a Complex Field
We do not feel that it is enough to merely be a composite material manufacturer. Composites are a complex field. The materials and processes we use must meet stringent requirements. And in some industries, like aerospace and defense, there is little to no room for error.
What does this have to do with R&D? Investing in R&D makes us better as a composite material manufacturer. It allows us to better serve our customers as we help them design and produce leading-edge composites for their unique applications. By prioritizing R&D, we are investing in our own company as well as the customers we serve.
Developing Advanced Materials and Architectures
From a practical standpoint, robust R&D makes us a better composite material manufacturer by encouraging us to develop advanced materials and architectures. The R&D environment is ideal for developing:
- New types of fibers
- New nanomaterials
- Novel composite architectures
As we develop these new materials and architectures, we are able to improve mechanical, thermal, and fatigue properties. Our research makes it possible to design and create some of the most unique composites in the world, composites with properties that are custom tailored to specific applications.
Innovating New Manufacturing Processes
Composite R&D is not limited only to materials and architectures. It also plays a critical role in manufacturing. Through robust R&D, we are able to develop more cost effective, scalable, and high-quality manufacturing processes that benefit our customers.
Innovating processes to take advantage of automation is a top priority right now. In addition, our industry is pressing forward with innovations in additive manufacturing and advanced curing techniques, and more. The end goal is to find better ways to produce composite products at a lower cost but without compromising quality.
Simulations and Testing Are Required
From the customer’s standpoint, R&D plays a critical role in ensuring that composites perform as intended. When a customer begins full-process manufacturing of a particular part, they need to have confidence in that part’s performance and reliability. R&D accounts for that through rigorous simulation and testing.
Unfortunately, composites are unpredictable and highly complex, meaning traditional testing is often insufficient. But testing in an R&D environment allows for a variety of innovative testing methods that go above and beyond. Simulations and virtual testing are two fitting examples.
Make R&D a Priority
If your manufacturing needs are beyond basic, entry level composites, R&D may be critical to your success. Make it a priority. It is definitely a priority here at Axiom Materials.
We are not content to merely be a composite material manufacturer. We work hard to be a reliable R&D partner to customers who rely on our expertise and years of proven service in the composites industry. Our considerable investment in robust research and development ensures that our valued customers always benefit from the latest and most advanced composite materials that our company can create and produce.