Composites

Full-service composite fabrication, machining, design and assembly services.

Composites and Machining

• Composites, machining, design and assembly
• Filament winding of motor cases, Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel (COPV), and structural composites up to 20 feet in diameter and 100 feet long
• Layup of structural composites
• Compression molding of Bulk Molding Compound (BMC), Sheet Molding Compound (SMC), and Molding Compound (MC)
• Infusion of 3D composite shapes
• Multi-axis machining of metallic and composite parts including water jet cutting and five-axis routing
• Fabrication shop with welding and painting capability for tooling, process aids, and equipment
• Cutting and kitting of composite materials (x/y cutting table)
• Material lab for testing composite structures, bond, parts

Full Service

• Build to print, Build to spec, In-house design
• Design and development of components and products
• Structural analysis including Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
• Design and development of fabrication processes
• Tooling design and development
• Materials selection
• Testing – mechanical properties and rheometrics
• Pressure testing up to 60,000 psi

History

Spencer Composites was founded in 1994 in Lincoln, Nebraska and later relocated to Sacramento, California. Spencer Composites is now a wholly owned subsidiary of X-Bow Systems, and our facility has over 50,000 square feet of space available to fabricate products up to 20 feet in diameter and 100 feet long.

Certified under AS 9100D, ISO 9001:2015, and ASME standards, Spencer Composites ensures precision and reliability in its production processes.

We are proud to support aerospace and marine systems supply chains, with customers in all branches of the US Military and NASA.