Formaplex Technologies Limited

Dynamic manufacturing group specialising in the manufacture of tooling and lightweight composite solutions for automotive, motor sport, defence & aerospace sectors. AS9100 Rev C accredited, providing full design for manufacture, support and advice, tool design, engineering analysis, project management throughout production, measurement, tool testing, design and manufacture of jigs and fixtures, packaging and logistics, quality assurance, rapid delivery and after sales support.

Last update: Thu, 4 April 2024

Trading Name: Formaplex Technologies Limited

Address: Unit H Hazleton Interchange,
Horndean,
Hampshire,
PO8 9JU

Markets
Aerospace
Agriculture
Automotive
Construction
Cross Sector
Defence
Electronics: Consumer
Energy
Highways
Leisure
Marine
Medical
Mining
Oil & Gas
Rail
Renewable Energy
Satellite and Communications
Space
Sport
Sustainable Composites: Furniture/Lifestyle
Truck, Bus & Industrial
Upholstery and Apparel
Utilities: Water
Wave & Tidal Energy
Wind Energy

Organisation Activities

  • Manufacture & Assembly
  • Product Design

Organisation Markets

  • Aerospace
  • Automotive
  • Defence
  • Marine
  • Motorsport
  • Wave & Tidal Energy
  • Wind Energy

Raw Materials Used

  • ABS
  • Bagging Films & Fabrics
  • Balsa Wood
  • Carbon Fibre
  • Curing Agents
  • Dry Fillers
  • Epoxy Resin
  • Fasteners & Inserts
  • Fire Retardants
  • Foam - Flexible
  • Foam - Injected
  • Foam - Rigid
  • Foam - Syntactic
  • Glass Fibre
  • Honeycomb
  • Natural Fibre
  • Other Functional Additives
  • Other Thermoplastics
  • PEEK/High Value Thermoplastics
  • Phenolic Resins
  • Polyesters
  • Polyurethane
  • Release Agents
  • Vinyl Ester Resins

Semi-finished Materials Used

  • 3D Woven Fabrics
  • Adhesives
  • Chopped Strand Mat
  • Coatings
  • Colour Pastes & Dispersions
  • Consolidated Sheet/Panels
  • Cut Fabric Kits
  • Gel Coats
  • Knitted Net Shapes
  • Machined Core Kits
  • Non-Crimp Fabrics
  • Self-Reinforced Thermoplastic Fabrics & Tapes
  • Spread Tow Fabrics
  • Thermoplastic Prepreg
  • Thermoset Prepreg
  • Tissues & Surface Veils
  • Woven Fabrics

Equipment Used

  • Autoclave
  • Catia
  • Clean Room
  • Composite Tooling
  • Cure Monitoring
  • End Effector
  • Infusion
  • Injection Moulding
  • Machining
  • Metal Tooling
  • Metrology
  • Mixers (e.g. for SMC/BMC)
  • Oven
  • Power Shape
  • Press
  • Robots
  • RTM

Processes Used

  • Adhesive Bonding
  • Gel Coating
  • High Pressure Resin Transfer Moulding
  • Hot Press Moulding
  • Injection Moulding
  • Mechanical Fastening
  • Oven/Autoclave Curing
  • Post-Cure
  • Preforming
  • Prepreg Hand Lay-Up
  • Resin Transfer Moulding
  • Surface Finishing
  • Vacuum Infusion
  • Welding
  • Wet Hand Lay Up

Accreditation

  • AS 9100
  • ISO 16949
  • ISO 9001