Pentaxia Limited

Pentaxia is a leading UK composite company offering a complete turnkey capability in the manufacturing of tooling and lightweight composite components into a diverse range of industries. All deliverables are undertaken in-house from tooling design and precision machining, through to composite mould and component manufacture, jigs and fixtures can also be produced to support customer requirements. Pentaxia also has in-house paint facilities for surface finishing to demanding OEM standards. Founded in 2008 and based centrally in the UK (in Derby), we employ over 150 people within a 70,000sqft facility we produce thermoset composites (4 x autoclaves and 3 x presses) and more recently a dedicated department producing volume thermoplastics. Whether a development part, low quantity or for volume manufacturing we offer a high quality, reliable and a cost-effective solution.

Last update: Mon, 25 March 2024

Trading Name: Pentaxia Limited

Address: Alfreton Road,
Derby,
Derby,
DE21 4AG

Website: http://www.pentaxia.co.uk

Membership: Composites UK

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

  • Equipment
  • Maintenance & Repair
  • Manufacture & Assembly
  • Product Design
  • Research & Development
  • Tooling

Organisation Markets

  • Aerospace
  • Automotive
  • Defence
  • Marine
  • Medical
  • Motorsport
  • Oil & Gas
  • Space
  • Truck, Bus & Industrial

Raw Materials Used

  • Aramid Fibre
  • Bagging Films & Fabrics
  • Carbon Fibre
  • Ceramic
  • Curing Agents
  • Dyneema Fibre
  • Epoxy Resin
  • Fasteners & Inserts
  • Foam - Flexible
  • Foam - Rigid
  • Glass Fibre
  • Honeycomb
  • Natural Fibre
  • Phenolic Resins
  • Polyurethane
  • Release Agents

Semi-finished Materials Used

  • Adhesives
  • Bulk/Dough Moulding Compound (BMC/DMC)
  • Chopped Strand Mat
  • Coatings
  • Cut Fabric Kits
  • Machined Core Kits
  • Sheet Moulding Compound (SMC)
  • Slit Tapes & Tows
  • Specialist Resin Formulations
  • Thermoplastic Prepreg
  • Thermoset Prepreg
  • Tissues & Surface Veils
  • Woven Fabrics

Equipment Used

  • 5-Axis CNC Machines
  • Autoclave
  • Automation
  • Catia
  • Clean Room
  • Cleanliness Testing
  • CMM Machine
  • Composite Ovens
  • Composite Press
  • Composite Tooling
  • Cure Monitoring
  • Delcam-Powershape, Powermill
  • Faro Arm
  • Hand Lay up
  • Inspection Tooling & Fixtures
  • Lamination
  • Machining
  • Metal Tooling
  • Mixers (e.g. for SMC/BMC)
  • Oven
  • Paint Booth
  • Press
  • Rhino
  • Robots
  • Surface Equipment
  • Thermal Analysis

Equipment Produced

  • App Development
  • Autoclave
  • Clean Room
  • CNC Turning Centre
  • Composite Ovens
  • Composite Press
  • Composite Tooling
  • Machining
  • Metal Tooling
  • Nesting
  • Oven
  • PowerMill
  • Press
  • Robots
  • Visual inspection

Equipment Distributed

  • 5 Axis CNC
  • Assembly Tooling & Fixtures
  • Autoclave
  • Clean Room
  • CNC Router
  • CNC Turning Centre
  • Composite Ovens
  • Composite Press
  • Composite Tooling
  • Heaters for composites processing
  • Machining
  • Metal Tooling
  • Press

Processes Used

  • 5-Axis CNC Machines
  • Adhesive Bonding
  • Compression and bladder moulding
  • Hot Press Moulding
  • Machining
  • Mechanical Fastening
  • Out of Oven Processing
  • Oven/Autoclave Curing
  • Post-Cure
  • Preforming
  • Prepreg Hand Lay-Up
  • Surface Finishing

Accreditation

  • AS 9100
  • ISO 16949
  • ISO 9001