Technical Composite Systems Ltd

Technical Composite Systems (TCS) offers a complete composite manufacturing solution for high quality composite components across a diverse range of industries. We specialise in supplying the international aerospace and defence community by combining engineering experience and material expertise with a customer focused culture. Our manufacturing facility located in south west UK offers multiple composite manufacturing solutions, depending on the technical and commercial requirements. We are AS9100 RevD accredited for Design, composite manufacture, tooling manufacture and Injection Moulding

Last update: Wed, 31 January 2024

Trading Name: Technical Composite Systems Ltd

Address: Systems House 1 Claylands Way,
Paignton,
Devon,
TQ4 7TY

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

  • Education, Training & Recruitment
  • Manufacture & Assembly
  • Product Design
  • Research & Development
  • Testing
  • Tooling

Organisation Markets

  • Aerospace
  • Cross Sector
  • Defence
  • Motorsport
  • Satellite and Communications
  • Space
  • Sport

Raw Materials Used

  • Aramid Fibre
  • Bagging Films & Fabrics
  • Carbon Fibre
  • Closed Cell Foam
  • Curing Agents
  • Dry Fillers
  • Dyneema Fibre
  • Epoxy Resin
  • Fasteners & Inserts
  • Foam - Syntactic
  • Glass Fibre
  • Honeycomb
  • Methacrylate resins
  • Natural Fibre
  • Phenolic Resins
  • Polyurethane
  • Release Agents
  • Reusable bagging films
  • Silicone bags
  • Silicones
  • Washable cores

Semi-finished Materials Used

  • 3D Woven Fabrics
  • Bulk/Dough Moulding Compound (BMC/DMC)
  • Chopped Strand Mat
  • Coatings
  • Epoxy & Thermoplastic powders
  • Gel Coats
  • Non-Crimp Fabrics
  • Sheet Moulding Compound (SMC)
  • Spread Tow Fabrics
  • Tissues & Surface Veils
  • Woven Fabrics

Equipment Used

  • Assembly Tooling & Fixtures
  • Autoclave
  • CAD/CAM
  • Clean Room
  • CMM Machine
  • CNC Contour Cutting
  • Composite Ovens
  • Composite Press
  • Composite Tooling
  • Hand Lay up
  • Infusion
  • Injection Moulding
  • Inspection Tooling & Fixtures
  • Lamination
  • Machining
  • Metal Tooling
  • Oven
  • Press
  • RTM
  • Solidworks professional
  • Test Specimen Manufacture
  • Vacuum

Processes Used

  • 5-Axis CNC Machines
  • Adhesive Bonding
  • CNC Machining Centres
  • Cold/Warm Press Moulding
  • Hot Press Moulding
  • Injection Moulding
  • Machining
  • Mechanical Fastening
  • Out of Oven Processing
  • Oven/Autoclave Curing
  • Post-Cure
  • Preforming
  • Prepreg Hand Lay-Up
  • Resin Transfer Moulding
  • Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Moulding
  • Vacuum Infusion
  • Wet Hand Lay Up

Sustainability

  • Net-Zero Plans

Accreditation

  • AS 9100
  • ISO 9001