Rock West Composites
1602 Precision Park Lane
San Diego, CA 92173 US
858-537-6260
rockwestcomposites.com
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Rock West Composites Supplies the Following Products
- Adhesive bonding
- Aerospace, aircraft interior
- Aerospace, flight control surfaces
- Aerospace, fuselage/wing
- Aerospace, radomes
- Aramid
- Autoclaves, lab size
- Automotive, body panels & substructures
- Balsa
- Benzoxazine
- Bladder molding equipment (formerly pressure bag)
- CAD/CAM/CAE design
- Carbon fiber composite
- Carbon, PAN-based
- Carbon, pitch-based
- Carbon/carbon composites
- Casting equipment
- Ceramic
- Ceramic matrix composites
- Coating and painting
- Composite, other
- Compression molding
- Consulting, process development
- Consulting, structural design
- Continuous laminating machines
- Cutting, finishing, and machining
- E-Glass
- Epoxy, <12K tow
- Epoxy, >12K tow
- Epoxy, 12-inch tape
- Epoxy, 250 F cure
- Epoxy, 250 F cure, <12K tow
- Epoxy, 250 F cure, >12K tow
- Epoxy, 250 F cure, 12-inch tape
- Epoxy, 250 F cure, 3-inch tape
- Epoxy, 250 F cure, 6-inch tape
- Epoxy, 250 F cure, 60-inch tape
- Epoxy, 250 F cure, Fabric
- Epoxy, 250 F cure, Mat
- Epoxy, 250 F cure, Other broadgoods
- Epoxy, 250 F cure, Other tape
- Epoxy, 250 F cure, Roving
- Epoxy, 3-inch tape
- Epoxy, 350 F cure
- Epoxy, 6-inch tape
- Epoxy, Fabric
- Epoxy, Film
- Epoxy, Foam
- Epoxy, Mat
- Epoxy, Other
- Epoxy, Other broadgoods
- Epoxy, Other tape
- Epoxy, Paste
- Epoxy, Roving
- Epoxy, Solvent-based
- Epoxy, toughened
- Epoxy, toughened, <12K tow
- Epoxy, toughened, >12K tow
- Epoxy, toughened, 12-inch tape
- Epoxy, toughened, 3-inch tape
- Epoxy, toughened, 6-inch tape
- Epoxy, toughened, 60-inch tape
- Epoxy, toughened, Fabric
- Epoxy, toughened, Mat
- Epoxy, toughened, Other broadgoods
- Epoxy, toughened, Other tape
- Epoxy, toughened, Roving
- Fasteners, composite
- Fiberglass composite
- Filament winding
- Filament winding machines and controls
- Finite element modeling/analysis (FEM/FEA)
- Flow media for resin infusion
- Flywheels, composite
- Foam core, epoxy
- Foam core, other
- Foam core, polyurethane
- Hand layup
- Hemp
- Honeycomb structures
- Hybrid commingled fibers
- Infrastructure, composite
- Laminate panels, with core
- Laminate sheets, solid
- Large format
- Mandrels, aluminum
- Mandrels, inflatable
- Marine, boat (hulls, decks, bulkheads, etc.)
- Metal bonding
- Moldmaking and patternmaking
- Other ceramic
- Other composite structures
- Other core materials
- Other fabricating services
- Other organic fibers
- Other thermoset fabricating services
- Other thermosets
- Other tools/tooling supplies
- Prepreg
- Product design
- Profiles
- Prototype
- Prototyping
- Quartz
- Rods
- Roll wrapping
- Roll-forming machines
- Roll-wrapping machines (not tables)
- RTM/resin infusion
- Sealing
- Small format
- Spray booths
- Spray guns
- Surface treatment
- Syntactic core
- Syntactic core
- Tubes
- UV-curable
- Vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM)
- Vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding equipment (VARTM
- Vinyl ester
Editorial, News, and Products
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Rock West delivers high-precision composite support tube for particle detection
Large carbon fiber and honeycomb core component, known as the barrel timing layer (BLT) tracker support tube, was delivered to Purdue as part of an upgrade to CERN’s general-purpose proton-proton collision detector for space research.
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Rock West Composites support moon lander mission
Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 Nova-C lunar lander features multiple configurations of struts manufactured by Rock West Composites.
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Rock West Composites supports DiskSat satellite assemblies
Space-grade Strato panels line was incorporated into the small spacecraft platform’s solar array substrate/backup structure assemblies design, reducing costs, lead time and meeting positional tolerance without fixtures.
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Rock West Composites acquires Performance Plastics assets
Complementary metal and composite capabilities offer significant expansion potential to Rock West as the business continues to meet its aggressive growth targets.
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Rock West Composites completes composites-intensive EOI Space telescope structure
Delivery of mirror mountings and stress-free module support meets LEO constellation optical payload requirements within six-month design, analysis and fabrication schedule.
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Rock West Composites delivers composite assembly fixtures for NASA PASS program
Nine-by-nine-foot fixtures were designed with tight tolerances for thermal and moisture stability, supporting NASA’s push to enable in-orbit construction of hardware for future space programs.
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Rock West Composites completes development model design for robotic arm
The Canadarm3 robotic arm will be used in the lunar Gateway Program, supplied by the Canadian Space Agency.
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Rock West Composites expands space-grade Strato product line
Rock West Composites is expanding its space-grade Strato product line, including products appropriate for geosynchronous equatorial orbit and deep space applications.
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Rock West Composites moves to new corporate headquarters
New 107,000-square-foot facility in San Diego retains adaptive infrastructure to accommodate expanding large-scale composite manufacturing capabilities.
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Rock West Composites offers custom filament-wound tube website feature
Customers can now define their own filament-wound tube specifications per a build-to-order ecommerce transaction. Over 450 base options, 75 mandrels and two materials are available.
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Rock West Composites receives silver Boeing Performance Excellence Award
The company received the award for consistent performance excellence over a twelve-month period from October 2018 to September 2019.
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Carbon fiber architectural panels added to Rock West Composites' lineup
The panels are versatile, heat-flexible, chemical resistant and host a variety of colors for the architecture and design markets.
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Rock West Composites announces Quaranvent design competition winner
Winner Craig Monroe devised a 15-foot inflatable kayak that weighed only 12 pounds, and incorporated carbon fiber components.
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Rock West Composites expands filament winding facility
Rock West Composites expands its operation with the acquisition of new winders and ovens, establishes filament winding center of excellence.
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Rock West Composites expands machining capability
The company’s new 5-axis CNC machine center has 5' x 10' x 4' of useable volume for working on large composite parts.
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Rock West Composites expands filament winding operations
The company added new filament winders, a long-length oven, and additional manufacturing space.
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Rock West Composites opens Tijuana facility
New facility includes production areas for manufacturing processes including resin infusion, bladder molding, roll wrapping, wet layup and precision composite assembly.
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Rock West Composites opens Tijuana-based production facility
The new Tijuana, Mexico location’s production work will include resin infusion, bladder molding, roll wrapping, wet layup and precision composite assembly.
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Drones: Composite UAVs take flight
First seen in defense applications, unpiloted aircraft development is surging in the commercial world, enabled by a host of new material, process and assembly technologies.
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RWC deploys new custom-built filament winding machine
To meet growing market demand, Rock West Composites adds to its filament winding capability with investment in a six-spindle, four-axis winder.
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New and newer at CAMX 2016
Airbus subsidiary for Industry 4.0 composites plus new products, processes and resources on display.