AIM Composites Ltd - AIM Composites Ltd

AIM Composites Ltd is one of the leading composite companies in Europe, working with the latest in materials and technologies for a wide range of customers in Aerospace and related industries.

The company was founded in 1984 and is part of the AIM Group.

AIM use the most advanced materials, to create innovative solutions to unique specifications, matching the needs of our customers to the latest regulatory requirements.

AIM supply advanced lightweight panels to all major aircraft manufacturers / airlines and also to the mass transit industry including rail, marine and road transport.

oAIM Composites Ltd has been involved with a number of defence projects including Typhoon,Nimrod,Rapier,C17 and EH101 Helicopter. 

• Radar Panels
• Missile Containers
• Avionic Racking
• Refuelling Probe Fairings
• Lightweight Transportation Boxes
• Composite Doors & Covers
• Radomes
• Rotor Blade Boxes

AIM Composites Ltd manufacture a wide range of products for rail vehicles and the mass transit market. Trains and Buses utilise the composite components listed below:- 

• Internal & External Doors
• Floors
• Tables
• Draught Screens
• Interior & Exterior Panels
• Toilet Modules
• Access Ramps
• Ceiling & Sidewall Panels
• Roof Panels
• Interdeck Floors
• Catering Units

AIM Composites Ltd manufacture a wide range of products for marine applications particularly the fast ferry and super yacht
markets, where weight saving is important to the vessel performance. 

• Deckhead and Sidewall Panels
• Sandwich Panels for Lightweight Furniture
• GRP Mouldings
• Stowages
• Overhead Bins
• Doors
• Tables
• Partitions
• Access Ramps 

AIM Composites Ltd is capable of carrying out a range of REPAIRS, MODIFICATIONS and complete overhauls under the terms of our EASA145/FAR145 approvals.

Our capability list includes both INTERIOR and EXTERIOR components, flight control surfaces and structural composite parts.

A full capability listing for aircraft types and components is available on request.

AIM Composites Ltd repairs components in-house at our facility or can offer an on-wing AOG service using our highly skilled technicians who are fully equipped with portable hot bonding equipment.  

For further information on COMPOSITE REPAIRS please contact Ian McCartney, email: ianmccartney@aimcomposites.com

AIM Composites Ltd radome and test facility is the most advanced in Europe using the latest state of the art computer controlled indoor anechoic chamber offering testing to RTCA/DO-13 and OEM requirements.
 
Range of Services

• No obligation test and repair evaluation
• Complete service from minor repairs to major transplants
• Capability on all types and sizes of aircraft radome
• Radomes inspected, tested and quoted within 24 hours
• Transmission test service while-you-wait or sameday
• Exchange and rental units available
• AOG Service
• Fully Certified EASA / FAA release

AIM Composites Ltd manufacture the Flitelam range of sandwich
panels utilising a variety of skin and core materials.
 
Flitelam UNS
Structural sandwich panels comprising uni-directional epoxy glass skins on Nomex honeycomb core.
Applications - Aircraft flooring, cargo bay flooring, structural furnishings.

Fire and Mechanical Testing

AIM Composites Ltd. has a fully equipped test facility, which is UKAS
accredited (Approval No. 2795) for the following test services –

Fire Testing

Flammability
Heat Release rate (OSU)
Smoke Emission (NBS)

All to current FAA and EASA airworthiness standards and to Airbus, Boeing and other airframe manufacturer’s design requirements.

Mechanical and Physical Testing

Coupon testing for flexural, shear, peel, tension and compression properties for composite and adhesive bonded metallic materials, all to national standards (EN, ISO, BS, ASTM).

Dynamic mechanical testing (DMA) for determination of glass transition temperatures (Tg) of composite materials
Physical properties of prepreg materials including weight, resin and fibre contents, resin flow, volatile content.
Non – Destructive Testing (NDT)

AIM Composites Ltd. has ultrasonic C scan and A scan capability and holds EASA Part 145, D1 and Airbus UK approvals. Personnel are approved to BS EN 4179 Level II for aerospace ultrasonics.

All testing offered at competitive rates and quick turnaround times.

The Chameleon Decorative Finish is a water transfer process used in aviation and commercial applications.
The process applies a vast range of decorative finishes to interior components, giving unique and distinctive options to airlines and operators.

Parts can be complex in shape and the pattern applied to all surfaces using the Chameleon water and ink based transfer printing system.

Substrates can be painted in a variety of base colours and a hardened lacquer with gloss or satin finish is applied for increased durability and longevity.

The process has many advantages including: large weight savings, versatility of application and ability to pass flammability, smoke and toxicity testing.

With this process, we can turn plastic into maple, glass into mahogany. With over 500 finishes – including marble, carbon fibre and brushed aluminium – there is no limit to Chameleon’s creative potential.

The full range of finishes can be viewed at: www.chameleonproducts.net

All enquires to: sales@aimcomposites.com