News
SQRTM in SAMPE North America 2023 State of the Technology Industry Report
See the newly released SAMPE report with a focus on SQRTM page 23 to 29.
Radius Multi+ 2K Injection System Featured in CompositesWorld Sept. 2023
Read CompositeWorld's Sept. 2023 article describing how Radius' Multi+ 2K injection system
promotes precise infusion control and automates resin handling.
Radius Engineering Supplies NIAR With Thermoplastic Consolidation Workcell
NIAR ATLAS facility will use the workcell to produce precisely consolidated laminates for thermoplastic aerospace structure process strategy development.
Radius Engineering at CAMX 2022
Missed CAMX 2022? Download the technical papers presented by Radius Engineering below.
High-Rate Aerospace RTM Structures Done Right
See Spirit’s state of the art facility in Prestwick and how it can produce up to 650 Airbus A320 spoilers per month. The project allowed Spirit to repatriate production from overseas. Coexpair, with Radius support, provided all molds, clamping and heating workstations as well as injection system after following the effort from start to finish.
Radius Engineering named one of Utah’s Top Workplaces (2021) by the Salt Lake Tribune
Based on employee feedback, Radius has been selected as one of the top workplaces in Utah from an employee satisfaction perspective.
CompositesWorld July 2020
A glimpse of the future in aerocomposites manufacturing.
Spirit AeroSystems in Prestwick, Scotland produces A320 spoilers using Coexpair/Radius RTM workcells. Read how we enable high-rate, automated production in aerocomposites manufacturing.
SAMPE Journal July/August 2020
Out-of-Autoclave (OOA) Processing
This entire issue of the SAMPE JOURNAL is dedicated to OOA Processing. The first article on Composite Wing Moveables shows how SQRTM is the only OOA method that combines good control of process key parameters and the use of high tough qualified prepregs.
Quickstep and Radius Collaborate on Flare Housing
Joint Press Release – Quickstep Holding Limited of Sydney, Australia recently acquired a Radius workcell to produce flare housings for the F-35. This workcell included a 100 Ton Press and a two-component injection system integrated with Radius’ PressWare© software.
Sonaca wins with SQRTM
SAMPE 2019 News: Sonaca Group presented a comparison of composite manufacturing technologies: RTM, Autoclave, SQRTM, and Vacuum Infusion. The conclusion: SQRTM implemented with close support from industry leader Radius Engineering is the winner.
Sonaca Engineering Services - March 2019
Sonaca has developed a new generation of slat, a large composite structure integrating an electric ice protection system. Watch the video to discover what improvements this composite electrically de-iced slat provides regarding power, weight, cost, parasitic drag and repair frequency.
ISO 9001:2015/AS9100D Certification
January 2018
Radius has been certified ISO 9001:2015/AS9100D for our Quality Management System.
SME Recognizes Leaders in Composites
Manufacturing at AeroDef 2017
FORT WORTH, Texas, March 9, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SME, a nonprofit organization that supports the manufacturing industry, along with its Composites Manufacturing Tech Group recognized an industry leader and a prominent composites manufacturing company with this year's 2017 Composites Manufacturing Awards.
SQRTM Enables Net-Shape Parts - Inside Manufacturing
New out-of-autoclave process combines resin transfer molding with prepregs for complex helicopter part prototype.
ISO 9001:2008 and AS9100C Certification
Radius has been certified ISO 9001:2008 and AS9100C for our Quality Management System.
Reducing manufacturing cost via RTM - CompositesWorld
Airbus Bremen aims to eliminate dozens of prepreg components and assembly operations with a unitized multispar composite flap molded in a one-shot process.
GE Aviation, Batesville, MS, US
With a supply chain busy making commercial jet engines like the GE90, GEnx, LEAP and GE9X, GE Aviation has invested heavily in its composites capabilities in Batesville.
Radius Featured in the January/February 2016 SAMPE Journal
The SAMPE Journal for January/February 2016 features Radius' SQRTM process used by Sonaca S.A. (Gosselies, Belgium) to produce high quality resin infused wing sections, nose, trailing edge and skin panels. The cover features photos of some of these parts.
Case Study: Reducing manufacturing cost via RTM
Airbus Bremen aims to replace dozens of prepreg components and assembly operations with a unitized multispar composite flap molded in a one-shot process.
Analysing process-induced deformation and stresses using a simulated manufacturing process for composite multispar flaps
Although composite materials have numerous advantages, some disadvantages, including high manufacturing costs, are relevant. In particular, if the material is applied to large structural components, such as the wings, flaps or fuselage of an airplane, efficient manufacturing processes are required to generate products that are both high quality and cost effective. Therefore, monolithic designs often become integral due to the lower overall part count and simplified designs (e.g. reducing the number of joints and fasteners significantly). For highly integrated monolithic structures, developing a robust manufacturing process to produce high quality structures is a major challenge. An integral structure must conform to the tolerance requirements because those requirements may change. Process-induced deformations may be an important risk factor for these types of structures in the context of the required tolerances, manufacturing costs and process time. Manufacturing process simulations are essential when predicting distortion and residual stresses. This study presents a simulation method for analysing process-induced deformations on the structure of a composite multispar flap. The warpage depends on the thermal expansion and shrinkage of the resin. In this study, a sequentially coupled thermo-mechanical analysis of the process will be used to analyse temperature distribution, curing evolution, distortion and residual stresses of 7.5?m long composite part.
Green works better - Salt Lake Tribune
Happier, more productive employees more than make up the costs
Although his desk sits in the middle of a 15,400-square-foot manufacturing floor, Gary Aoki can spy peregrine falcons, bald eagles and red-tailed hawks through his binoculars.
Bird watching is one of many advantages of the engineer's work space at Radius Engineering. The 20- year-old company designed its new facility on the banks of the Jordan River to have panoramic mountain views, abundant natural light, clean air and a comfortable climate. The "green" building is also projected to use half the energy of a conventional building its size.
Green building has been touted as a way to cut operations and maintenance costs, but it's increasingly being adopted to provide healthier workplaces for employees and boost productivity.