Our composites fabrication resources include freezers for composite material storage, walk-in curing ovens, an autoclave, and a platen press. The Newport News staff is highly experienced in working with fiberglass, graphite and Kevlar materials, both cloth and pre-impregnated, to fabricate custom complex, composite structures for ground test or flight applications. Tooling approaches range from templates to CNC-machined forms, mandrels, and molds made from wood, high-density foam, fiberglass, aluminum, steel, or graphite. Curing techniques include the use of autoclaves or ovens.