Tooling Solutions
Durable Tools for Impressive results
At HCC, we produce all types of tooling for the production of aerospace components and custom tooling for other industries. With CAD and CNC machines, including 5-Axis, HCC designs and manufactures plugs and small run, low-cost tools to meet short timelines and modest budgets. HCC also develops durable tools with extended production life requirements.
Tools for Thermoforming
• Vacuum Forming
• Blow Moulding
• Drape Forming
• Compression Forming
• High-temperature Moulds
Fibre-Reinforced Plastic Tools:
- Open and closed moulding for room and elevated temperature cures
- Plugs
- Stretch Blocks
- Dies
- Trim Fixtures
- Drilling Jigs
- Assembly Fixtures
Processes & Capabilities
Extensive knowledge of composites, plastic & carbon fibre
Paint shop
- Prime
- Top-coat
Product and Tooling Design
- 3D scanning
- Reverse engineering
- 2D and solid modeling
- Prototyping
Composite manufacturing
- Wet Layup
- Resin Infusion
- Pre-Preg
- Carbon Fibre
- Carbon Cutting
- Kevlar and other aramid material
- Rigid Urethane Core
- Honeycomb Core
- Balsa Core
Tool Manufacturing
- High and room temperature moulds
- Thermoforming moulds
- Assembly fixtures
- Trimming and drilling fixtures
- Low-cost limited use tooling
- Prolonged use durable production tooling
- Open moulds
- Closed moulds
Quality Management System
- Full material and process traceability
Thermoforming
- Kydex, and other thermoplastic polyvinyl
- Polycarbonate
- Acrylic
- PETG
- ABS
- Polyester
- Polystyrene
- Most other plastic
Vacuum Forming
Embrittlement Processes
High temp composite repair
Temperature Controlled Curing
CNC
- 3-axis
- 5-axis
- Machining of all non-ferrous materials such as wood, aluminum, acrylic, tooling boards, honeycomb, phenolic and all-foam core materials
Final assembly
- Limited run and batch runs
Harwood Custom Composites
9584B Hampden Road
Sidney, BC
Canada V8L5V5
