S.A. Composites recently completed another order of composite wafer support arms. These arms are used to pick up and move silicon wafers that are 150 or 200 mm in diameter. The wafer support arms are only 0.045" thick, but are hollow to allow a vacuum to be applied to the base of the arm. The material used to make these arms is 3 times stiffer than steel. Once the vacuum is connected, the arm is lowered to the wafer and the vacuum is applied to the 200 mm wafers at three points, allowing the arms to pick them up. These parts are hand laid-up with vacuum passages, cured in a press at 10,000 psi, then CNC machined to final shape.  

The October 5, 2009, issue of Aviation Week and Space Technology magazine included an article about the race against time to rebuild the Iraqi Air Force. One of the milestones on a now shortened timeline to rebuild this military is the announcement that the AC-208 Combat Caravans are capable of firing laser-guided Hellfire air-to-ground missiles. S.A.Composites builds the fairings for the missile pylon that allow the military to fire Hellfire missiles from a Cessna Caravan. This fairing showcases S.A.Composites' ability to produce quality, composite parts for military aviation as well as our ability to provide World Class Solutions.