Material Advantage

Beyond Metal.
Beyond Printing.

Composites vs. Metal

In aerospace and performance automotive, mass is the enemy. Carbon fiber offers Specific Strength that metals simply cannot match. By orienting fibers along load paths, we engineer parts that are 5x stronger than steel at 1/5th the weight.

  • Zero Corrosion: Polymers do not rust or oxidize.
  • Fatigue Resistance: Infinite life under cyclic loading (unlike Aluminum).
  • RF Transparency: Fiberglass allows radar/radio signals to pass through.

Strength-to-Weight Ratio (kN·m/kg)

Carbon Fiber (Std Modulus) 2,457
Titanium (Ti-6Al-4V) 288
Aluminum (6061-T6) 115
Steel (4130) 60
Continuous
Fiber Structure

Loads travel along unbroken strands, unlike printed layers which delaminate.

Isotropic
Z-Axis Strength

Molded parts are solid. They do not snap along layer lines.

Class-A Surface

No layer lines. Just a perfect, mirror-gloss finish straight from the mold.

Composites vs. 3D Printing

While we utilize 3D printing for our tooling, the final part must be superior. Direct 3D printed parts (FDM/SLA) suffer from weakness in the Z-axis (inter-layer adhesion) and rough surface finishes.

By molding instead of printing the final unit, we achieve:

  • True structural integrity (Continuous Fiber).
  • UV Stability (Epoxy/Paint vs degrading PLA/ABS).
  • Scalability (Molding 100 units is faster than printing 100 units).