Products & Services

500 years of aerospace manufacturing has resulted in a wide range of products and services available. Offered by the CWAF group and supported by worldwide accreditations and approvals, the following services are provided to the world’s top aerospace companies: Machining; Cutting; Welding; Electrical and Electronics; Non Destructive Testing; Surface Treatments; Gauge Manufacture; Inspection and Marking.

The CWAF is an excellent industry example of how collaborative working between companies can deliver major benefits to both Customers and Partners
Phil Curnock – ADS Group

This section provides a detailed breakdown of the services provided.

Welding
Arc	✓
Weld – Hand	✓								✓
Plasma
Laser									✓
Electron Beam					✓
MIG/TIG	✓			✓					✓
Orbital
Brazing / Soldering				✓	✓		✓
Weld – Rotary									✓
Weld – Seam/Spot

 

Fabrication
Aircraft/Structure Fabrication
Blanking/Pressing
Drawing	✓
Engine Component Fabrication
Expand
Form – Hot & Cold
Press			✓
Expand
Shear/Crop/Nibble									✓
Sheet-Metal Working	✓								✓
Braze & Solder					✓
Heavy Fabrication (up to 20t)	✓
Heavy folding (up to 2.5m)

 

Machining
Boring			✓	✓				✓		✓
Drill	✓		✓	✓		✓	✓	✓		✓
Gear cutting & hobbing			✓
Gear grinding
Grind CD / creep feed
Grind – surface & internal			✓	✓			✓	✓		✓
Splines – helical & straight			✓
Internal splining / hobbing / broaching			✓					✓		✓
CNC machining – up to 4 axis			✓	✓		✓	✓	✓		✓
CNC machining – 5 axis			✓	✓		✓	✓			✓
Polish & Linishing	✓		✓	✓		✓	✓	✓		✓
Tapping	✓		✓	✓		✓	✓	✓		✓
Thread rolling				✓		✓				✓
Thread rolling test laboratory				✓
Turn horizontal – CNC			✓	✓		✓	✓	✓		✓
Turn horizontal – Manual	✓		✓	✓				✓		✓
Turn vertical bore – CNC			✓	✓		✓		✓
Turn vertical bore – Manual			✓	✓				✓
Gauge Manufacturing								✓
Water Jet									✓

 

Cutting
Wire EDM
Water jet

 

Inspection & Marking
Automated Optical Inspection (AOI)
Dimensional CMM			✓	✓		✓	✓
Profile CMM			✓			✓	✓
2 D	✓		✓	✓		✓	✓
Electrolytic			✓	✓			✓
Dot Peen			✓	✓		✓	✓
Engraving			✓	✓		✓	✓	✓		✓
Calibration								✓

 

Process Capability
Heat treatment		✓			✓
Adhesive bond		✓	✓
De-scale		✓								✓
Paint / varnish		✓						✓	✓
CAD CAM design			✓	✓			✓	✓		✓
QA / QC		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓	✓	✓
Gauge Certification								✓
Mass Finshing	✓

 

Electrical & Electronics
Electronics system design
Rapid Prototyping
PCB design
Design & Manufacture of device enclosures
Electronic assembly
Wirning and Cable assembly
Test & Inspection
Rework