C.E.S ILERI KOMPOZIT VE SAV. TEKN. SAN. VE TIC. A.S

CES Advanced Composites & Defence Technologies is a Turkish designer and manufacturer of advanced composite parts and assemblies for aerospace and defence. Its main factory is a 17,000 square meter site in Ankara, registered as an accredited R&D centre by the Turkish Ministry of Industry and Technology. Its products for civil aviation include cabin interior composites, aerostructure parts, and composites for UAVs and satellites.

Products and solutions

• Cabin interior composites: lightweight, durable parts for aircraft interiors
• Aerostructure composites
• UAV composites
• Satellite composites
• Ballistic armor: helmets, vests, inserts, shields and explosive ordnance disposal suits, plus add-on armor, spall liners and composite armor panels for vehicles
• Fiber reinforced polymer parts for automotive, railway, machinery, farm equipment, energy and construction customers, made at a 8,700 square meter facility in Izmir

Engineering and test services

• Material selection, structural design in CATIA V5 and structural analysis in Ansys with Composite Workbench
• Composite tool design and manufacturing
• Curing in autoclave and cure ovens
• Material characterization tests such as DMA, DSC and tensile testing
• Non-destructive testing with a portable ultrasonic flaw detector
• A ballistic test center, opened in Ankara in 2019

Quality and approvals

• AS9100 and ISO 9001 certified since 2013
• NADCAP non-destructive inspection accreditation in 2018 and NADCAP composite certification in 2019
• ISO 14001, ISO 27001 and ISO 45001 certificates listed on its website

Locations

• Ankara, Turkiye: two factories and the ballistic test lab in Sincan
• Izmir, Turkiye
• Romsey, Hampshire, United Kingdom: research, development and production center, with phone +44 1794 332 632

Company facts

• The company says its armor panels are mounted on more than 2,500 platforms in Turkiye and abroad.
• It states it exhibits at defence and security shows.