HEATCON Composite Systems

HEATCON Composite Systems supplies equipment, tools and materials for repairing composite aircraft structures. The brand dates from 1978, when the founder started Heat and Control, Inc., later renamed Heatcon, Inc. HEATCON Composite Systems became a subsidiary of Heatcon, Inc. in 1985 and opened its European company, HEATCON Composite Systems Europe Ltd., in 1995. The European unit is in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, and Heatcon, Inc. runs the US business.

Equipment

• Hot bonders, including single zone, dual zone and multizone systems, such as the HCS9000C single zone touch screen hot bonder and the HCS9300E thermocouple expansion unit
• A micro bonder and the Rapid Cure System, with accessories and DCAS software
• Heat blankets: rectangular, round, radome, stretchable and custom blankets, including blankets for Boeing 787 radomes, plus a heat blanket tester
• ASPYRE intelligent power controllers and F4T process temperature control units
• Composite curing systems, vacuum systems, thermocouple solutions and the RepairClave portable autoclave
• Phosphoric Acid Containment System (PACS)

Materials

• Composite materials as a distributor for 3M and Hexcel, including fiberglass prepregs
• Adhesives, vacuum bagging consumables and tools
• Materials for repairing aircraft supplied in partnership with Tier 1 manufacturers

Services

• Equipment rental program
• Heat blanket testing and equipment calibration
• Training and facility design for composite repair shops
• Aircraft on ground support and a warranty program

Markets served

Customers are aerospace OEMs and MRO facilities that repair composite structures. The company says it is expanding its support for the Asia-Pacific region, and it also supplies heating and process control equipment to industrial customers.

Company facts

• In business since 1978; European company opened in 1995
• Third party registered to ISO 9001:2015, including AS9100D and AS9120B, as stated on its website
• Its company timeline records the delivery of its 500th hot bonder

Contact

Phone: +44 1480 410740 (UK); +1 206 575 1333 (USA)