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Filament Winding

APEX provides filament wound components at our Huntington Beach and Wisconsin facilities. This specialized process provides unique components that can’t easily be produced using hand layup techniques. With our expertise in drive shafts, actuation arms, struts, overwraps and more, we can support a wide range of filament wound products.

Composite Manufacturing

With our expertise in Wet Layup, Prepreg Layup and Filament Winding, APEX Space & Defense Systems can support most of your composite build requirements.

We specialize in filament winding using a wide variety of materials and resins that are engineered specifically to meet the requirements of each individual product with product ranges from small tanks to 35+ ft cylindrical systems.
We have patented intellectual property and know-how related to high-strength metallic bonding to composite structures that withstand some of the most extreme operating environments.
Our technicians, winding equipment, machining operations, curing operations and tooling departments are all dedicated to custom engineered solutions to the most complex and demanding applications.

APEX Is Your Source for Superior Filament Wound Composite Solutions

APEX combines decades of filament wound composite manufacturing experience with our vertically integrated manufacturing facilities. This approach ensures seamless success from product development through rate production. Our engineers and technicians use the most advanced materials and techniques to craft every product.

Advantages of Filament Winding for Composites include the following:

Lower cost materials vs prepreg
Significantly lower cost raw material storage and longer shelf life vs prepreg
Highly controlled fiber placement optimizing mechanical properties
High stiffness
Excellent vibration damping