Rapid Composites offers a wide array of services including project management, industrial design, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, software engineering, prototyping, tooling, carbon fiber molding and production. We are well versed in utilizing resin transfer, hand lay-up and automated compression molding processes. They pioneered the use of continuous and discontinuous carbon fiber composites to construct electronic products. This process allows us to increase product strength and reduce weight by more than half when compared to aluminum, while providing substantial cost savings. There are numerous composite options available. We have materials that are more than two times more thermally and electrically conductive than copper. Conversely, they also work with dielectric and radiolucent materials. There are literally thousands of options and combinations available. Automated molds are made from aluminum or steel depending primarily on processing temperature requirements. Aluminum and steel have shot lives of 5,000 and 50,000, respectively. These molds often cost 60% to 70% less than conventional processes like injection molding or die-casting.
