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LFAM Technology was born out of a need for faster tooling in the Aerospace & Defense markets. From tooling for composites for fighter jets, drones, helicopters and more, to MRO and replacing tooling on legacy defense programs, LFAM has proven its value.

Mockups for large ground vehicles and prototyping for defense weapons systems, AES provides a multitude of services to the A&D market.

eVTOLs, business jets, agriculture, and search & rescue all have unique requirements, some of which can be less stringent than defense requirements. AES is able to provide different levels of tooling solutions to meet specific costs needs across the various aircraft markets. Full-scale models and mockups are also very important in the development phase of new aircraft too.

In the last decade, activity in the Space sector has seen a massive boom due to the introduction of both large and small private space companies. The innovation coming out of these companies has largely reduced the cost to launch rockets, satellites and other payloads into Space. AES provides tooling, assembly fixtures, large custom transportation dunnage, as well as Assembly & Integration models and demonstrators.

The Marine industry is starting to quickly catch up to it’s above sea level neighbor as the innovations in unmanned and autonomous drone type technologies make their way to the water. AES has helped pioneer new manufacturing efforts of directly 3D printing panels, fairings and more, in both an economical and fast turnaround fashion. However, the ability to customize parts and make design changes on the fly without having to modify or make new tooling and molds has proven invaluable.

On the surface level, one may not think a technology used for the high tech Aerospace & Defense markets would transfer over well to the construction of modern buildings, yet LFAM has once again proven its value here in the manufacturing of large, uniquely shaped formwork for architectural precast.

A subset of the composites industry, Energy, in the form of FRP wind turbines, have largely relied on thermoset composites for both the parts and tooling. Today, many organizations, including the support Department of Energy, are helping reshape the manufacturing methods to produce large wind turbines through various innovative technologies. LFAM is playing a large role in the development of both direct blade manufacturing as well as the tooling side of the process.

Within the shipping industry, there are products that are so unique and large that there are engineers who devote their careers to the design of handling and transportation fixtures and custom dunnage. LFAM allows for unique shapes and geometries to be easily and quickly produced, usually without any post-processing needed.