Palm Bay, FL – Matrix Composites, Inc. supplies high tolerance optical structures for airborne laser detection and ranging of clear-air turbulance. These structures utilize the latest in composite bonding technologies and materials.

Palm Bay, FL – Matrix Composites, Inc. delivers composite platforms to Schwartz Electro-Optics, Inc. (SEO) of Orlando, FL. The composite platform is an integral part of SEO’s Long Range – Biological Standoff Detection System (LR-BSDS). The system utilizes eye-safe LIDAR for long-range detection of man made aerosol clouds at ranges to 50 km.

Chicago, IL – The Composite Fabricators Association (CFA) and 31st SAMPE Technical Conference in Chicago hosted the annual Awards for Composite Excellence (ACE) competition on October 26, 1999. The competition included approximately 20 entries including Matrix Composites’ SMC offset reflector. The composite television dish, manufactured for Lockheed Martin Corporation of Orlando, Florida, was molded using OPTOR® low pressure sheet molding compound supplied by Premix. Unique low-pressure characteristics of OPTOR® made it possible to utilize low-cost composite compression molds. The tools were fabricated using Ad*Tech’s EC-430 ceramic-filled epoxy casting system. The resulting integrally heated ceramic tools were constructed at a fraction of the cost of conventional machined metal tools.

Palm Bay, FL – Matrix Composites, Inc. is first to Resin Transfer Mold (RTM) Hexcel’s 996 and 954-3 Cyanate resins. With the successful RTM processing of CE resins, the closed-moling benefits of RTM can be utilized in the fabrication of sensitive airborne optical components requiring low weight, high thermal stability, and low out gassing.