SHAPE has had the pleasure of working on the tooling and parts for a composite steering wheel to be used in a cockpit simulator.Managing Director, Ryan Muller said “We have been very fortunate to be involved in this project, whereby we will need to manage the production of several steering wheels a week for a very reputable customer”.SHAPE machine patterns for the Aerospace, Automotive and Motorsport industries as well as 5 axis machining foams and Carbon composite materials.Muller added “We really enjoy engineering challenges and finding the solution. Our customer sent us the part CAD and asked us how we would go about engineering the tooling and creating the final product. We’ve managed the process from customer A-surfaces to finished parts”.Image Below: A trial fit of the first off steering wheels ready to go into production
Shape delivers composite tooling and parts
23.7.20
Shape delivers composite tooling and parts
Shape makes the tooling and parts for a composite steering wheel used in a cockpit simulator, with several wheels produced each week.
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Shape Machining, Witney
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Shape Machining Ltd is a 5-axis machining company in Witney, Oxfordshire, founded in 2014. We machine master patterns, mould tools, foam cores, tooling board and carbon fibre parts for motorsport, aerospace, defence, marine and automotive customers, with every job inspected against your CAD.
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Unit 19, Avenue One, Station Lane, Witney OX28 4XZ. About 10 miles west of Oxford, with parking on site.
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