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Composite manufacturing · Wichita, Kansas

Flat land.
High performance.

Wichita knows how to build. We know how to make it lighter. Custom composite tooling and parts in carbon fiber and fiberglass — from the first prototype to the parts that follow it.

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Parting line 01 37.69° N, 97.33° W
A finished carbon fiber panel resting on prairie grass at first light
First light east of Wichita A cured carbon panel, off the tool
In-house tooling Carbon fiber Fiberglass Resin transfer molding Prototype to production

Capabilities

Above the line, the tool. Below it, the part.

Every composite job has two halves — the mold that shapes it, and the part that comes out of it. We build both in one shop, so the tool and the part never get designed apart.

Above the line The tool
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Tooling

Molds, masters and fixtures built in our own shop and finished to the shape your part actually needs. The second part is only as good as the tool that made the first.

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Prototyping

One-off shapes, turned around quickly, so you can hold the part and check the fit before you commit to a production mold.

Below the line The part
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Carbon fiber components

Light, stiff and repeatable. Carbon parts built to carry real load without the weight that usually comes with it.

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Fiberglass molding

Durable, cost-effective parts for covers, panels, enclosures and the pieces that have to take a knock and keep going.

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Resin transfer molding

Resin pulled through a closed mold for consistent wall thickness and a clean finish on both faces of the part.

Not sure which half you need?

Send us the part or the drawing. We'll tell you which process fits and what the tooling looks like.

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The shop

Made on the Kansas flat.

Apex Composites builds composite parts in Wichita, where the horizon is a straight line and the work gets measured the same way. Tooling, layup and finishing all happen under one roof.

Hands working a sheet of carbon fiber into an open mold
Laying carbon into an open mold
A finished carbon fiber part catching raking light on a workbench
A cured panel, checked before it leaves
Composite shop floor with molds, benches and cut cloth
Wichita, Kansas — tooling, layup and finishing in one place

How it runs

Four steps, one parting line.

Straight through, with no handoffs to another shop. You talk to the people who cut the tool and pull the part.

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Send the part

A drawing, a model, or the broken original itself. Tell us what it has to do and where it has to fit.

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Tooling plan

We come back with a process, a tooling approach and a quote for the run — before anything gets cut.

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First article

We cut the tool, pull the first part and put it in your hands to check against the drawing.

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Production

Signed off, we run the parts, hold the tolerances, and keep the tool here for the next order.

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Close the mold.

Tell us about the part. A drawing, a CAD model or a phone photo of the original all work — we quote from what you have.

  • WhereWichita, Kansas
  • MaterialsCarbon fiber, fiberglass, resin
  • ScopeTooling, prototyping, production
Drawings, models and phone photos all work