to pre-heat resin up to 50°C. Robotic arm for precise trimming
and machining of composite components and tooling. Machining envelope of 10mx3mx1.5m.
Background – Company co-founder Alex Newton As build manager… Manufacture of a £800,000 carbon mast – 5-month project. Manufacture of a £80,000 34m wing mast tooling – 3-month project. As composite technician… Build of five TP52 race yachts, two Imoca 60s, IMS48, Volvo 70 and ‘overgrown’ super-skiff Full Pelt X.
ACM&C yachts Bespoke race yacht parts including carbon rudders, a complete service from tooling design to manufacture to installation. Rebuilt the internal structure of
Atlantis Resources, which begins this month, ACM&C have been investigating complementary avenues of composite work, including foil development, carbon componentry, racecar parts and even perhaps… a little boatbuilding. Though the facility reeks of state- of-the-art technology, it also offers enough space to accommodate a pair of Imoca 60s side by side. So in one area the ACM&C team could be building you a pretty fancy high-tech yacht while on the other, behind non-negotiable security screens, they are advancing the boundaries of turbine technology. The company is structured to
offer clients great flexibility: in the early days of turbine development Atlantis Resources set up an operations centre on-site, with a dedicated communications and computer network. This is exactly the ‘one team’ approach favoured by ACM&C. Much of the love of precision
working was originally born of Olympic sailing projects, where building custom yachts to one-design tolerances is as precise as it gets. ACM&C project managed the build of Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson’s Star boats for their 2008 and 2012 Olympic campaigns; Olympic gold and silver medals were secured respectively. ACM&C have worked on four Olympic campaigns, which have resulted in a total of six medals. They have also been discreetly involved with several of the best known Vendée Globe projects. The Olympic sailing projects
clearly helped hone a habit of near
Clockwise from
bottom left: materials ready to be checked for flat panel work in oven 2; kit-cutting of pre-pregs for customer supply – with all associated quality
assurances; cross-section of precision carbon
fibre/metallic element for undisclosed application; in-house vacuum system
allows control whether the operative is inside or outside the designated bay areas; interior of large oven with vacuum system
visible on the side walls. Everything seen here including the ovens and the large carbon vacuum table was designed and built in-house by ACM&C
obsessive attention to detail. Visit ACM&C and take a look at some of the small things manufactured by this growing company. The big things are obvious – though both the tooling and the turbine blades themselves necessarily remain hidden behind security shrouds. But the little things tell a good
story… along with a string of upbeat client testimonials. Quality of finish, fast turnaround times, engineering integrity. So no big ads shouting at you from these office walls – just a very competent young British company quietly acquiring an international reputation for engineering excellence.
ACM&C facilities Environment: 37mx16.5m of workshop space including client facilities. Two ovens measuring 12mx5mx3m and 4mx3.8mx2m; both operating up to 80°C. Siemens control system with 10 thermocouples and four in-component vacuum pressure monitoring systems. Both ovens have pre-set alarms plus energy management and logging systems. Four vacuum systems for proper control of cure cycles. Automatic back-up generator ensures continued supply in the event of power failure. Assyst Bullmer ply cutter operational at a 6m cutting length with a 6m conveyorised pick-up zone. Available for kit cutting of dry fabric, pre-preg and some cores. Bespoke Cijet 2 epoxy metered
injection machine with a 250kg resin de-gassing tank and capability
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an Imoca 60 plus major rig repairs – with the boat going straight on to set a new record for the Round Britain and Ireland Race in 2014. Project managed the build and optimisation of Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson’s world championship and Olympic medal winning Star boats for their 2008 and 2012 Olympic campaigns.
ACM&C renewables Manufacture of fairings for the PLAT-O, an integrated support structure for tidal energy converters Atlantis Resources AR1500 tidal turbine blades Vestas
Manufacture of 80m2 vacuum infusion table followed by production of 45 key components North Sea Systems Manufacturing advice during the design phase of North Sea Systems’ tidal flow buoy DataFish. Bespoke tooling was subsequently developed and a prototype manufactured using proprietary ACM&C infusion methods.
Location: Hampshire, England Certification: DNV GL Triple Certification. ISO 9001:2015/ISO 14001:2015/OHSAS 18001:2007 External resources: member of UK National Composite Centre, R&D arrangements with leading universities, close relationships with most America’s Cup teams and many of their external suppliers.
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