Carbon Fiber Parts for UAV and Drone
Carbon fiber parts reduce airframe weight by about 40 per cent against traditional materials, which largely increases the duration of flight while high strength keeps the platform stiff and stable.
What Goes Wrong in UAV and Drone Programmes
Endurance below specification
Airframe mass is the first thing to attack when flight time falls short.
Vibration in the payload
A flexing frame feeds vibration straight into the camera and the flight controller.
Mismatched frame parts
Plates, booms and mounts from different suppliers rarely assemble first time.
Requirements That Come Up Every Time
- Plates and tubes with a known, repeatable lay-up
- Profiles machined to print by CNC milling or waterjet
- Booms from 5.0 mm to 242.0 mm nominal diameter in three modulus grades
- A structural sample before a production run is committed
Where the Parts End Up
- Consumer and professional multirotor centre plates
- Survey and inspection UAV arms and booms
- Camera gimbal mounts and isolation plates
- Propeller blades and landing gear
How a UAV and Drone Part Moves From Enquiry to Despatch
Requirement Review
Load case, weight target and environment reviewed against the geometry you send.
Material and Process
Reinforcement and moulding route chosen from five materials and nine processes.
Sample
A structural sample in the real material, despatched within one week for sample orders.
Production
Normal production orders complete in 15 to 25 days, packed for the shipping route chosen.
Parts Specified Most Often in UAV and Drone
Carbon Fiber Drone Parts
Frames, arms, plates and propellers in carbon fiber composite, which cut roughly 40 per cent of the weight against traditional materials and directly extend flight duration.
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Carbon Fiber Sheet
Stock carbon fiber plates fabricated from multiple layers of high strength prepreg under high pressure moulding, in ten thicknesses from 0.5 mm to 5.0 mm at 500 x 400 mm.
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Carbon Fiber Tube
High strength carbon fiber tubing fabricated with unidirectional prepreg and wrapped in 3K plain or twill fabric, in fifteen stock part numbers from 5.0 mm to 242.0 mm nominal inside diameter.
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Carbon Fiber Structural Arm
A full carbon fiber arm made as a verification sample, carrying the strength and stiffness of a production composite part so the structure can be tested before a mould is cut.
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Carbon Fiber Drone Parts Programme
Carbon fiber drone parts is one of the success case areas developed by the CarbonWizer team, spanning six-rotor and four-rotor airframes, aerial and police drone platforms.
Read the caseBuilding a UAV Airframe Weight Budget
Carbon fiber parts cut roughly 40 per cent of airframe weight against traditional materials. Knowing where that 40 per cent comes from is how you hit an endurance specification.
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How to Choose Carbon Fiber Plate Thickness
Stock plate runs from 0.5 mm to 5.0 mm in 0.5 mm steps. Choosing between them is a stiffness calculation, not a strength one - and the lay-up matters as much as the number.
Read the guideQuestions From UAV and Drone Buyers
How much weight will I actually save?
Compared with traditional materials, carbon fiber parts reduce weight by about 40 per cent, which largely increases the duration of flight.
Can you cut plates to my own profile?
Yes. Stock plates can be cut to size or machined to print by CNC milling or waterjet cutting.
What boom diameters are available?
Stock tube runs from 5.0 mm to 236.0 mm nominal inside diameter at 1000 mm length, in standard, high modulus and ultra high modulus grades.
Talk to Us About Your UAV and Drone Project
Email the drawing with the weight target, the load case and the quantity. Samples normally ship within one week.