Advanced Engineering.
If you require clever solutions, intricate machining, have a superconductor challenge or need an expert in bonding materials to composites, Fabrum can craft the solution you need.
Super Conducting.
From an initial beginning of building the worlds first partial core superconducting transformer composite cryostat we have learnt a lot, some of it patented, but most of it hidden in a big draw that’s locked! We’ve been developing jointing technology that can handle thermal shock and multiple cycles, impulse pressure rise, vacuum systems, low heat loss, and super thin walled technology.
It’s been deployed in superconducting (LTS and HTS) aviation motors, generators, motors and MRIs. We’ve built world leading capability in determining AC losses in superconducting systems, designing minimum heat path structures, and composite architecture that is well suited for both aviation, space and industrial applications. If you can dream it, we can design and build the solution you need.
We are able to bond metal inserts made from titanium, aluminium, stainless steel or copper onto composite components.
All moulds and mandrels are made in-house, reducing time and cost for clients.
Fabrum produces highly engineered designs that utilise the unique properties of composite materials. Our designs can use simple composites, such as e-glass, or more complex composites, such as carbon fibre and Kevlar, to achieve a superior product to metals or unreinforced plastics.
The Fabrum engineering facility in Christchurch is equipped with a variety of composite processing techniques, including vacuum bagging, infusion, RTM and winding.
Our manufacture of composite products is complemented by our waterjet profiling services, which can further refine and process composite products.
If needed, we can waterjet cut or machine to your specifications too. Plate can also be made to order, with custom material requirements possible. We can mix varieties of Glass, Carbon, and Kevlar fibre to achieve your desired structural properties too. We should also mention that we can manufacture Quasi-isotopic G10 Material to order.
There’s a wide range of options for manufacturing carbon and glass fibre tubes to your specification from a range of standard sizes too and material can be altered throughout the thickness of the tube to give the required results. Precision grinding and machining is available if required, from our in-house facilities.
We offer a full machining and fabrication service to enable us to construct product from a combination of tube, plate and specialist mouldings.
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RARE EARTH MAGNETS.
Fabrum is able to design, develop and manufacture a variety of rare earth projects.
These systems are used in the energy exploration and construction industries, which use rapidly rotating magnets of alternating polarities.
Magnetic hammer-drilling systems were developed by FlexiDRILLTM, New Zealand, for exclusive distribution by VermeerTM.
Fabrum Solutions manufactures and assembles this unit for supply as a finished system to VermeerTM, as it requires procurement and specialist machining of rare materials, including handling and placement of rare earth magnets.
Fabrum Solutions provided expertise in the construction of a 20,000A Roebel cable magnet insert to test high-current carrying superconducting cable in a 20 Tesla field to determine properties for superfield magnet development at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee, U.S. The insert required high tolerance machining of copper and carbon composite materials as a single unit.
Aviation.
Aviation thrives on strength, low weight, and power. Having designed and built copper and superconducting motors we think we have some ideas to help you in your ‘beyond earth’ pursuits. This extends to optimised liquid hydrogen production to onboard storage and heat management. It includes fully optimised composite satellite platforms with integrated propulsion, energy management, fuel tanks and structures delivering maximum payload capability.
The future of clean flight is on the shoulders of liquid hydrogen and onboard optimised energy management. If you need small to medium liquefaction systems, dispensing systems, and low thermal mass lightweight on board storage, then talk to us – we have delivered these systems globally and can design and build a system specific to your needs.
