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Citation
(2001), "Brookhouse opens new composites repair facility", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 73 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.2001.12773eab.008
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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Brookhouse opens new composites repair facility
Brookhouse opens new composites repair facilityKeywords: Brookhouse Composites, Composites, Repair
Brookhouse Composites Ltd can now offer a dedicated composites repair facility, primarily for the aerospace industry, at its UK, Darwen factory. Brookhouse Composites, a company within Brookhouse Holdings plc, is already approved to carry out repair and maintenance of aircraft components manufactured from composite materials for all European airlines under JAR-145. It also believes that it is the first composite manufacturing company in the UK to have gained the JAR-21 Sub Part G certification, which allows it to manufacture aircraft components, certified for acceptance in all 30 of the countries which form the Joint Aviation Authority.
The new facility (Plate 7) greatly expands Brookhouse's capacity for handling both long- and short-term repair projects. It is staffed by personnel with many years of experience in the aircraft repair sector and offers a range of equipment and resources to provide a rapid and professional service to the civil and military aircraft sectors.
Plate 7 One
of the four autoclaves for the new repair facility at Brookhouse Composites Ltd
Amongst the equipment available to the repair facility are four autoclaves (see Plate 7), two clean rooms, portable hot bonding equipment, trimming and routing equipment and a fully equipped spray shop. There are also dedicated assembly and interchangeability areas, as well as on-site ndt services.