Background - Design and Build with Axiom Materials Axiom Materials, Inc., is a progressive manufacturer of composite materials used to design and build some of the world’s most complex, highly engineered products. Our materials provide heat protection for rockets, make aircraft lighter weight, and industrial equipment more durable.  Axiom’s advanced technology composite materials have become the industry standard in the composite market through R&D studies, new chemistry, and customer-driven applications. Our reputation for agility and flexibility sets us apart in our industry. We work closely with clients across the globe in aerospace, military, automotive, industrial, sports, and medical industries to create exceptional, next-generation solutions.   Can you share some context about Axiom’s origin and initial mission? Johnny has held technical leadership and management positions in aerospace, advanced materials, and sustainability from 2000-2010.   In 2010 Johnny founded Axiom Materials with the intent of creating a progressive composite materials manufacturing company that brings quality advanced composite products, adhesives, and research platforms with customer-focused service and forward-thinking design.   Across a very competitive landscape, what attributes typically differentiate Axiom? We have an experienced, trusted, and dedicated team, incredibly high-quality standards, and are AS9100D and ISO9001:2015 certified. Our customers continue to place their confidence in Axiom for several key reasons   >     Our products deliver performance Proven across multiple industries and 1000’s of numerous applications, our products work >     Customized for specialty, highly engineered products >     Axiom is typically less expensive than larger multinational competitors because of high levels of automation and quality control in our manufacturing processes.   Axiom invested in the development of a High-Temperature Composite Center (HTCC) to support CMC production capabilities for the increasing demand of high-temperature composites in aerospace and industrial applications – how is the Center contributing to Axiom’s growth, and R&D capabilities? Axiom Materials is undertaking a multi-million-dollar investment in our new High-Temperature Composites Center (HTCC) in Santa Ana for our CMC products. In addition to further expanding our CMC product offerings, this expansion will enhance our production efficiencies for the products we produce for high-temperature applications and provide more than adequate capacity to support our customers’ business expansion for several years into the future.   Our fully automated and continuous process equipment can produce hundreds of square meters of our prepregs with consistent quality and performance. This capability makes Axiom Materials the largest global producer of ceramic matrix composite materials on an industrial scale.   In addition to the oxide/oxide CMC prepregs for aerospace and industrial applications requiring service temperatures to 1100°C under stress, the new HTCC will be able to participate in a wider segment of the high-temperature market. Introduction of C/SiC and SiC/SiC products under license from JST and NITE will allow Axiom to expand its offerings for aerospace and industrial structural applications with service temperatures to 1400°C. The expanded portfolio will also put Axiom Materials in a lead position to supply SiC/SiC materials for scientific and industrial nuclear plant applications where NITE technology has achieved global recognition.   The HTCC is a game-changer for Axiom Materials to be a leader in high temperature, lightweight, structural materials.   What are the primary industries that Axiom serves? We work closely with clients across the globe in aerospace, defense, automotive, industrial, construction, sports, and medical industries to create exceptional, next-generation solutions.   Ceramic matrix composites are widely used across the energy sector – what specific applications and/or technologies are you excited to see within the high-temperature advanced composites market? The energy sector offers ideal applications for ceramic matrix composites because they have a need for materials that can withstand extreme high-temperature environments, have high strength requirements, and can replace corrosive metals. Some of the use cases examples are fuel cells to handle expansion/contraction during the heating cycle, power generation fuel burner tips to extend plant uptime, and refinery pipe and joint repair.   It has now been more than one year since Axiom’s merger with Kordsa, which brought together Axiom's material innovation and Kordsa's operational expertise – can you share some of the core benefits that customers now experience as a result of the acquisition? Axiom’s merger with Kordsa has yielded many operational benefits. Kordsa is the largest global manufacturer of nylon fiber. Axiom has been able to utilize Kordsa’s expertise in improving quality systems and process engineering. This improves the reliability of our products and offers better manufacturing efficiencies. Also, Axiom’s technical team is able to collaborate with over 200 engineers and technicians in Kordsa’s Composite Center of Excellence in Turkey.   How has Covid-19 impacted Axiom’s near-term or long-term outlook? First and foremost, we value the safety and health of our employees during this challenging period. Axiom has enacted stringent policies on the production floor that allow our workers to operate safely and continue to support our customers as a critical industry supplier. For sure, COVID-19 had reduced demand for aerospace-grade materials. However, we have seen a pick-up in other industries, such as power generation, medical, and construction applications. While commercial aerospace volumes are lower, Axiom’s lead times are shorter, and we have certain available capacity for customers who need a quick turn.

Axiom, a specialist in the development and supply of oxide/oxide CMC prepregs for aerospace and industrial applications, is to develop a line of carbon/SiC and SiC/SiC composite intermediates under license from JST (Japan Science and Technology Agency) and NITE (Nano-Infiltration and Transient Eutectic-phase) Corporation of Japan.   Read More: http://www.jeccomposites.com/knowledge/international-composites-news/axiom-expand-its-cmc-product-portfolio-csic-and-sicsic

Axiom Materials is pleased to announce a cooperative program with Wichita State University’s National Institute of Aviation Research (NIAR) for the development of test techniques and data on our Oxide-Oxide ceramic matrix composite (CMC) prepreg AX-7800-610 DF11 (Nextel Style 610 ceramic fiber, 3M). Oxide-Oxide CMCs are finding increased applications in aircraft engine components and other high-temperature areas in both aerospace and non-aerospace components. This program seeks to both (A) provide a database for design and certification and (B) improve the understanding of test techniques required to properly characterize CMC materials. The multi-batch characterization and data development test program is currently underway. Fabrics, supplied by 3M, have been treated with Axiom’s AX-7800 slurry and supplied to Applied Composites (Lake Forest, CA) for panel fabrication and sintering. Data will be reported in the NCAMP database and CMH-17 Handbook and are expected to be ready in 2019. The data will be made available to part fabricators for use in design and testing of Oxide-Oxide CMC composite components. Additional qual details may be found at this link.

We’ve signed a lease for an additional 16,000 SF of space near our Santa Ana, CA facility for additional manufacturing, inventory, and technical / laboratory space. We look forward to building out the area for additional capacity and infrastructure.

We are proud to announce the addition of a dedicated Unidirectional Hot Melt Film Coating Machine to produce up to 25” wide unidirectional prepreg capable of producing fiber areal weights down to 60 gsm with on-line slitting capabilities.

Our process engineering team helped design and install a more accurate resin coater head for Hot Melt Machine #2 to achieve improved areal weight consistency for our film adhesives and prepregs.