What composite tooling materials do you use?

We use epoxy, carbon fibre, high temperature resin systems and more depending on project requirements.

Do you produce tooling for large components?

Yes, we manufacture tooling for components of all sizes including aerospace and industrial structures.

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Composite Tooling

Our specialist team possesses the skills and technology to create, repair, and maintain bespoke composite tooling, facilitating consistently high-quality manufacturing. As one of the UK’s leading composite tooling companies, we provide some of the best composite tooling services available for demanding, precision-led industries.

Our capabilities

Composite Products is a trusted partner in composite tooling and carbon fibre tooling, renowned for delivering high-quality, reliable tools that our clients depend on consistently. As experienced composite tooling manufacturers, we specialise in composite tooling design and manufacture for complex, high-performance applications. Our long-term relationships with clients are a testament to our commitment to excellence. From one-off prototype tools to full production tooling, our composites tooling solutions are engineered for accuracy, durability, and repeatability.

How does tooling happen?

We start by gaining a deep understanding of your design requirements. From there, we collaborate with you to develop a precision-engineered carbon fibre tool that ensures every product is consistent, high-quality, and delivered on time. Our composite tooling design process focuses on precision, manufacturability, and long-term performance, ensuring the tooling supports efficient production throughout its lifecycle.

Depending on the project, we use either aluminium or pattern block – both of which offer durability, accuracy, and a long service life to meet the demands of composite manufacturing. These proven composite tooling materials are selected to suit production volume, surface finish requirements, and dimensional stability.

Why is tooling important?

Tooling is a crucial element of your manufacturing process, directly impacting the quality and consistency of the final product. A well-made tool allows you to produce identical parts repeatedly without any loss of detail, accuracy, or strength. That’s why we specialise in high-quality composite tooling, designed for durability and precision, ensuring reliable performance over its lifespan.

Whether producing carbon tooling for structural components or detailed surface-critical parts, precision tooling is essential to maintaining quality.

The COMPOSITE TOOLING Process

At Composite Products we offer a complete service from product design, through to tooling and manufacture. Our end-to-end approach to composite tooling design and manufacture allows us to support customers at every stage of the development and production process. Here are the main process stages and we’re happy to support you at one stage or several.

Talk

First, we get to know you, your product and your needs. Then, we suggest smart solutions to progress your product. Once we’re aligned, we confirm costs, timings and responsibilities whilst communication flows regularly. This collaborative approach ensures your composite tooling solution is aligned with both technical and commercial objectives.

Design

Our experienced team has the knowledge and skills to assist and advise in bringing designs to manufacture. From ergonomic details to aesthetics, we support ideas to design ready for manufacture. We’ll continuously advise ways to get the very best results. Our composite tooling design advise ensures every tool is optimised for accuracy, repeatability, and ease of manufacture.

Tool

With detailed design information in hand, your bespoke tool can be made from a material of your choosing (we can recommend) to support all future production runs, to act as a template to ensure the time, love and energy put into the product so far is maintained. This includes high-performance carbon fibre tools and carbon tooling solutions developed to meet demanding tolerance and surface finish requirements.

Components

If you need support on part component manufacturing you need to know your trusted partner will deliver to spec, time and cost. Our diverse experience means we can support and advise you on the best mould process to get you from A to B on time and on budget. Our composites tooling expertise allows us to recommend the most efficient moulding techniques for your application.

Make

This process involves several stages from kit cutting to laminating, autoclave curing, followed by hand trimming, fitting, assembly & important quality inspection. Fully traceable throughout the process you can have a top-level view of everything. Our tooling supports high-quality manufacturing across a range of sectors, including aerospace composite tooling & other performance-critical industries.

Supply

Confident that your product meets your brief, you’re ready to construct your complete product or go straight to market. We don’t like to say goodbye at this stage but instead, see you soon as we believe in long-term partnerships. Many clients return to us as their preferred composite tooling partner for future programmes.

What is Composite Tooling?

Composite tooling refers to the design and manufacture of moulds and tools made from composite materials, such as carbon fibre, used to produce composite parts. These tools are essential for shaping and forming components with precision and consistency in industries such as aerospace, automotive, and marine manufacturing. High-quality composite tooling enables repeatable production while maintaining tight tolerances and surface quality.

What Materials Are Used in Composite Tooling?

Common materials used in composite tooling include aluminium and pattern block. Aluminium provides durability and precision, while pattern block offers a high-quality surface finish, ensuring accurate and reliable tooling for production. The selection of composite tooling materials is critical to achieving the required strength, accuracy, and longevity of the tool.

Why is Tooling Important in Manufacturing?

Tooling plays a vital role in the manufacturing process, as it directly impacts the quality and consistency of the final product. To produce high-quality composite parts, you need a tool that can be used repeatedly without compromising accuracy or detail. Well-made composite tooling ensures each component meets precise specifications, maintaining the integrity and performance of the final product. This is especially important for aerospace composite tooling, where precision and reliability are non-negotiable.

What Are Composite Products' Capabilities in Tooling?

Composite Products is a trusted tooling partner with a strong reputation for quality and reliability. We have long-standing relationships with our clients and manufacture high-quality tooling they can depend on, time after time. Our specialist team has the expertise and technology to design, repair, and maintain bespoke composite tooling, ensuring consistently high manufacturing standards. Our capabilities position us among the leading composite tooling companies supporting advanced composite manufacturing.