Kineco Kaman Composites became India’s first private company to successfully supply the Composite Assembly to Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), a division of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mk III.
EBS Assembly is complex and critical 4m diameter CFRP hat-stiffened structure that houses sensitive equipment of the GSLV. The composite segments are fabricated using carbon fiber prepreg and aluminium core material which is cured using an Autoclave and are then assembled using various titanium and aluminium hardware to tight tolerances.
- Materials of Construction: Carbon Prepreg, Al honeycomb core and Al metallic hardware.
- Process: Autoclave cure, monolithic and sandwich layup & Assembly of composite and metallic hardware.