New Carbon Fiber MINI dive planes / canards / aerodynamics

Sierra Composites has just released its newest addition to its motorsports line of products. The Mini carbon fiber dive plane set. Due to feedback from our customers who wanted a carbon fiber dive plane option that gives less downforce than our regular full size dive planes.

High performance down-force MINI trimming dive planes are typically used to balance the front aerodynamics of a race car or street car that may already be modified with our larger GT3DP dive planes or a rear wing or other rear aerodynamic device. Alternatively they can be used on their own, as the downforce generated is smaller compared to our regular full size dive planes and will not greatly effect a cars handling. Our GT3DPM model features a small surface area, as molded optimum 125 degree slope angle when mounted at 0 degree angle of incidence.  Our GT3DPM MINI trim dive planes are completely molded on all sides which makes them unique and unlike anything else on the market.  They feature a smooth matte finish, just like authentic competition racing parts. Each dive plane is mounted with one 1 3/8″ long carbon fiber mounting tabs that have been bonded with aircraft epoxy to the dive plane underside. This mounting tab method eliminates any extra unsightly screws protruding on the surface of the dive plane, and provides a balanced counter force to the trimming downforce the MINI dive planes will generate.

Dimensions: 2mm thick, 1.5mm thick mounting feet with 3M placement aid adhesive, 8″ long, 1/4″ edge up to 2″ edge. These can be mounted in two ways, with the larger or smaller edge facing forward.

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High speed carbon fiber robot end arm = faster production + reliablity

Sierra Composites continues to work with plastic cup, CD, DVD and other manufacturers that utilize high speed robotics. Replacing a heavy aluminum end of arm tool with a carbon fiber part generally reduces the weight of that part by 50%. This gives your robot the ability to run faster generating more units in the same run time. Switching over to a carbon fiber end of arm tool is also much easier on the machine itself, since it now only has to move half the weight as it did the heavy metal part. This benefit decreases the mechanical breakdowns and repair times of your automated machines, this also adds to number of units produced while reducing capital spent on machine repairs. Sierra Composites can work with you to update your manufacturing robots with carbon fiber parts.

Palletizing Robotics OEM carbon fiber parts

Sierra Composites continues to be a leader in custom carbon fiber robotics parts for OEM applications. Our palletizing robotics customers benefit from our ability to manufacture small and large runs of OEM cabon fiber parts, with a very quick turnaround. Many times our carbon fiber parts are replacing traditional metal parts that easily fatigue over time as metals stretch and then fail.  If you need custom carbon fiber robotic parts or are thinking of upgrading to carbon fiber parts please feel free to contact us.

New! Carbon Fiber front wheel well lip downforce spoliers

The second product in Sierra Composites new motorsport parts aerodynamics line. Carbon fiber front wheel well lip downforce spoilers for race and tuned street cars. Used to fine tune a cars front aerodynamics to give more front downforce, they redirect airflow to the front wheels as well as create more surface area for airflow to push downforce on. Initially used to gain an advantage under certain racing rules regulating chassis width. However they do work and were successfully used on the Mercedes Benz CLK GTR as seen in photos below.

When rules allowed these to be molded into the race car front chassis they were, see the ALMS P2 Lola Mazda photo below:

Carbon fiber wheel well lip spoilers have been used in several racing series throughout the years, including German DTM, Austrailian touring cars, Grand Am prototype / GT, ALMS prototype GT, etc.

For full details of Sierra Composites new universal fit carbon fiber wheel well lip spoilers click over to our online store at www.sierracomposites.com

New! Carbon Fiber Dive Planes / Front Bumper Canards / Aerodynamics

Just released from Sierra Composites! Our new SC Aero GT3 carbon fiber front dive planes, also sometimes incorrectly called bumper canards. Sierra Composites has fabricated custom race dive planes for years, but this is the first time we have developed a race style dive plane that can also be used on a street car,  are universal fit and are not race car parts prices. A simple google search will give all kinds of results for “dive planes” or “bumper canards”, however these parts are either cheap plastic with maybe a carbon fiber thin insert for looks but sold funny enough as carbon fiber. Or aluminum parts covered with “carbon fiber”, or cheap polyester / fiberglass imitation parts. Most of these imitation dive planes also have many types of fasteners showing over the surfaces, have mounting areas that are just too small, and have no proper way of securing them to your car. Overall they are just not practical dive planes.

Details on the SC Aero GT3 carbon fiber dive planes can be found on our store website www.sierracomposites.com

Sierra Composites at Brumos Porsche 250 race weekend

Sierra Composites will be back to its racing roots this week. We will be working with a couple Grand Am prototype teams on some carbon fiber aero devices. This race track work is the final step for us before we release our “street versions” of one of these aerodynamic racing devices… Stay tuned…

NEW - R/C project small carbon fiber plate sheets

Our customers requested it, so we made it. Sierra Composites has just released its small R/C project carbon fiber plate. These 2.2mm double sided smooth / glossy plate sheets are very rigid and are well suited to small R/C structural parts such as shock towers and brackets. We know many in the R/C community fabricate thier own custom parts for cars, airplanes, boats and helicopters, Our new 5.5″ x 7.5″ carbon fiber plate sheets are perfect inexpensive way to make those parts.

Click to link directly to them at our online store.

Custom carbon fiber parts for high speed robotics

For years Sierra Composites has built custom carbon fiber components for end arm tools for use on  high speed robotic arms in manufacturing, such as plastic cups/containers and CD machines. These robotic machines normally move at high speeds and also have the need to accelerate then stop then accelerate again, sometimes changing directions as well. Because carbon fiber is the lightest  most durable type of contruction for a component, its perfect for robotic end arm tooling. And as a result of this construction it allows the robot to potentially move even faster, thus more units can be moved or made equally potentially more profit. Sierra Composites has fabricated several table top styles consisting of a honeycomb core with carbon fiber skins. Sierra Composites has also fabricated very light weight vacuum chamber panels utilizing a Rohacell foam core.

If you need some robotic machine parts please contact us.

Carbon fiber supplier for USA handmade knife makers

 Sierra Composites has been the leading supplier of carbon fiber sheets as well as silver texalium sheets and laminates to USA handmade knife makers for many years. We supply thin carbon fiber sheet material for use as handle scale inlays, and we supply thicker laminates for handle scales that can be profiled. The handle scales are particularly important since the carbon fiber layup has to be in the correct orientation in order to have the correct look once the handle is profiled down.  Since our silver sheets have the same great high gloss tough surface, our silver texalium sheet looks just as great as our carbon fiber sheet products do as you can see in the photos. We are very pleased to be suppling so many custom and production knife makers in the United States, and they can be sure that the products they purchase from Sierra Composites are also made in the USA.

If you are a custom handmade knife maker and need some custom carbon fiber sheet or texalium sheet for your knives, please contact us and we can supply you with the best products at the best prices. If you need off the shelf carbon fiber sheet for inlays you can purchase that directly from our website at www.sierracomposites.com

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Asymmetric carbon fiber angle

Do you require carbon fiber angle that is longer on one side than the other? Sierra Composites is now fabricating asymmetric carbon fiber angle. The same great high quality carbon fiber angle we have fabricated for years but with two different side lengths. Currently the maximum side length you can purchase is 2 1/2″ long and the minimum is 1/2″ long, and the overal length of the angle is available in our standard lengths of 12″ / 24″ / 36″ / 48″. We are working on a simple product calcuator that will be available on our online store at www.sierracomposites.com but until then you can easily use our contact form for any inquires. Pricing for the asymetric angle is the same as a standard equal side length for the longest side.

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