Filament Winding

FILAMENT WINDING

Steelhead Composites is a leader in filament wound pressure vessel manufacture and design and we have the expertise to manufacture pressure vessels to your specifications. We fabricate our carbon fiber pressure vessels with a sophisticated four-axis filament winder. Our filament winding machine can wind three vessels simultaneously, and can place up to 235 feet per second of either tow-preg or wet fiber. We can handle vessels up to 30 inches outside diameter and 10 feet long. Our advanced software allows us to design complex fiber patterns for COPV’s of almost any shape, including asymmetric features and curves. 

Steelhead Composites has a proven track record in contract manufacturing. One design contract for a customer was a durable, light-weight pressure vessel that saved significant weight over the all-metal alternative. We designed and fabricated the liner and the composite overwrap. Another manufacturing project Steelhead Composites completed was wet-winding of a customer’s brand new carbon fiber tank design. The customer had a short deadline, and we helped them iterate on a tight schedule to meet their project goals.

We invite you to let us build your COPV’s. Steelhead Composites can design a pressure vessel from scratch fit your design envelope, or we can manufacture a COPV to your exacting specifications. We can assist in material selection, pattern design, and fabrication methods. Steelhead Composites can fabricate one-off vessels or a run of one thousand. We look forward to manufacturing your next pressure vessel!

By: Jake Schrader