From the first load case to the final inspection, we engineer and build each component around the forces it must carry.
01The load
The right structure comes from knowing the forces, where they travel and where material is needed. We use structural analysis to find the load path, then engineer the component around it. Fibre where the load demands it. Nowhere else.
Analysis tells us where material goes and where the design has to change. We do not use it to make a finished design look acceptable. That is the difference between an engineering house and a fabrication shop.
02Your geometry
We work directly in your 3D CAD environment, so nothing is lost between design intent and the manufactured component. Interfaces, landings and clearances are resolved in the same model the boat is being built from.
03Manufacture
Good composite manufacturing does not happen because someone checks the finished part carefully. It happens because the process is controlled from the beginning. We build structural components in prepreg carbon under controlled cure, with experienced composite craftsmen and documented processes.
Controlled temperature and consolidation give the consistency that demanding structures require, part after part.
A generation of Southern Spars experience works on this floor.
04Verification
The engineering shows it.
The process supports it.
The component is inspectable.
Structural behaviour analysed against defined load cases.
Internal defects identified without compromising the component.
Structural calculations, load-path information and Safe Working Load documentation.
Controlled processes provide traceability through manufacture, and the records are delivered with the component.
A component is only as good as what goes into it. We work with Smart Rigging, Stark CNC, Carbide CNC, Aerontec, AMT, Hankuk Carbon and Balco.