Consulting
Technical consulting for your most challenging manufacturing problems.
Stratos Composites provides founder-led support for manufacturers and engineering teams facing defined problems in automated fiber placement (AFP), composite design and analysis, manufacturing data, or technical research and development.
How an engagement runs
Start with a short description. We will schedule a complimentary technical consultation of up to one hour.
Describe the problem
Tell us what you are trying to solve and what decision you need to make. Nothing proprietary, classified, or export-controlled.
Technical consultation
We meet to understand the problem, the constraints, and the support required. Complimentary, up to one hour.
Define the engagement
An NDA where confidential information is involved, then scope, deliverables, schedule, and commercial terms.
Begin the work
Once the agreement is executed, the founder-led team starts, remote and on-site as agreed.
Four ways we engage
Each engagement is scoped to a specific failure mode or decision. Find the one that sounds like your problem.
Automated fiber placement
- Process plan development
- Manufacturing troubleshooting and defect evaluation
- Layup, process parameter, and machine capability review
- Inspection-informed process assessment
Composite design and analysis
- Laminate design and optimization
- Tow-steered and variable-stiffness structures
- Structural analysis and effect of defects assessment
- Manufacturing-aware design review
Smart manufacturing and factory data
- Manufacturing data architecture and integration
- Sensor and industrial Internet of Things strategy
- Production data analysis and visualization
- Digital-twin and connected-factory planning
Technical R&D and independent review
- Technical feasibility and technology assessments
- Research plans, test plans, and development roadmaps
- Technical writing, proposal support, and document review
- Independent engineering and process reviews