Industrial curing autoclaves with advanced control systems
CAMX 2025: Turnkey Akarmak autoclaves support various composite curing needs with enhanced process control, international specification compliance and optimal heat distribution.
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(EskiÅŸehir, Turkey and Louisville, Ky., U.S.) offers integrated composite curing autoclaves with advanced control systems, providing turnkey solutions specifically for the composites industry, including auxiliary equipment such as vacuum, cooling, pressurization systems and loading carts.
Since 1990, Akarmak has been manufacturing industrial autoclaves with the latest technology for various industrial applications, such as composite curing, glass lamination, tire coating/rubber curing, building materials (aerated concrete), food, and waste sterilization. With its experience, robust infrastructure and comprehensive autoclave production program, it delivers complete autoclave systems with rapid-closing bayonet door systems up to 5 m in diameter and 63 m in length.
Akarmak’s autoclaves are used globally by its clients in the aerospace, motorsport and ballistic composite sectors. Its engineers have developed control software featuring improved process control, part identification, reporting and tracking capabilities for the aerospace industry’s autoclaves, facilitating process analysis, historical operation tracking, calibration and maintenance. Arkarmak products fully comply with international autoclave specifications such as Boeing BSS-7123 (formerly D6-49327), BAC 5317, Airbus AP-3222, NADCAP and AMS2750.
The company’s autoclaves offer working dimensions up to 6.5 m in diameter and 20 m in length (standard size products for production and laboratory types), and operating capability up to 400°C and 70 bar pressure. They are designed and manufactured in accordance with 2014/68/EU (PED), ASME Section VIII Division-1 (U&S) and EAC (GOST) standards. In addition to optimal operation control with state-of-the-art hardware and software, key features include improved air circulation system and homogeneous heat distribution, high-quality heat insulation and user-friendly heating and cooling battery systems. Turnkey solutions include cooling, vacuum, pressurization (air and nitrogen) and loading systems.
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