A mandrel of an ECS duct for a business jet.

A mandrel of an ECS duct for a business jet.

Real-time inspection

Each tool is individually crated for maximum protection during shipment.

A portion of the left half of the Four Winds Aircraft fuselage. The trench seen running down the middle is the mounting area for the landing gear.

A fully machined portion of the left half of the Four Winds Aircraft fuselage.

Blister packaging tool for a set of fishing tools that will include such items as a dehooker and a scaling knife.

Cutting the stock for a Comanche mandrel tool.

Vacuum forming tool for an instrument panel in a certified flight simulator for Integrated Cockpit Solutions (ICS).

Trimming the instrument panel made from the previously pictured vacuum forming tool for Integrated Cockpit Solutions.

Completed instrument panel for a certified flight simulator for Integrated Cockpit Solutions.

ATDG built 7 master tools for this reverse thruster assembly for the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III.

The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III.

Master Tool for a leading edge wing faring of a Boeing

C-17 Globemaster III.

Collecting data points to reverse engineer the Porsche / Mooney conversion to Continental engine.

Collecting data points to reverse engineer the Porsche / Mooney conversion to Continental engine.

Master Tool in progress for the top half of the Four Winds Aircraft engine cowling.

Master Tool for the Four Winds Aircraft Cowling (top half).

Completed Master Tool for the Four Winds Aircraft engine cowling (top half).

Machining a Master Tool for the Four Winds Aircraft engine cowling (bottom half).

Completed Master Tool for the Four Winds Aircraft engine cowling (bottom half).

ATDG made the Master Tool for the windscreen of this electric motorcycle for Robrady Design.

This aluminum trimming fixture uses vacuum to clamp carbon fiber parts for trimming.

This aluminum trimming fixture uses vacuum to clamp carbon fiber parts for trimming. It is shown here without the vertical trimming backing plate.

Machining Vantico RP4040 for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).

RP4040 Joint Strike Fighter tool after a semi-finish machining pass.

RP4040 with wax (material thickness offset) for overpress tools for the Joint Strike Fighter project.

Laying up overpress tools for the Joint Strike Fighter.

Finished RP4040 tool for the Joint Strike Fighter crated and ready for shipment.

This is an inspection of a nickle plating mandrel for the Comanche. The CAD model on the laptop represents the tool on the left which is receiving a final inspection.

ICS contracted ATDG to engineer and manufacture the instrument panel. ICS builds the certified flight simulators in which the instrument panels are installed.

ICS contracted ATDG to engineer and manufacture this instrument panel. ICS builds the certified flight simulators in which these instrument panels are installed.

ICS contracted ATDG to engineer and manufacture this instrument panel. ICS builds the certified flight simulators in which these instrument panels are installed.

Modworks contracted ATDG to reverse engineer the existing cowling of the Mooney Aircraft which accomodated a Porsche engine to be replaced by the new Continental IO550 engine. ATDG modified the reverse engineered CAD model of the cowling to accomodate the new Continental engine and built master tooling of the new engine cowls.

Modworks contracted ATDG to reverse engineer the existing cowling of the Mooney Aircraft which accomodated a Porsche engine to be replaced by the new Continental IO550 engine. ATDG modified the reverse engineered CAD model of the cowling to accomodate the new Continental engine and built master tooling of the new engine cowls.