ASC Process Systems Ltd.
Composite curing autoclaves, ovens and CPC control systems, installed, serviced and supported from our office in Poole, Dorset.
From Poole
ASC Process Systems Ltd. is the group’s UK division, covering the UK, Ireland and Europe with engineering, installation, service and training, backed by ASC’s manufacturing in California.
Specification, quotation and project management in your time zone, with the design team in California behind every project.
Site survey, installation and commissioning, with safety functions proved, witnessed and documented before handover.
Planned maintenance, AMS2750 surveys and calibration, and a phone line answered around the clock when a machine stops.
Critical spares for ASC and other manufacturers' equipment, despatched the same day within the UK.
A programme built around the machine you run, delivered on your site or at Poole, with a dedicated safety module.
Help preparing for PSSR 2000 examinations, and equipment and records that support your written scheme rather than fight it.
Equipment
Composite curing autoclaves from development vessels to the largest production systems built.
OvensForced-convection ovens designed for uniformity with a full charge, for out-of-autoclave cure.
ControlsRecipe-driven control with vacuum integrity checks and audit-ready batch records.
UpgradesNew CPC controls, instrumentation and interlocks on equipment from any manufacturer, without touching the vessel.
EquipmentHeated diaphragm forming for stringers, spars and other preforms before cure.
VesselsCustom pressure vessels built to PED or ASME code with full material traceability.
Industries
Primary and secondary structure, engine components and space hardware, cured to Nadcap-audited specifications.
Armour, helmet shells and UHMWPE laminates, with tight processing windows and full traceability.
Monocoques and aerodynamic surfaces, where cycle time is the constraint.
Equipment for licensed sites, with the documentation that comes with it.
Quality and approvals
Quality management across design, manufacture and service.
Pressure equipment designed, built and certified for the EU and Great Britain.
Code-stamped vessels where the destination market requires them.
Temperature uniformity surveys, system accuracy tests and calibration to the current revision.
Before you enquire
A useful quotation starts with five pieces of information. Send what you have and we will ask about the rest.
Largest part envelope, typical batch layout, tooling mass and material. Tooling mass drives heat-up rate far more than part mass, and it is the figure most often left out.
Ramp rates, dwell temperatures and times, pressure profile, vacuum and cool-down limits, for every resin system you intend to run, not just today's.
Cycles per week now and at the volume you are planning for. It decides between one large vessel and two smaller ones, and whether heat recovery pays.
The specification you cure to, such as AMS2750, customer process specifications or Nadcap scope, and the approvals the installation itself must meet.
Floor area, door and crane access, roof height, electrical supply and cooling water. Most difficult installations are difficult because of the building.
Visit or call
Poole, Dorset
FAQ
Yes. ASC Process Systems Ltd. in Poole sells, installs and supports equipment across the UK, Ireland and Europe, backed by the engineering and manufacturing resources of ASC in California.
Yes. Service, spares, surveys and control retrofits on other manufacturers' autoclaves and ovens are a large part of our work, including machines whose maker no longer exists.
We make sure the equipment and its documentation do not stand in your way: correct instrumentation, AMS2750 surveys and calibration, and batch records structured for audit. The accreditation is yours to hold.
No. Earlier CPC systems remain supported with spares and engineering cover. We will tell you when a component is becoming hard to source, but there is no forced migration.
Yes, on site or at Poole. The machine module is tailored to the equipment you actually run, including other manufacturers' autoclaves and ovens.
Contact
Talk to an engineer about new equipment, an upgrade, or service on what you already run.