Massivit Opens Barcelona Facility for Rapid Composite Tooling

Massivit has established its inaugural European Service Centre in Barcelona, Spain, as a key component of its recently introduced RapidWings manufacturing platform. This new facility is designed to produce composite tooling on demand, specifically catering to customers within the aerospace and defense sectors.

The RapidWings platform leverages Massivit's proprietary Cast-In-Motion (CIM) technology with the primary objective of accelerating production timelines for composite tooling. The development of RapidWings and this new service center is a direct response to market demands for on-demand manufacturing capabilities. Massivit's focus is on high-speed tooling, targeting applications such as molds, masters, mandrels, jigs, fixtures, and prototype tooling, with the goal of reducing traditional tooling lead times from months to mere days and addressing existing manufacturing backlogs.

The Barcelona facility will utilize Massivit's Cast In Motion digital tooling technology to offer a streamlined workflow, from initial digital CAD design through to a 3D-printed tool and the final machined part. CIM technology is reported to produce isotropic tooling that offers superior dimensional stability, thermal resistance, adhesion, and surface quality compared to conventional methods using modeling foams, tooling boards, or 3D-printed thermoplastics. These tools are suitable for autoclave processing and a range of temperatures, capable of withstanding hundreds of cycles, thereby meeting the immediate need for mass production of components such as drones, airframes, and composite structures.

This Barcelona Service Centre is envisioned as the first step in a broader strategy to deploy global RapidWings service and production centers. These future centers may operate independently or through collaborative models, such as the Joint Manufacturing Alliance network. Massivit's CEO, Yossi Azarzar, stated that this facility represents a significant milestone in the company's business transformation and international expansion, addressing supply chain bottlenecks in Europe, particularly within the aviation and security markets, by enabling customers to drastically shorten tooling production times while maintaining operational control and cost savings.