APECS Aerospace/Division 02
Engineering & Development
An advanced engineering and development team that takes your vision and turns it into reality — from reverse engineering aircraft parts for MRO fabrication under FAA AC 43-18 to re-developing parts and assemblies for Parts Manufacturing Authority under 14 CFR Part 21.
Scan it. Model it. Make it.
Unravel the part
Reverse engineering is the art of unraveling the secrets of a product or system by examining its parts and functions. Our technical professionals — mechanical, electrical, and aerospace engineers — reverse engineer components and sub-components for any industry, and can carry the R&D project cradle-to-grave, including overhaul, repair, and functional testing processes.
Capture every surface
Laser scanning collects a point cloud of geometric samples across the subject’s surface, reconstructed into geometry that holds high tolerance to the original article — the raw material for an accurate digital model.
Build the digital twin
Scan data becomes a CAD model in SolidWorks, AutoCAD, and similar tools — easy to manipulate for product development, and translatable to CAM languages for CNC fabrication under 14 CFR Part 43 or manufacturing under Part 21. Over 50 years of experience modeling for a myriad of industries.
Print the proof
Additive manufacturing builds the article layer by layer for proof of concept, fit checks, and even production. The FAA currently allows fabrication of aircraft components through additive manufacturing within a defined set of parameters — and we work inside them.
Cut the real thing
Our CNC and manual machines — drills, lathes, mills, grinders, routers — fabricate prototypes or full runs of component parts from user-created CAD/CAM programs, in metal, plastic, wood, ceramic, or composite.
Regulatory grounding
Built to the CFR, not just to fit
Every article we develop is framed against the applicable rule from day one — owner/operator-produced part fabrication in accordance with FAA Advisory Circular AC 43-18, or Parts Manufacturing Authority development under 14 CFR Part 21 — so the finish line includes the paperwork.
“Your one stop to get the job across the finish line.”APECS Engineering & Development
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1001 Rivershore Road, Charleston, SC 29492 · +1-661-373-4142 · [email protected]
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