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AS9100 Certified Manufacturing


ESAero has a growing footprint dedicated to the manufacturing, integration, and testing of unmanned aerial vehicles and electrified aircraft propulsion.

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Advanced Manufacturing Capabilities

ESAero has extensive experience performing additive manufacturing, composite manufacturing, 3D scanning, and other advanced techniques in-house. We have the ability to rapidly design, iterate, and test for accelerated prototyping and prepare for large scale manufacturing.

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Design for Manufacturing

We pride ourselves in our design for manufacturing capabilities. With a proven track record for reducing the cost of specialty systems through DFM, ESAero goes beyond design of proof-of-concepts to prepare systems for higher manufacturing rates and meeting cost targets.

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LRIP to Serial Manufacturing

With modular work cells and multiple facilities, ESAero is able to meet a wide array of customer's manufacturing needs. Whether efforts are in need of prototyping, low-rate-initial-production, or higher rate serial manufacturing, ESAero has the capacity to support across all stages of manufacturing scale-up.

AS9100 Certified Since 2018

Located in San Luis Obispo, CA, ESAero’s facilities are AS9100 certified for scale ranging from prototyping and low-rate initial production to high quantity serial manufacturing. 

ESAero is a proud member company of IPC

IPC standards are accepted worldwide as the key manufacturing standards for the printed board and electronics manufacturing industries. At every step in the development and manufacturing cycle, we are able to ensure superior quality, reliability, and consistency in the electronics assemblies that we deliver to our customers.

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Quality

AS9100 Certified Since 2018 (View Certification)

ISO 9001:2016

ATSM Workmanship

IPC Workmanship

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Manufacturing Capabilities


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Wire Harness Manufacturing

IPC/WHMA-A-620 Certified

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Battery Pack Manufacturing

Battery Manufacturing Workspace

Cell Characterization Workspace

Arbin Battery Tester

Electrical Components

J-STD-001 Certified

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Electrical Assemblies

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Composite Manufacturing

6’x6’x9’ and Two 3’x3’x3’ Composite Ovens

Composite Molding and Vacuum Bag Tooling

Custom Mold Development and Manufacturing

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CNC Machining

Haas 3 & 5 Axis CNC Machines

CNC Composite Trimming

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Additive Manufacturing

FDM and SLA 3D Printing

Nylon Printing with HP Multi Jet Fusion

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Please reach out to our team to see how ESAero can assist your manufacturing needs.

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