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Turkey Tank Tom goes BOOM

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Turkey Tank Tom goes BOOM! for Thanksgiving. Steelhead Composites says goodbye to a our arts and craft project. No poultry were harmed in the making of this vegan video.

We regularly employ destructive testing to validate pressure vessel design. We design, manufacture and test vessels of a variety of types and materials to meet customer needs. Turkey Tank Tom is (was?) a seamless cylinder reinforced with carbon fiber.

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Turkey Tank Tom

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Ever feel like you are bursting at the seams during the Holiday season?

 

Introducing Turkey Tank Tom: Steelhead Composites made Hydraulic Jack for Halloween and it was too cute to burst . . . but guess what Tom’s Thanksgiving fate is?

Turkey Tank Tom is an 8L/2 gallon COPV (Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel) designed to operate at 100 bar/1500 psi. We use these low-cost cylinders to characterize carbon fiber strength and new designs. Our customers use higher pressure versions of this vessel for various aerospace and hashtag#marine applications. Generally, however, our customers do not request the construction paper accoutrements.

 

Turkey Tank Tom all dressed up for Thanksgiving

STEELHEAD COMPOSITES ACHIEVES 14001:2015 ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION

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STEELHEAD COMPOSITES ACHIEVES 14001:2015 ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION

Steelhead Composites practices corporate environmental sustainability with new certification

 

Golden, CO – Steelhead Composites, a leading provider of composite overwrapped pressure vessels and composite structures, is pleased to announce receipt of its ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System certification. ISO 14001 is a global standard and through the certification process, Steelhead Composites has earned accolades for its commitment to measure and reduce the impact on the environment.

 

The ISO 14001:2015 certification exemplifies Steelhead Composites commitment to identify the environmental impact of its operations, adhere to regulatory requirements and take a systematic approach to continuously improving performance.

 

“At Steelhead, we design and manufacture products to change the world for the better, including many products which are used in zero-emission systems” said Andrew Coors, CEO of Steelhead Composites. “Our culture is based in sustainability, minimizing our negative impact on the environment and holding ourselves to high standards of responsibility.”

 

“Nestled in the foothills of Colorado, we are surrounded by pristine environment and celebrate an active, outdoor lifestyle within our company” said Curt Honcharik, Director of Quality. ” Steelhead has chosen to pursue the 14001 certification to show our commitment to reducing our impact on the environment and continuously improving our footprint.”

 

Steelhead Composites’ Environmental Policy, available on the corporate website, states: “The environment, along with its resources, provides the foundation on which businesses and communities are brought together to innovate, grow and co-exist. In turn, all partners in this relationship have a responsibility to support and sustain the environment while continually reducing their impact. As a community partner, Steelhead Composites pledges to limit adverse effects to the environment through its products, processes and operations by:

 

  • Minimizing pollution, non-recyclable waste and energy usage
  • Considering the wider environmental impact of our product designs, manufacturing process and final products
  • Encouraging environmental sustainability among subcontractors and vendors
  • Meeting or exceeding all local, regional, federal and customer-imposed environmental regulations and obligations
  • Defining company goals and key performance indicators related to environmental objectives
  • Educating, training and motivating employees on this policy and the importance of sustainable environmental practices
  • Making its environmental policies, practices and results available to the community
  • Continually improving the Environmental Management System
  • Obtaining senior management commitment to ensure the company culture prioritizes the protection of the environment

 

About Steelhead Composites  
Steelhead Composites is a world class advanced manufacturing company, based in Golden, Colorado (USA). Steelhead is dedicated to the design, manufacturing and testing of specialty lightweight composite pressure vessels to be used for weight-sensitive energy and fuel storage applications. Our specialties include lightweight bladder, diaphragm and piston accumulators, hydrogen storage vessels for fuel cells, gas storage and transport, and other composite structures. We also offer a full array of technical services in vessel design, metal spin forming, filament winding, prototyping and testing of high pressure vessels.

Our patented technologies and engineering know-how in composite pressure vessels enable us to develop and certify products specific to customer needs. Steelhead prides itself on being able to deliver reliable, safe and custom vessels within a set, and often short, timeframe by relying on our in-house experts and dedication to manufacturing excellence. This allows Steelhead to bypass the traditional vendor / customer relationship by being more of a strategic partner to our customers through active participation in the development and launch of new products.

 

For more information, visit www.steelheadcomposites.com

 

Contact Steelhead Composites  
Marisa Veni Sundy, Director of Business Development
Phone: +1-720-524-3360 / Email: msundy@steelheadcomposites.com

 

STEELHEAD COMPOSITES INCREASES METAL SPIN-FORMING CAPABILITIES

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STEELHEAD COMPOSITES INCREASES METAL SPIN-FORMING CAPABILITIES

Steelhead Composites announces ability to spin- form liners, bottles and vessels in titanium, stainless steel and carbon steel

 

Golden, CO – Steelhead Composites, a leader in composite overwrapped pressure vessels, has grown internal capabilities in metal forming outside of aluminum by successfully manufacturing cylinders using carbon steel, seamless stainless steel and titanium.

 

“We have been rethinking how we approach metal spin-forming, modifying machinery and investing in tooling which now allows us to form a wide variety of metals either as standalone cylinders or composite overwrapped pressure vessels.” states Andrew Coors, CEO of Steelhead Composites. “We are proud to be able to offer this capability to our product offerings or as a contract service.”

 

Spin-forming is a metal forming process in which a metallic tube is turned into a “bottle” with necked ends often with no welds or seams. The tube is rotated fast on a spindle and heated with gas torches while being gradually formed into the desired shape. A servo-controlled robotic arm with a forming wheel contacts the tube and forms the necked ends. Spin-forming does not remove any material. This is critical to industries, such as Aerospace & Defense, who can capitalize on removing processes and potential failure points from welding in the variety of applications in which cylinders are used.

 

“Our standard products use aluminum liners which we then reinforce with composites” said Dr. Kaushik Mallick, Head of Engineering, “but aluminum is not optimal for all applications. We use advanced material analysis and design capabilities, allowing us to now manufacture a broader suite of seamless cylinders with characteristics optimized to the customer’s application.”

 

Steelhead is now producing steel-lined composite overwrapped vessels for high cycle life applications while still cutting significant weight from systems using traditional steel vessels. Steelhead has also successfully formed seamless stainless-steel vessels for corrosive applications. Finally, Steelhead is manufacturing seamless titanium liners, moving towards titanium-lined composite overwrapped pressure vessels for aerospace applications under their AS 9100 – Rev D quality system.

 

About Steelhead Composites

Steelhead Composites is a world class advanced manufacturing company, based in Golden, Colorado (USA). Steelhead is dedicated to the design, manufacturing and testing of specialty lightweight hydraulic components and composite pressure vessels to be used for weight-sensitive energy and fuel storage applications. Our specialties include lightweight bladder, diaphragm and piston accumulators, hydrogen storage vessels for fuel cells, gas storage and transport, and other composite structures. We also offer a full array of technical services in vessel design, metal spin- forming, filament winding, prototyping and testing of high pressure vessels.

 

For more information, visit www.steelheadcomposites.com.

 

Contact Steelhead Composites

Marisa Veni Sundy, Director of Business Development

Phone: +1-720-524-3360

Email: msundy@steelheadcomposites.com