Aerospace, Defense & Space Industry Solutions

Self-Heated Composite Tooling

Induction-heated layup molds and cure tooling for aerospace and defense programs

Overview

A More Efficient Way to Heat Metallic Tooling for Composites

As composite materials continue to drive innovation across aerospace, defense, space, and marine applications, manufacturers face increasing pressure to improve cycle times, energy efficiency, and process control. Traditional heating methods such as autoclaves, ovens, and resistive systems often limit throughput, increase energy consumption, and constrain design flexibility.

Self-heated tooling powered by induction technology represents a step-change in composite manufacturing.

Through our collaboration with Corebon, Baker Industries designs and manufactures advanced composite tooling—including layup molds, cure tools, and forming tools—integrated with high-performance induction heating systems. This combined solution enables faster, more precise, and more energy-efficient composite part production without compromising quality or scalability.

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Capabilities

Engineering + Manufacturing + Heating Integration

Baker Industries delivers turnkey self-heated tooling solutions from design through validation and built specifically for composite manufacturing environments and workflows.

Design & Engineering

Tool designs optimized for induction heating performance, thermal uniformity, and manufacturability.

Tool Manufacturing

Large-scale, high-precision machining, fabrication, and 3D metal printing using aerospace-grade materials.

Heating Integration

Embedded induction coils and multi-zone control systems integrated directly into the tool.

Types of Self-Heated Tools We Manufacture

Induction-Heated Tooling for Composite Part Manufacturing

We design and manufacture a wide range of self-heated tools for composite forming and curing processes, including:

Layup Molds for Complex Composite Structures

Cure Tooling for Thermoset & Thermoplastic Composites

Vacuum Forming & Compression Molding Tools

Induction Innovation

Induction Heating Technology

Corebon’s induction heating systems heat the tool directly rather than the surrounding environment, resulting in faster heating rates, improved uniformity, and significantly reduced energy consumption.

The Induction Difference

Induction Heating Performance Benefits

Faster Cycles

Lower Energy Use

Higher Quality

Scalability

Combined Expertise

Baker Industries + Corebon

Baker Industries provides the tooling design, engineering, and manufacturing. Corebon provides the induction heating technology.

Together, we deliver a fully integrated solution designed to perform as a single system.

Baker Industries and Corebon logos displayed together, representing a partnership in induction-heated composite tooling solutions.

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