Vacuum Drying for Aerospace: Moisture Control, Compliance, and Flight-Ready Performance

Overview

Aerospace components must meet the most demanding standards in engineering — and moisture is a hidden threat that compromises materials, adhesives, coatings, and electronics. Whether you're producing carbon fiber airframe parts, ceramic insulators, cable harnesses, or satellite systems, residual moisture and volatiles can lead to delamination, dimensional drift, or in-orbit outgassing.

iDRY vacuum drying systems give aerospace manufacturers complete control over internal moisture, surface prep, and outgassing — with repeatable, spec-compliant performance.

⚙️ How iDRY Vacuum Drying Works

iDRY uses deep vacuum to reduce the boiling point of water and other volatiles inside parts. Under vacuum, moisture is removed gently and thoroughly — even from internal structures, honeycomb cores, or multi-layer assemblies.

This process supports precise drying of components before bonding, coating, assembling, or packaging — without warping, overheating, or contamination.

✅ Key Benefits:

• Moisture removal at low temperatures for heat-sensitive materials

• Supports NASA/ESA outgassing compliance (ASTM E595)

• Enables strong bond lines and void-free adhesives

• Ensures dimensional stability in vacuum and thermal cycling

• Uniform drying across complex geometries and composite layers

• Fully enclosed chamber with data logging and QA traceability

Ideal Aerospace Applications:

• Carbon fiber panels, ducts, and fairings

• Honeycomb structures and bonded assemblies

• Satellite components and thermal blankets (MLI)

• Cable harnesses and foam insulation

• Ceramics, polymers, and aerospace-grade adhesives

• Additive manufactured parts (metal or polymer)

• Flight hardware drying and vacuum bake-out