Unique Entity ID: JARFWHFS84V5 CAGE: 21TN5
COMPLIANCE-READY FOR DEFENSE AND UAS PROGRAMS
RotorWorks maintains an active QMS and applies Lean Six Sigma methods across tooling, molding, inspection, and production. AS9100D third-party certification is targeted for FY2027. While RotorWorks is not ITAR registered, we maintain an export-control program, follow NDAA-aligned sourcing practices, and support applicable Berry Amendment and DFARS clauses on a contract-specific basis.
MISSION-READY
RotorWorks Manufacturing LLC is a U.S.-based manufacturer of advanced composite components and UAV propeller systems located in Indio, California. We support next-generation UAS platforms with domestic production focused on customer confidentiality, controlled sourcing, material traceability, and compliance readiness.
Our capabilities include precision injection-molded propellers for small UAVs; 10-to-60-inch, core-filled prepreg carbon-fiber propeller systems for heavy-lift and mission-specific applications; and carbon-fiber structural components for UAV airframes. In-house tooling, molding, curing, CNC machining, balancing, mass matching, and build-to-print support help customers move efficiently from design data and qualification builds to repeatable production.
Backed by more than 65 years of combined composites manufacturing experience, RotorWorks serves commercial, industrial, defense, and controlled programs requiring documented U.S. sourcing, dependable production, and greater control over critical supply chains.
LARGE DRONE PROPS
RotorWorks manufactures high-performance, core-filled prepreg composite propellers ranging from 10 to 60 inches. Available configurations include fixed and hinged designs, as well as three-blade and four-blade configurations for specialized UAV platforms and heavy-lift applications.
Controlled prepreg molding and curing processes provide consistent construction while allowing propeller systems to be tailored to aircraft loads, operating environments, and mission requirements. Each propeller is precision-balanced and mass-matched into coordinated sets to reduce vibration and promote consistent loading across multi-rotor propulsion systems.
RotorWorks converts customer-provided concepts, CAD models, and production drawings into manufacturable propeller systems. In-house tooling, molding, curing, CNC trimming and drilling, assembly, balancing, and finishing provide direct control over quality, repeatability, and lead times—from prototypes and qualification builds through scalable production.
SMALL DRONE PROPS
RotorWorks manufactures precision injection-molded propellers for small UAVs requiring low weight, repeatable geometry, consistent performance, and dependable production supply. Available materials include glass and carbon-fiber-reinforced nylons and polycarbonate for applications requiring increased strength, stiffness, and durability.
Injection-molding tools are designed and manufactured in-house, enabling faster design revisions and direct control over tooling quality, part dimensions, mass consistency, and production repeatability. For production-ready designs, typical tooling lead time is approximately two to three weeks following design release, depending on part complexity, tool requirements, and material availability.
Depending on propeller geometry, material, and tooling configuration, production can scale to tens of thousands of propellers per week. RotorWorks can serve as a primary production source, establish dependable second-source capacity, or respond to emergency and surge requirements created by supplier disruptions or unexpected demand.
Our build-to-print process converts customer-provided concepts, CAD models, and production drawings into manufacturable, high-volume propeller systems. Keeping tooling, molding, process development, inspection, and production under one roof reduces supplier handoffs and supports an efficient transition from initial builds to sustained production.
UAV FRAME SOLUTIONS
RotorWorks manufactures precision carbon-fiber laminate plate and converts it into production-ready UAV frames, arms, and structural components. Common plate thicknesses range from 2 mm (0.079 in.) to 15 mm (0.591 in.), with laminate orientations selected according to each application’s stiffness, strength, weight, and load-path requirements.
Dual CNC-router capability produces intricate profiles and precision hole patterns directly from customer CAD models and build-to-print drawings. Typical components include center plates, arms, motor mounts, avionics decks, payload interfaces, structural panels, and other mission-specific parts requiring accurate fit and production repeatability.
Depending on part geometry, thickness, and production requirements, capacity can scale to thousands of frames and components per week. Manufacturing both the carbon-fiber plate stock and finished components in-house reduces supplier handoffs and provides greater control over laminate construction, dimensional accuracy, scheduling, and delivery.
For quick-turn, emergency, or schedule-recovery requirements, RotorWorks can help move UAV frame and structural-component programs from released design data to production-ready hardware.
MANUFACTURING READINESS
RotorWorks provides integrated composite and advanced-polymer manufacturing capabilities for UAV propulsion and airframe applications. Specialty CNC equipment uses vacuum-hold drill-and-trim fixtures to machine molded prepreg components with repeatable hole placement, clean edge profiles, and production-ready fit.
We design and manufacture tooling in-house for compression-molded prepreg and injection-molded components. This capability supports faster design revisions, direct process control, shorter development cycles, and fewer outside-vendor handoffs. Press systems cure prepreg propellers and composite plate stock, while dedicated CNC routers cut carbon- and glass-fiber laminate plate for airframes, arms, motor mounts, structural panels, and related UAV components.
Dedicated injection-molding systems support small propeller applications beginning at approximately three inches. Separate tooling, press, curing, and finishing capabilities support prepreg and hinged composite propeller systems up to 60 inches. Material capabilities include glass- and carbon-fiber-reinforced nylons and 40% carbon-fiber-reinforced polycarbonate for demanding propulsion and structural applications.
Together, these capabilities provide UAV manufacturers with one U.S.-based resource for tooling, prototyping, molding, machining, finishing, inspection, and scalable production.
SUPPLIER QUALIFICATION & CONTROLLED DOCUMENTATION
RotorWorks supports customer due diligence through a private supplier-qualification package available to qualified customers following execution of a mutual NDA. This package provides relevant quality, operational, and compliance documentation while protecting proprietary, customer, and program-sensitive information.
Depending on program requirements, the package may include QMS documentation, quality policies and responsibilities, calibration and inspection procedures, supplier controls, material and lot traceability, drawing revision control, acceptance planning, employee training, and nonconformance, corrective-action, root-cause, and counterfeit-parts-prevention processes.
TIM PEARSON - CEO
Tim Pearson is a hands-on manufacturing leader with more than 35 years of composites experience supporting operations around the world. As co-owner and CEO of RotorWorks Manufacturing LLC, Tim leads manufacturing, sales, customer programs, and technical direction—remaining actively involved from the shop floor through final delivery.
Tim served in the U.S. Navy from 1984 to 1988 and is a fourth-generation sailor, continuing a family tradition of Navy service dating back to the early 1900s. His practical leadership style, technical expertise, and commitment to quality shape RotorWorks’ customer-focused approach to composites manufacturing.
VICKI PEARSON - COO
Vicki Pearson is an accomplished woman business owner and operational leader with more than 30 years of experience in operations, corporate management, entrepreneurship, and business leadership. As co-owner and COO of RotorWorks Manufacturing LLC, she leads the company’s operational, administrative, and strategic direction, bringing structure, discipline, and a forward-looking perspective to the organization.
Vicki began her career working hands-on in an FAA Repair Station, where she gained practical experience in quality control and prepreg layup. Her combination of composites knowledge, operational expertise, and entrepreneurial leadership plays a central role in RotorWorks’ growth and its commitment to dependable, customer-focused manufacturing.
NEW TO THE TEAM
RotorWorks welcomes Jacob Pearson as its UAV Manufacturing & Aviation Systems Manager.
A U.S. Army and Iraq War veteran, Jacob served as a 15R AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter Repairer and later supported Apache and other rotorcraft upgrades as a civilian contractor. His experience includes aviation maintenance, composites and rotor repair, 3D modeling, toolmaking, and aircraft retrofits. This background strengthens RotorWorks’ UAV manufacturing, tooling, production, and aviation-systems capabilities.