Track prepreg shelf life, cell grades and thrust test results to each drone part.

A drone is only as reliable as its smallest part, and the parts are made by very different processes. Carbon layup, motor winding, propeller moulding, board assembly and battery pack building each keep their own records.

This software keeps them in one place. A frame carries its prepreg lot and cure log, a motor its stator, magnets and thrust reading, a pack its matched cells and capacity test. A buyer’s query is answered by serial.

Orders arrive from drone builders and integrators for frames, arms, motors, propellers, flight controller boards and battery packs, usually in small batches with a fixed delivery week. Prepreg carbon is taken out of cold storage, cut to ply patterns, laid up on moulds and cured in an oven or autoclave to a recorded cycle. Offcuts are weighed. Expired rolls are logged.

On the motor line, stators are wound with a set number of turns, magnets are bonded into the bell and the motor is balanced. Propellers are injection moulded or pressed and balanced on a rig. Boards are assembled, flashed with firmware and tested.

Battery packs start with cell grading. Capacity and internal resistance decide the grade. The maker matches them, welds them into strings and fits a protection board. Finished parts go to a thrust stand or a vibration test, then to packing.