JEC World 2023 preview: Broetje-Automation

Broetje-Automation GmbH’s (Rastede, Germany) STAXX One automated fiber placement (AFP) systems are suited for a variety of composite structures.

Broetje-Automation GmbH recently announced the delivery of a STAXX One AFP system to VIC-K (Houston, Texas, U.S.), an international provider of products and services to the aerospace, defense, energy and rail sectors. The system is said to include a Comau (Grugliasco, Italy) industrial robot with a STAXX One fiber placement end effector and an additional rotational axis, making it ideally suited for building a variety of composite structures.

The system’s Siemens (Alpharetta, Ga., U.S.) NC Controls and modular cell concept are marketed to offer product flexibility combined with industrial readiness, enabling efficient production and cost-effective development. The system also features digital twin capability, which enhances its efficiency, and includes a CAM system for offline programming based on 3D/2D CAD data, collision analysis, and simulation for both machine and layup concept. 

VIC-K will operate the STAXX One system in partnership with its customer in South Korea.

“The STAXX One automated fiber placement system is a state-of-the-art technology that enables efficient and cost-effective production of composite structures. We are confident that VIC-K will benefit greatly from this system’s exceptional product flexibility, industrial readiness, and digital twin capability,” says Jonas Wermter, key account manager at Broetje-Automation.

At JEC World 2023, Broetje-Automation GmbH is exhibiting in Hall 5, Stand N82.