ATL/AFP

Grid/skin structures explained
Composites expert and veteran Stephen Tsai and automated tape and fiber placement specialist MTorres have published “Composite Double-Double and Grid/Skin Structures: Low Weight/Low Cost Design and Manufacturing,” a design and manuf...

Web Industries releases brochures highlighting aerospace composites solutions
The downloadable brochures highlight Web’s automation development center and its suite of aerospace solutions.

Broetje-Automation enlarges AFP portfolio for serial composite production
The STAXX product line of automated fiber placement (AFP) machining centers is designed for both thermoplastic and thermoset composite applications.

Mikrosam automates thermoplastic composites with toolless multi-robot placement system
Mikrosam (Prilep, Macedonia) introduces an automated process for fabrication of thermoplastic composites without the use of molds or tools.

JEC World 2019 preview: Mikrosam
Mikrosam (Prilep, Macedonia) is showcasing its equipment and sample parts built for applications of thermoplastics for aerospace, automotive, and oil and gas, as well as high-capacity automated lines for compressed nitrogen gas (CNG) ...

JEC World 2019 preview: Victrex and Coriolis
Victrex (Thornton Cleveleys, U.K., 5/S29) and Coriolis Composites (Queven, France, 6/A32) are announcing cooperative work they did with thermoplastic unidirectional tape (TP UDT) prepreg lay-up and consolidation to improve the manufac...

JEC World 2019 preview: Fives
Fives (Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.) will be presenting its next-generation sensor for in-process inspection of carbon fiber-reinforced layups, reportedly capable of reducing processing time by up to 30% compared to layup operations using manual insp...

New modular direct diode laser technology for tape replacement applications
New diode laser technology aims to scale up the production capability of tape placement systems.

JEC World 2018 preview: MIKROSAM
TAURUS, LIBRA and DISCOVERY solutions for AFP and ATL

JEC World 2018 preview: Cevotec
Scalable SAMBA systems now ready for prepreg