Automation

Aerospace

Modular, mobile, multiple robotics poised to change the AFP/ATL paradigm

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is working on two multi-robot automated fiber and tape placement technologies that could change the paradigm in large-part aerocomposites manufacturing.

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Marine

Mouldbox rebrands as Plyable, uses AI to automate composite tooling

By uploading CAD data into the Plyable app, businesses access a pre-qualified manufacturing network offering superior quality, plus time and cost savings.

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Automation

Composites 4.0: digital assistants, edge computing and the future of smart factories

Plataine reviews developments and discusses where composites manufacturing is headed.

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Glass Fibers

COBRA composites enable security robot

COBRA to deliver a set of eight composite parts that form the lightweight body shell cladding of a 1.35-meter high patrol robot.

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Thermoplastics

Orbital Composites introduces Orb 1 industrial-grade robot 3D printer

Controlled by Orbital Composites’ proprietary Orb OS software, the operating system allows users to easily print end-use thermoplastic composite parts from CAD files.

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Defense

Automated joining of hybrid metal-thermoplastic composite structures

The FlexHyJoin production cell combines surface structuring, induction and laser joining and NDT for automotive mass production.

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ATL/AFP

Airborne, NCC to develop AFP data warehouse architecture

Using the National Composites Centre’s Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) machine, the project will develop a data warehouse to connect automation with digitalization and enable Industry 4.0.

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Pultrusion

5G-enabled smart cities bring opportunities for pultruded composites

A recent report explores the utility of radio frequency-transparent pultruded composite materials for integrating 5G mobile networks into urban infrastructure.

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Aerospace

A digital approach to automation

One aerostructures manufacturer’s journey from hand layup to AFP.

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Filament Winding

Mikrosam launches automation for production of hydrogen, CNG tanks

A new production line will combine filament winding and automation to produce more than 60,000 tanks annually for the automotive industry.

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