Automation
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.
Read MoreMouldbox 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.
Read MoreComposites 4.0: digital assistants, edge computing and the future of smart factories
Plataine reviews developments and discusses where composites manufacturing is headed.
WatchCOBRA 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.
WatchOrbital 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.
Read MoreAutomated joining of hybrid metal-thermoplastic composite structures
The FlexHyJoin production cell combines surface structuring, induction and laser joining and NDT for automotive mass production.
Read MoreAirborne, 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.
Read More5G-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.
Read MoreA digital approach to automation
One aerostructures manufacturer’s journey from hand layup to AFP.
Read MoreMikrosam 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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