GKN Aerospace has optimised automated technology to speed up carbonfibre tape lay-up on the Airbus Military A400M primary wing spar it makes by up to 40 times compared with hand methods. According to ...
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Automated Tape Laying machines are used in the manufacture of high-quality audio and videotapes. These devices are capable of pre-wetting, which means that they can reproduce ...
The technology has been developed to support advances in automated fibre placement (AFP) and automated tape laying (ATL) applications for aerospace and other high-performance industries. Organisations ...
Equipment specifications include placement of thin to standard ply thickness tape (up to 1 inch width), laser and IR heating with in-situ temperature control and thermal camera feedback, and ...
Middle River Aerostructure Systems (MRAS; Baltimore, Md., U.S.), manufacturer of composite aerostructures for commercial and military use, decided several years ago that it wanted to improve its ...
Airbus A350-900 inboard flaps assemblies undergo fabrication in the UAE by Strata Manufacturing. At the Strata Manufacturing plant in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, the company has developed ...
To speed layup and still offer good design flexibility, SABIC and Airborne borrowed an idea from the postal system when developing the ply layup process for thermoplastic composite tapes. Multiple ...