Automation
Designing for automated composites manufacturing of low-volume aerostructures
The commercial aerospace industry is heavily focused on design for efficient high-rate manufacturing, but there is still need for automated, affordable fabrication of low-rate aerostructures.
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Plataine wins Frost & Sullivan Global Technology Innovation Leadership Award
Plataine’s cloud-based digital assistants leverage AI to automate and optimize critical composites manufacturing flows, increase operational resiliency and push the envelope towards zero-waste manufacturing.
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SAM|XL develops closed-loop manufacturing for composites
Collaborative R&D center at TU Delft develops sensor- and robot-based automation for Composites 4.0 manufacturing, including STUNNING project for welded assembly of a thermoplastic composite fuselage demonstrator.
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Stratolaunch's hypersonic vehicle completes critical design review
Functional testing of the Talon-A vehicles, rocket-propelled, autonomous, reusable testbeds, are to begin in 2022.
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CosiMo: Smart thermoplastic RTM process demonstrated for battery box cover challenge simulator
Project uses network of DEA, temperature/pressure and ultrasonic sensors plus digital simulation and AI modeling to monitor and optimize injection of caprolactam into complex glass fiber preform and in-situ polymerization of PA6.
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Developing next-gen, smart engine composite fan blades
EU-funded MORPHO project will use embedded sensors, data-driven hybrid twins and machine learning to increase RTM yield, improve damage-tolerant design, achieve SHM and 100% recycling.
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Markforged launches software to scale additive manufacturing
Called Eiger Fleet, new cloud-based software enables more control and automation in connection with Markforged 3D printers.
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Cevotec's MAI ACoSaLUS project aims for full automation of composite sandwich structure production
Cevotec works with GKN, TU Munich, SGL Carbon and Augsburg University with an aim to fully automate layup of sandwich parts using FPP, achieve 7-10 times improvement in layup speed.
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Virtek partners with Measurement Solutions Ltd.
The partnership will offer increased product diversity to MSL’s U.K. manufacturing customers and increase adoption of the Virtek Iris 3D system.
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Quebec composites development center installs AFP capability
Robotic cell by Effman, Fanuc and Addcomposites enables automation of complex composite layups with tailored fiber orientation for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
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