Cutting/Kitting
Improving one-piece aerostructures by automating preforming
IAI’s fully automated “one-shot” RTM production line cuts helicopter seat cost 30% vs. hand layup prepreg.
Read MorePlant tour: Diamond Aircraft Austria, Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Composites use among general aviation manufacturers is far from unusual, but none apply them quite like this airframer does.
Read MoreAirborne introduces automated kitting solutions
At AIRTEC 2017, the aerospace supply chain trade show held October 24-26 in Munich, Germany, composites specialist Airborne (The Hague, Netherlands) presented the latest developments on its Automated Kitting Solutions.
Read MoreAutomated preforming: Intelligent automation in pick-and-place systems
Layups go industrial with hand-like grippers that can fold fabric or prepreg into corners and robot-mounted cameras that inspect from fabric to cut plies to fiber gaps in final preforms.
Read MoreCAMX 2017 preview: S.M.R.E. SpA
Cutting table manufacturer S.M.R.E. SpA (Umbertide, Italy) is featuring the SM-381-TA, a high-performance table with a reduced footprint and an entry level price.
Read MoreCAMX 2017 preview: FARO Technologies
FARO Technologies Inc. is exhibiting its TracerM laser projector, a versatile, scalable and flexible solution that can handle small- to-large volume applications.
Read MoreHarbin Hafei Airbus partners with Plataine and Argosy for improved traceability, efficiency and yield
Joint venture composites manufacturing center implements Plataine solution for tracking parts, materials and tools.
Read MoreSeriforge: A new paradigm for composite preforms
Silicon Valley startup aims to produce complex 3D carbon fiber preforms with z-axis reinforcement at mass production scale using automated processing lines.
Read MoreJEC World 2017 exhibit preview
JEC World will be held March 14-16 in Paris. CW previews some of the products and technologies that will be at the show.
Read MoreCW Plant Tour: Aeris Energy, Caucaia, Brazil
This young, up-and-coming wind blade manufacturer was founded to serve the Brazilian wind energy market, but it’s poised to do much more.
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