Cutting/Kitting
ZCC Zünd Cut Center ushers in enhanced digital cutting automation
ZCC V.4 supports operators with several new smart, intuitive digital cutting functions throughout the composite material handling workflow.
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Digital composite cutting, kitting made clean, simple and productive
CAMX 2023: Zünd is exhibiting its heat-sealing module in operation with a G3 cutter configuration and Robot PortaTable 130 to emphasize its fully digital cutting capabilities from prepreg to thermoplastics.
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Aerospace manufacturer meets increased demand with Plataine
Plataine’s AI-based solution, incorporated into the composite aerostructure manufacturer’s cutting and kitting operations, increased production throughput, material use, improved quality and reduced errors.
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Plant tour: Airtech International, Springfield, Tenn., U.S.
Fifty years of supplying materials for composites manufacturing includes custom fabrication and now aims to advance 3D-printed tooling, parts and new resins.
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Open Mind Technologies leverages ultrasonic knife cutting strategy for composites
HyperMill from Open Mind Technologies utilizes CAM software for ultrasonic knife cutting strategy.
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Plant tour: Joby Aviation, Marina, Calif., U.S.
As the advanced air mobility market begins to take shape, market leader Joby Aviation works to industrialize composites manufacturing for its first-generation, composites-intensive, all-electric air taxi.
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Velocity Composites completes first kits from advanced manufacturing facility in Alabama
Full-rate production for GKN Aerospace should begin before next financial year, site will serve as hub for other launch customers as composites grow in wind energy, urban air mobility and electric vehicles.
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JEC World 2023 preview: Techni-Modul Engineering
Smart Control automated technology enables high-rate, AI-driven kitting, stacking and layup of preforms and composite parts.
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Innoptus Solar Team uses Jetcam software to optimize production of solar vehicle
The world title-holding, Belgium racing team is producing its tenth composites-intensive solar car using Jetcam Expert nesting software.
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Aptco Technologies supports supply of Compcut cutting machines
The pan-European partner to Sharp & Tappin will actively promote, sell and support the composite cutting solution to meet rising demand across Europe.
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