THE LATEST INNOVATION IN
AUTOMATED FIBER PLACEMENT
ADVANTAGES
• Versatile machine for complex shapes
• Multimaterial capability – Thermoset / Thermoplastic / Dry Fiber
• Advanced cut and add speed at high velocities
• High capacity creel house for heavy spools (15kgs / 33lbs)
• Ergonomic head and creel house (tooling free)
APPLICATIONS
Fuselage & panel
Concave or convex panels with double curvatures
Complex parts with narrow radius
Spar & frame
High compaction around edges
Honeycomb & sandwich
Up to 30° core ramps with 8F configuration
Technical informations
AFP PROCESS SPECIFICATIONS
| Configuration | 8*¼’’ or 16*¼’’ |
| LAY-UP SPEED | |
| Maximum head speed while feeding fibers | 1m/s |
| Maximum head speed while cutting fibers | 1m/s |
| Repeatability at 1m/s of cutting and feeding fibers | ±2mm |
| Accuracy at 0.5m/s of cutting and feeding fibers | ±2.5mm |
| Maximum lay-up speed* | 1.5 m/s |
| Compaction force control | Up to 1200 N (8F), 2400 N (16F) |
| Temperature controls (head, tubes and creel) | < 15°C |
| Tolerance between courses | +2.5/-0 mm |
| Minimum distance between cutting and feeding an individual fiber** | 10 mm |
| Minimum fiber length* | 90 mm |
| Dynamic head compliance | ± 5 mm |
| Twist-free feeding tubes | |
| HMI for advanced production management | V5 |
| Bar-code reader for material traceability | |
| Ergonomic head | Tooling free maintenance |
CELL CONFIGURATIONS
| Stand-alone robot | |
| Robot on a linear axis | Up to 80 m in length |
| Vertical axis positioner | 0,5 to 6 T |
| Horizontal axis positioner | 0,5 to 2x40 T |
OPTIONS
| Offline programming software | Coriolis CADFiber® & CATFiber® |
| Laser heating device | 3 kW, 6 kW, 12 kW |
| Automatic Inspection System (AIS) | Edixia |
| Customer process monitoring | OPC UA communication for SCADA & OEE systems |
COMPONENTS
| Robot | KUKA Quantec or Fortec |
| Controller | Siemens |
| Linear axis | Güdel |
| Positionner | Coriolis Composites |
MATERIALS
| Thermoset prepreg | 135 to 268 gsm dry |
| Thermoplastic prepreg | 135 to 194 gsm dry |
| Dry fiber | 135 to 268 gsm dry |
PACKAGING
| Maximum diameter | 250 mm |
| Maximum gross weight | 15 kgs |
| Maximum height | 394 mm |
| Backing film rewinder | |
| Maximum height for dry fiber | 297mm |
| Cardborad Core Inner diameter for Thermoset material | 3in (76+/- 1mm) |
| Cardborad Core Length for Thermoset material | 406 +/- 1mm |
*Depends on the material, heat source and part shape and controller
** layup speed can be limited