FIBER PLACEMENT MACHINE
FOR 2D NET SHAPE BLANKS
ADVANTAGES
• High speed layup with compact gantry and rotary table
• 1½” thermoset, thermoplastic and dry fiber manufacturing ability
• Particularly suitable for 2D netshape blanks
• Optional second AFP head and docking station
APPLICATIONS
2D tailored stacks
Technical informations
AFP PROCESS SPECIFICATIONS
| Fiber configuration | 8*1½” |
| Cut and feed repeatability* | ± 2.5 mm at 1 m/s |
| Compaction force control | 10 N/mm |
| Maximum lay-up speed* | 1.2 m/s |
| Tolerance between course laid up on separate tapes | +2.5/-0 mm |
| Minimum distance between cutting and feeding an individual fiber** | 10 mm |
| Minimum fiber length* | 124 mm |
| Dynamic head compliance | ± 5 mm |
| Roller crush | ≤5 mm |
| Tape wheel on the head | |
| HMI for advanced production management | |
| Offline programming software | Coriolis CADFiber® and CATFiber® |
| Laser heating device | |
| Infrared lamp | |
| Bar-code reader for material traceability | |
| Exchangeable head device and docking station | |
| Controller | Siemens |
CELL CONFIGURATIONS
| Gantry | |||||
| AXIS | Stroke | Speed | Acceleration | Accuracy | Repetability |
| X | 2 m | 90 m/min | 3 m.sec | ± 0.10 mm | ± 0.05 mm |
| Y | 2 m | 90 m/min | 3 m.sec | ± 0.10 mm | ± 0.05 mm |
| ROTARY AXIS | Stroke | Speed | Acceleration | Accuracy | Repetability |
| C1 | ± 185° | 5 rpm | 30 °/sec² | ± 50 arcsec | ± 25 arcsec |
*Depends on the material, heat source and part shape and controller
** layup speed can be limited