This is accomplished by heating of continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic tape which are converted to a tow and fed into a 3 axis (1 rotation, 2 tilt) articulating head and laid onto a 3 axis table ...

The fiber alignment and resin distribution of thermoplastic Cetex ® materials of Toray are ... AFP is a technique which utilizes computer-aided robotics to apply one or more layers of UD tape over a ...

The thermoset and thermoplastic prepreg tape line is designed to study unique resin and fiber combinations and specific manufacturing conditions. In addition, it is an important capability to provide ...

At the core of the project is a newly developed solid unidirectional composite tape (UD tape) that aims to bring together the ...

The institute works closely with fibre and thermoplastic tape suppliers, as well as other industry and academic research institutes, to develop innovative new parts for aeronautical, aerospace and ...