Mikrosam Corporation has introduced an all-in-one AFP & FW solution for the production of high performance composite parts.
This mixed unit of work combines the advantages of filament winding (FW) and automated fiber placement (AFP) technology to provide the best in both aerospace, automotive, oil and gas storage and transportation, shipbuilding and composite component parts The opportunities for increased part design freedom in other industrial areas where demand is high, and higher productivity and profitability opportunities.
As a result of Mikrosam's R & D center, the new AFP & FW workcell configuration offers customers maximum flexibility through dual process equipment: interchangeable multifilament (16) AFP headers and a FW System, for the use of these two kinds of technology provides the greatest convenience.
The advanced AFP head with infrared heating unit is designed for automatic two-way lay-up of thermoset prepreg tapes.The filament winding machine is responsible for the dry and wet winding of carbon, glass and aramid fibers, The time-consuming process that can take more than a day to move a product from one machine (FW process) to another (AFP process) is significantly shortened. On this new machine, switching from one process (FW) to Another process (AFP) takes only a few minutes To validate and optimize this multi-material process, Mikrosam has developed the integrated MIKROPLACETM & WINDING EXPERT ™ software module, which can be programmed for this production cell And simulation.
'We have developed many innovative solutions for the composites market, but this is the most sophisticated, easy-to-use and cost-effective all-in-one machine developed in recent years, and offers the perfect combination of strength / weight ratio Up to 100 t), large composite parts up to 3.5 m in diameter and up to 10 m in length Helicopter propellers, rocket boosters, hydrogen tanks, cryogenic tanks, pipes and many other large and medium-sized complex compounds Materials and components can be produced faster than ever before and their investment is expected to be recoverable in 2 to 3 years. The feasibility of using multiple material forms on the same part enables customers to increase their productivity by 20% And save the time needed to develop many new projects, "said Dimitar Bogdanoski, Mikrosam's sales manager.
