To speed layup and still offer good design flexibility, SABIC and Airborne borrowed an idea from the postal system when developing the ply layup process for thermoplastic composite tapes. Multiple ...

Loop Technology unveiled the new iteration of FibreFORM™, their award-winning composite ply pick and place tool used to automate the layup of large-scale preforms at The Farnborough International ...

When Fives Group, headquartered in Paris, France, acquired the Cincinnati Milacron and Forest Liné machine tool brands from MAG IAS LLC in 2013, it took on the only two-stage composite tape-laying ...

PlyMatch™ uses augmented reality to show the live combined images of actual and target ply outlines and fibre orientation details on a monitor, so that the two can be matched by the operator. PlyMatch ...

Large and complex composite structures such as the Boeing 787, Airbus A350XWB, and Lockheed Orion CEV demand the design of lighter, less-costly, and better-performing assemblies Larry Pierce, senior ...