Tape Placement Equipment
Tape Placement Equipment
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Equipment Applications
Technical Centre
Technical Centre
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Technical Centre Technology
Since 2003, we have been the leading supplier of laser-assisted tape placement and winding machines. We support in the implementation of machinery for the production of thermoplastic fiber composite components. In our technical center, we are happy to help you with product development, prototype manufacturing and small series production.
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Applications

Pressure Vessels

storage of CNG, H2 or compressed air

Tubes & Pipes

for water, oil & gas or structural elements

Local Reinforcement

for plastic components, tailored blanks or metalls

Inserts for injection molding

rings, beams, other structures

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Tape Placement Technology

Features of our process
1500 mm/s

Winding speed up to

100 %

Process & Quality Control

100 %

In Situ Consolidation

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R & D - projects

Maremo

Maremo: Materialeffizienter Leichtbau für eine ressourceneffiziente Mobilität

ComMUnion

The ComMUnion project enables productive and cost effective manufacturing of 3D metal/CFRTs multi-material components.

Stellar

The aim of the Stellar project is to develop the manufacturing process for high-speed placement of carbon, glass and polymer fibre reinforced matrices, in selected locations in a composite structure, to provide the optimum reinforcement, weight and cost profile within a part.

Innotop

For development of a technology for continuous winding of tubes, AFPT GmbH did receive a development grant by the InnoTop programm, carried out by the Region 'Rheinland-Pfalz'

FibreChain

The project "Integrated Process Chain for Automated and Flexible Production of Fibre-Reinforced Plastic Products (FibreChain)" aims at the development of worldwide first automated turn key manufacturing systems for fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composites.

Inscape

Development of in situ manufactured carbon-thermoplast curved stiffened panels

Our Latest News

Automated Tube Production System – a milestone in composite manufacturing

AFPT developed a fully automated tube winding system. The system allows it to produce fibre reinforce thermoplastic tubes and profiles without any manual operation. All required process steps like first layer attachment, tube extraction and cutting are integrated into the production machine. This is a milestone in modern composite manufacturing. Please contact us to get […]

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