
Tape Placement Equipment
Read more about our thermoplastic, laser-assisted Tape Placement & Winding Technology

Since 2003, we have been the leading supplier of laser-assisted tape placement and winding equipment. We support in the implementation of machinery for the production of thermoplastic fiber composite components together with our partners. At application 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 Winding
Tape Placement
Tube Winding System
Tape Placement Technology
Features of our process
1500 mm/s
Winding speed up to
100 %
Process & Quality Control
100 %
In Situ Consolidation
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
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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 […]