Fiberforge Corporation

Dieffenbacher Gmbh Maschinen-und Anlagenbau

David R Cramer

Don O Evans

Neal J Beidleman

Colin R Chapman

Michael K Passmore

Michael L Skinner

Christina M McClard

Dennis L Weinman

Dennis L Weiman

Christina M Mcclard

A system and method for making advanced composite laminates includes a tape dispensing system, a tape placement head, and a tooling surface. Tape sections are formed and moved through a tape section guide using a gripping assembly. The tape section guide system is suspended over the tooling surface. Once the tape section is positioned over a desired location on the tooling surface, a tape tacking device tacks or otherwise attaches the tape section to the tooling surface or another underlying tape section.

System and method for making advanced composite laminates

An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a composite preform from tape material, including feeding a tape section into a tape section guide that suspends the tape across a tooling surface, moving at least one of the tape section guide and the tooling surface relative to each other to position the tape section at a desired location and orientation relative to the tooling surface, moving the tape section toward a pre-existing tape section disposed on the tooling surface, and tacking the tape section to the pre-existing tape section. A corresponding apparatus for manufacturing composite preforms is also disclosed.

System and method for the rapid, automated creation of advanced composite tailored blanks

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David R Cramer