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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2021
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
James Robert Tobin, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Stephen Bertram Johnson, New Castle, NH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus for manufacturing a composite component. The apparatus includes a mold onto which the composite component is formed. The mold is disposed within a grid defined by a first axis and a second axis. The apparatus further includes a first frame assembly disposed above the mold, and a plurality of machine heads coupled to the first frame assembly within the grid in an adjacent arrangement along the first axis. At least one of the mold or the plurality of machine heads is moveable along the first axis, the second axis, or both. At least one of the machine heads of the plurality of machine heads is moveable independently of one another along a third axis.