Revolutionizing the Future of Composite Manufacturing: Automation Techniques and Innovation

Introduction

Several industries, such as automotive and aerospace, today rely heavily on high-throughput automated composite manufacturing. The article reviews the present state of the art in automated composite manufacturing methods. focusing on methods and materials manufacturing possibilities.

• Why automated composite manufacturing

• Composites manufacturing processes vs volume

• Additive Composites Manufacturing

• Filament winding

• Dry Filament Winding

• Wet Filament Winding

• Towpreg Filament Winding

• Tape Winding (Thermoplastic)

• Automated Tape Layup

• Automated Fiber Placement

• Kitting

• Tailored Fiber Placement (TFP)