In a Q&A session, Composites in Manufacturing hears the views of automated tape layup/automated fibre placement (ATL/AFP) machine tool specialist, Electroimpact’s composites lead engineer, Alastair Gray.
High-performance polymer solutions provider, Victrex says the next decisive step in the production of large structural components from thermoplastic composites for use in aerospace has been achieved.
In a Q&A session, Composites in Manufacturing hears the views of automated tape layup/automated fibre placement (ATL/AFP) machine tool specialist, Electroimpact’s project manager – composite deposition, Andrew Purvis.
The ‘must-have’ production equipment for high value composite layup within the last decade has been an automated tape laying (ATL)/automated fibre placement (AFP) machine, but where is this technology heading now? Dr Neil Calder reports.