Cevotec GmbH has developed a grant-supported project to develop a fully automated lay-up process for legacy sandwich parts using fiber-patch placement (FPP) technology. The project involved Tier 1 aerospace manufacturer GKN Aerospace Deutschland, material supplier SGL Carbon, and two academia partners, the Technical University of Munich’s Chair of Carbon Composites and Augsburg University of Applied Sciences. The solution was developed to process multiple materials in one machine to produce aerospace sandwich components. The team achieved a 7x overall lay-down rate improvement and increased the critical stiffness by 25% with only slightly increased material usage. This project could serve as a blueprint for further automation activities within legacy aircraft programs as production rates increase.
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