Laser unit for thermoplastic composite manufacturing using Automated Fiber Placement

复合材料制造的自动化是生产出一致、高质量的产品、降低成本的关键。为了支持加拿大工业的研发，通过CFI的资助，康科迪亚大学购买、安装并委托使用了一台自动纤维铺放机。这台机器有两个不同头部的机器人配置。其中一个磁头被设计成提供四个1/4宽的热固性狭缝胶带，另一个磁头将用于将一个1/4的热塑性胶带包裹在宽的热塑性胶带上。康科迪亚大学设立了关于自动化复合材料制造的工业研究讲座IRC，以探索AFP在热固性和热塑性复合材料部件制造中的潜在应用。

Automation in composite manufacturing is the key to produce the consistent and high quality products and to reduce the cost. To support the Canadian industry in research and development, through the CFI funding, Concordia University has purchased, installed and commissioned an automated fiber placement machine. This machine has a robot configuration with two different heads. One head is designed to deliver four ¼ in wide thermoset slit tapes and the other one will be used to layup one ½ in wide thermoplastic tape. Industrial Research Chair IRC on automated composite manufacturing has been established at Concordia University to explore the potential application of AFP in manufacturing of both thermosetting and thermoplastic composite parts.