Our automated solutions are efficient, easy to use and fully digital. We put all our composite manufacturing know-how into the design of the systems and into the software, to deliver you an automated process that is reliable and fast, with the right quality. We offer a portfolio of standard solutions and can also develop a dedicated industrial manufacturing system for you, in which we integrate third-party equipment into one fully automated system.
Our objective…
… is to make automated composite manufacturing affordable and straightforward to use. So that you can concentrate on creating the right product for your market and don’t need to worry about understanding, testing and improving the automated systems and processes.
We use…
… a building block approach, in which we can combine the automated manufacturing systems that we already have into the right configuration to build a fully integrated manufacturing line, where needed with third-party equipment.
Off-the-shelf composite automation systems
Airborne has a suite of automation systems, fully developed and with proven capability.
Fully sorted and sequenced composite ply kits to increase productivity, improve material utilisation and reduce work preparation.
Easy manufacturing of locally reinforced honeycomb sandwich panels, while reducing work preparation, material waste and the cost of quality.
Effortless layup of tailored thermoset prepreg laminates by combining tape laying, cutting and pick & place in a single cell.
Manufacturing tailored blanks or preforms, 100% net-shape, and for all composite materials: thermoset prepreg, dry fibre or thermoplastic composites.
Fully integrated manufacturing lines
Airborne can design and build bespoke and fully integrated manufacturing lines, combining its off-the-shelf automation systems with components and machines from third-party suppliers, to provide the optimal solution for the client.
Let Digital take care of it
We have developed a complete software suite to make composite manufacturing easy for you. With these digital tools, we help you save time and effort on engineering, programming, simulating, quality control and trying to improve the process by trial-and-error.
Get inspired
Falcon line: A High Volume Line for Thermoplastic Composite Manufacturing
The Falcon line is a first-generation breakthrough technology for mass production, converting thermoplastic composite tapes into lightweight laminates at high speed. Thus meeting immediate needs in the consumer electronics industry.
The Falcon line is an example of a high volume end-to-end automated solution and is located at our headquarters in Den Haag. The fully integrated system not only proves our capability to produce well over 1 million parts per year, it can also be used for prototyping and serial production if you are not ready to invest in your own manufacturing line. Thermoplastic UD tapes are processed into laminates within 15 sec cycle time, with the option to add core material or surface finish material. In this video we explain how it works.
Contact
For more information about our products and services, please contact us:
Elio Pajares Bretones – Business Development Manager Airborne
Tel +31(0)6 1347 8642
e.pajares@airborne.com
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