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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.

Airborne Space

Airborne Space is leading the way in the development and manufacturing of composite panels for satellites. Through industrialisation, digital and automated manufacturing and applying smart production process technologies, we are making spacecraft components more affordable for our customers.

Automated Thermoplastic Processing 

Thermoplastic materials have tremendous potential for applications in many industries, but the lack of efficient manufacturing can hold back implementation. Airborne solves this challenge by offering automated thermoplastic processing systems for high volume and flexible, low- to medium volume applications.

Your industrialisation partner

Many companies need support in understanding the many interdependencies inherent in designing and manufacturing a composite product. Airborne gives support throughout the industrialisation journey – from concept to automated production.

Automated Kitting

Our Automated Kitting solution delivers fully sorted and sequenced composite ply kits to increase productivity, improve material utilisation and reduce work preparation.

Automated Honeycomb Potting

Our Honeycomb Potting solution enables easy manufacturing of locally reinforced honeycomb sandwich panels, while reducing work preparation, material waste and the cost of quality.

Automated Laminating

Our Automated Laminating solution is a multifunctional system that combines robotised tape laying, laminate cutting and pick & place. It is much more affordable than conventional systems, has a small footprint and can easily be adapted depending on requirements.

Automated Preforming

Many composite forming processes such as press consolidation, press forming, vacuum forming or diaphragm forming are based on the use of tailored 2D preforms or blanks. By automating the production of preforms, you can match the rate of follow-on processes and significantly reduce manual labour.

Technical specifications – Automated kitting

We have developed a plug and play kitting & sorting system for composite plies. The system is offered in variants:

• Stand-alone: independent from cutter, ideal for running operations
• Integrated: integrated with ply cutter, highest degree of automation

Technical specifications – Automated honeycomb potting

Our Automated Honeycomb Potting system automatically applies potting material for local reinforcements in honeycomb sandwich panels. The system is offered in three standard offerings: 

• Working Bee – gantry based: smallest footprint (21m2) and 2D
• Bumble Bee – robot based: flexible robot, suitable for 2D and 3D
• Honey Bee – robot based:  2 working areas for high productivity, 2D and 3D