Using a newly devised cutting system, the start and end of the tape can be cut straight or at an angle of ±45°. Furthermore, the plant features an automatic coil change system.
Dieffenbacher FiberForge 4.0 tape lay-up system is “the fastest tape lay-up system for composite materials in the world”
Dieffenbacher claims that its newly developed FiberForge 4.0 is the fastest tape lay-up system for composite materials in the world: a lay-up cycle lasts one second, during which up to two tapes are placed, according to a defined pattern. The tapes can consist of either coiled glass, carbon or natural fibres impregnated with a thermoplastic matrix base. The FiberForge plant can accommodate four of these coils. This enables a mixture of different materials in a single tape lay-up, as well as the lay-up of tapes with different widths and thicknesses.
