The technology has been developed to support advances in automated fibre placement (AFP) and automated tape laying (ATL) applications for aerospace and other high-performance industries. Organisations ...

The dedicated machine, which can slit up to 50 metres of prepreg per minute and create up to 48 tapes at once, enables prepreg manufacturers to vertically integrate the slitting process into their ...

On Nov. 24, Bindatex (Bolton, U.K.) announced that it has been awarded an Innovate UK grant of almost £100,000 from the Sustainable Innovation Fund. The purpose of the grant, says Bindatex, is to ...

Slitting is a common processing method in the manufacturing industry. Before tape production of cabinet frames, the initial film must first be slitting. The slitting process cuts the wide film into ...

According to Web Industries, as commercial-scale thermoplastic composite production has matured, improvements in material consistency and uniformity have increased yields and reduced quality assurance ...