Composite Preforming Cell for the National Composites Centre

The NCC needed to source an automated preforming system in order to assess new approaches to the manufacture of composite preforms. The key attribute the cell needed to possess was flexibility in order to reconfigure the cell to perform different tasks.

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Description

We provided a turnkey solution encompassing design, manufacture, installation and commissioning.

The cell integrated:

Kuka KR510 Robot
Güdel TMF4 Track with 16m of travel
Automated tool changer and tool stands
Vacuum table and pumps
Raised access floor
Safety system and interlocked guarding
Camera system
Moveable guarding straddling the robot track to enable three separate cells
Cell control system integrating safety, monitoring, control, software, and data acquisition