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Smart production technology

for complex fiber composites

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SAMBA & ARTIST STUDIOThe advanced production solution for complex fiber preforms

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Long production cycles

No effective quality control

High scrap rate

High cost

Need for automation solutions?

Complex composites still manufactured by hand!

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Fiber Patch Placement Additive 3D preforming technology for complex fiber composites Automated production systems

SAMBA

CAD-CAM software

ARTIST STUDIOBenefits

25% less material & weight

150% higher strength & stiffness

End-to-end automated process

Self-correcting quality inspection

http://cevotec.com/en/fpp-technology/

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Fiber Patch Placement (FPP) – additive 3D preforming for complex fiber composites

The Cevotec solution

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Broad range of applications across industries

Main application areas

Complex

geometries

Tailored

reinforcements

Surface

design

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The Cevotec patch gripper

Adapting to complexity

Key for automated fiber placement on complex surfaces

Available

in tailored

sizes

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Automated handling of SAMBA fiber preforms

End-to-end automation for complex preforms in series production

·Automated removal from mold

·Innovative tooling concept for first ply release

·Standard gripper equipment for lifting and transport

Increase output and maximize productivity of the SAMBA systems

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Integration of SAMBA in industrial composites lines

Patch technology: decrease cost and improve product performance

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Tailored to your requirements

SAMBA Series

Additive 3D preforming systems for complex fiber composites.

Tailored to your product and process requirements.

Modular, scalable components

·Patch feeding & cutting e.g. laser, ultrasonic, mechanical

·Quality control cameras incl. image processing computers

·Robot with patch gripper e.g. 4-axis pick & place, 6-axis robot

·Tool manipulator e.g. 6-axis robot, tilting rotator, linear table

·Dust and gas suction with appropriate filter

·SAMBA Pro

flexible (batch) series production

·SAMBA Scale

high-throughput mass production

·SAMBA Step

low-investment entry to patch technology

SAMBA Prepreg currently in development.

Please contact us and share your requirements.

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ARTIST STUDIOCAD-CAM software for patch technology

Incl. export of patch laminate for FEM simulation

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Production systemsSAMBA Series

The Cevotec portfolio

Your one-stop partner for patch-based production equipment & software

Patch technology services & productsDevelopment, production, spread tow, gripper

CAD-CAM softwareARTIST STUDIO

Automation solutions for complex fiber composites

· Direct 3D preforming systems

· Tailored configurations

· Full automation incl. preform handling

· CAD-CAM for patch technology

· Export of laminate for FEM

· Perfectly matches SAMBA systems

· Product development, prototyping & series production

· CAE analysis & FEM-based optimization

· Customized fiber spread tow and patch grippers

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Strategic partners

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·Your one-stop-shop partner for patch technology

· Production systems

· CAD-CAM software

· Product development (incl. CAE)

· Prototyping & series production

· Carbon fiber spread tow tape

· Adaptive, customizable fiber patch grippers

·Headquartered on the Ludwig Bölkow Innovation

Campus near Munich, Germany

·High-tech production facility & development lab

Get in touch to discuss your project!

Phone: +49 89 2314 1650

Email: advantages@cevotec.com

Web: www.cevotec.com

We enable manufacturers to produce complex composites in high volume and superior quality.

For a lighter, more sustainable future.

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Fiber patch placement at JEC 2016March 9, 2016

Automatisierungsgrad stark erhöht – FertigungsautomationDecember 16, 2016

Cevotec brings virtual reality to Composites EuropeNovember 22, 2016

Industry 4.0 for carbon compositesOctober 4, 2016

Durchbruch in der Composite-ProduktionSeptember 23, 2016

Fiber patch preforms help tailor kiteboard performanceJanuary 28, 2016

Cevotec, Baumann announce partnership to industrialize FPPSeptember 16, 2016

A crowded house of compositesMarch 6, 2017

Exclusive preview of SAMBA preforming demoMarch 6, 2017

Industrial Fibre Patch Placement machine and softwareMarch 16, 2017

From the press (selection)

Automated production of complex carbon compositesMarch 23, 2017

Cevotec celebrates successful market launch at JEC World 2017March 28, 2017

Cevotec presenta l’imbuto di finestra al progetto Fiber Patch Placement del Paris Aviation ShowJuly 05, 2017

Fiber Patch Placement machine, softwareApril 19, 2017

Cevotec Samba: software en robotcel voor 3D composietdelenMarch 13, 2017

Complete press review: http://cevotec.com/en/from-the-press/

Product details:

SAMBA Series & ARTIST STUDIO

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SAMBA Pro

High-volume, flexible (batch) series production

Specs

· 10 robot axes for highest degree of product complexity

· Laser cutting for individual patch geometry

· High-res cameras for maximum placing precision

· Fiber throughput ~ 2-3 kg/h

· Fast and easy tool change system

Application areas

· Volume series production of medium to small parts

· Flexible batch series production

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SAMBA Scale

High volume, high throughput series production

Specs

· Scaled patch placement system for high fiber throughput

· Robust, durable components for 24/7 production settings

· Integration into industrial composites lines possible

· Fiber throughput ~ 15 kg/h per patch unit

· Fiber throughput > 100 kg/h through combination of units

Application areas

· Volume series production of large to medium-sized parts

· Optimized for continuous, high-throughput production

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SAMBA Step 3D

Low-volume, direct 3D production & product development

Specs

· Low-investment entry to patch placement technology

· Flexible degree of automation, here: 9 robot axes

· High precision fiber placement

· Fiber throughput ~ 500 g/h

· Fast and easy tool change system

Application areas

· Flexible, low-volume series production of 3D components

· Prototyping and product development

· Research and development

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SAMBA Step 2.5D

Low-volume, 2.5D production & product development

Specs

· Low-investment entry to patch placement technology

· Flexible degree of automation, here: automated layup table

· High precision fiber placement

· Fiber throughput ~ 500 g/h

· Fast and easy tool change system

Application areas

· Flexible, low-volume series production of 2D reinforcements

· Prototyping and product development

· Research and development

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ARTIST STUDIO

CAD-CAM software for patch technology

Standalone software platform for a continuous process from CAD to machine data.

Adjusted to match every SAMBA system.

Patch Artist

· Generates high-performance laminates

· Enables complex and curvilinear fiber orientations

· Optimizes patch overlaps and positions

· Works with all standard CAD file formats

· Export of patch laminate for FEM simulation

Motion Artist

· Generates machine data for SAMBA

· Optimizes robot movements

· Simulates the production process, incl. collision detection

· Performs offline programming of SAMBA robots

Beyond application:

The theory, principles and scientific results of patch placement technology

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Leaf

Natural Fibrous Structures

Human bone

Tree trunk

Technical Structures

Hall construction

airport Stuttgart

Topology

optimized chassis

Curvilinear carbon

fiber orientation

Fibers follow curved paths

Transferring the principle to lightweight construction

New curvilinear textile technologies

Fiber Patch Placement

Direct patch placement on

3D geometry or along 3D load paths

Motivation for Fiber Patch Placement technology

Bionic lightweight design

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Fact

Multiaxial non-crimp fabrics such

as quasi-isotropic lay-ups cannot

exploit the full potential of the

material.

Example

Only 15° deviation to a tension-

based load path leads to an

extremely reduced strength

(>80%)

Patch layup supports

optimal lightweight design

Average fiber-to-load deviation is significantly reduced with Fiber Patch Placement

Massive drop in strength of classical laminates

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2.5x stiffness increase with load-optimized patch laminate

High performance lightweight design with Fiber Patch Placement

Source: Cevotec and Technische Universität München

5,23

13,3

5,31

12,35

5,05

13,6

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quasi isotropic lay-up FPP lay-up

Mass-specific stiffness [kN/(mm∙g)]

+150%

simulation specimen 1 specimen 2 simulation specimen 1 specimen 2150 mm

210 m

m

F F

F F

Optimized patch lay-upQuasi-isotropic lay-up

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Source: O. Meyer, Short fibre preform technology for load path aligned manufacturing of fibre reinforced plastic components, Doctoral thesis, University of Stuttgart, 2008

Mass-specific

maximum strengthF

F

F

F

+120%

Demonstration at an open hole specimen

2.2x strength increase through curvilinear fiber orientation

Biaxial non-crimp fabrics Load path oriented fibers (patch basis)

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MT

MT

Quasi-isotropic lay-up Lay-up with patch layers

4 unidirectional layers

with 2 patch layers8 unidirectional layers

45°

-45°

90°

0°

0°

90°

-45°

45°

MT

MT

FPP

45°

-45°

-45°

45°

FPP

8 unidirectional layers

20% weight reduction

4 unidirectional layers + 2 patch layers

Load-path-oriented reinforcements reduce material, weight and cost

20% weight decrease with patch reinforcements

Cevotec GmbH

Willy-Messerschmitt-Str. 1

82024 Taufkirchen b. München

Phone +49 89 2314 165 0

Fax +49 89 2314 165 99

info@cevotec.com

www.cevotec.com

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