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 ...

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 ...

Fiber handling and converting technology specialist Cygnet Texkimp (Northwich, U.K.) has unveiled its next-gen production-scale prepreg tape slitting machine installed at its UK Innovation Centre. The ...