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    Describes the FiberForge relay Station Equipment. This is an automated tape laying equipment for composite materials.

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    SunilBhandari
    Describes the FiberForge relay Station Equipment. This is an automated tape laying equipment for composite materials.

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    Lightweighting Your World.

    Rapid
    Efficient
    Layup

    Fiberforge RELAY Station

    Breakthrough technology for the rapid


    production of advanced composite parts

    Rapid lay-up of tailored blank


    by RELAY Station: minute one

    Consolidate blank: minute two

    Fiberforge technology:
    Extremely high


    throughput
    processes over 200 lbs.
    (90kg) of material per hour

    Automated
    Accurate, repeatable
    and reliable
    Intuitive, easy-to-use
    interface

    Unsurpassed design and


    engineering support

    Fiber reinforced thermoplastics are


    the future of structural composites.
    Thermoplastics offer excellent
    toughness, stiffness, impact
    attenuation, chemical resistance
    and flammability performance.
    High material and processing costs
    have prohibited the adoption of
    thermoplastic composites for volume
    applications. Enter Fiberforge. With
    Fiberforge, advanced composites in
    high volume production applications
    are an economic reality.
    Fiberforges RELAY Station is an
    automated thermoplastic tape
    layup system. RELAY stands for
    rapid, efficient layup, and both
    the equipment and the process are
    protected by patents.
    Fiberforge designs and produces
    its RELAY Station equipment and
    sells to manufacturers, worldwide to
    make strong, lightweight and costeffective parts.
    Fiberforge partners with other
    equipment suppliers and system
    integrators to offer complete
    manufacturing solutions.

    Thermoform blank: minute three

    Fiberforges patented RELAY Station is a state-of-the-art


    tool for the rapid, high volume production of fiber-reinforced
    thermoplastic composite structures.

    Process Summary
    The RELAY Station includes a rapid
    tape dispensing system, which feeds
    composite tape through a track
    positioned above a two-axis motion
    table. Based on the specifications
    of the part being produced, tape
    lengths are fed into the track, cut,
    and placed on the table. As the tape
    is placed, a series of ultrasonic weld
    tips descend and rapidly tack the
    tape to the ply beneath it.
    Following welding, the table
    indexes to a new position to lay the
    next course. This process repeats
    until a multi-ply tailored blank is
    constructed. Following lay up, the
    blank is removed, then consolidated
    and thermoformed into a 3D part.
    Fiberforges proprietary software,
    TailorGen, generates the tailored
    blank design from a 2D model and
    feeds the design to the RELAY Station
    for production.
    RELAY Station
    Operating System Specs
    PC-Based Operating System
    9 Servo Axes
    Windows-based operating
    platform
    Touch screen, full manual
    and auto control
    Advanced error indicators
    and data logging

    Fiberforge RELAY Station

    RELAY Station Specifications


    RELAY 1000 Series

    2000 Series

    Max. Blank Size 1m (40") x 1m (40")

    2m (79") x 2m (79")

    Footprint 5.7m (18.7') x 5.5m (18')

    7m (23') x 9.6m (31.5')

    Maximum Throughput* 230 lb./hr.

    368 lb./hr.

    Tape Width Range 50 mm (2") - 150 mm (6")

    50 mm (2") - 150 mm (6")

    Tack System 10 weld heads

    18 weld heads

    Vacuum Table 2 zones

    8 zones

    (with power supply and sequencer)

    *Actual throughput may vary based on tape width, part design, material type and machine options.

    System Specifications and Upgrade Options


    Standard

    Option

    Resolution

    C = 0.01
    Y = 0.025 mm (0.001")
    U = 0.1 mm (0.004")

    Repeatability

    C = 0.05
    Y = 0.2 mm (0.008")
    U = 2.0 mm (0.080")

    Minimum Course Length 86 mm (3.4")


    Tape Width Tolerance

    0.4 mm (0.016")

    Tape Thickness Range

    0.1 mm (0.004") - 0.4 mm (0.016")

    Graphic User Interface

    Windows-based touch screen

    Part Logging

    Textfile

    SQL database connectivity

    Warranty

    1 year

    3 or 5 years

    Weld Method

    Simultaneous

    Simultaneous

    Creel System

    Double creel

    Tape Loading

    Manual

    Automatic

    Part Removal

    Manual

    Automatic

    Carriage Tray

    Auto adjust

    Fiberforge Corporation
    1420 Devereux Road
    Glenwood Springs, Colorado
    81601 USA
    phone +1.877.945.9377 | +1.970.945.9377
    Fiberforge GmbH
    Mattweg 3, CH-6340 Baar, Switzerland
    phone +41 (0) 44.58.66.77
    [email protected]
    fiberforge.com

    Fiberforges technology is protected by


    U.S. patents 6,607,626; 6,939,423; 7,235,149; 8,007,894;
    8,048,253 and patents pending.
    2012, Fiberforge Corporation.
    FFRS1212V6

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