Rapid manufacture of advanced composite components

iCOMAT has developed and commercialised the Rapid Tow Shearing (RTS) process, the world's first and only automated composites technology capable of defect-free fibre steering. Protected by a robust patent portfolio (GB2492594/A15546GB/G14992EP/H14992JP/H14992KR/H14992US/H15546WO), RTS offers two transformative advantages over current methods (AppendixQ7):

• 15--65% weight reduction by aligning fibres with geometry and load paths

• Up to a tenfold increase in production rate by using forming workflows for complex, doubly-curved parts, possible only through fiber steering of the 2D blank to compensate for fiber movement during forming, which eliminates process-induced defects