Composite Automation, LLC

04/18/2026

Join us at SAMPE in Seattle next week. Booth H30!

04/18/2026

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10/29/2025

Cevotec Fiber Patch Placement is ready for prime time in the airframe marketplace. Who is ready to replace hand layup with full automation with inspection and full process historization? Apparently, Airbus is: https://lnkd.in/eQ9H-apD

05/30/2025

Revolutionize Aerospace Composites: Factory of the Future Solutions from Composite Automation!

Aerospace Manufacturing Engineers: Elevate your composite parts production! In today's demanding aerospace sector, innovation, efficiency, and quality are paramount. Composite Automation is your partner for transforming manufacturing processes towards the Factory of the Future.
We address your critical challenges: precision, reduced scrap, and increased throughput. We deliver cutting-edge Resin Transfer Molding (RTM), advanced tooling, Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding (VARTM), and state-of-the-art infusion systems. Our solutions from partners like Techni-Modul Engineering and Isojet Equipements integrate robust automation, Industry 4.0 insights, and digital twin capabilities.

Imagine optimized production cycles, minimized material waste, and output meeting stringent aerospace demands. Composite Automation makes this a reality with:

Advanced RTM & Infusion Machines: High-performance 2K injection/metering machines (variable ratio/flow, degassing, PLC/SCADA) for RTM, VARTM, SQRTM. Designed for first-pass quality with high-temp epoxies & LRI resins vital for aerospace.

Innovative Tooling & Turn-Key Solutions: Decades of expertise in custom turn-key solutions (molds, presses, robotized cells). Our SMART Solutions & MES (SMART Pilot) ensure interoperability and optimized cycles.
Efficiency & Quality Focus: Solutions reducing cycle times, increasing repeatability, improving work environments, and boosting your bottom line via reduced scrap and increased throughput.

Composite Automation, as a manufacturer's agent, provides multiple, tailored solutions for your composite parts manufacturing challenges, bringing top technology and engineering for unparalleled efficiency.
Ready to build the future of aerospace composites?

Contact me at Composite Automation today to discuss your needs and discover our advanced solutions.

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05/30/2025

Revolutionizing Aerospace Composites: Cevotec's Fiber Patch Placement (FPP) Technology - Award-Winning Innovation!

Exciting news for the aerospace composites industry! Cevotec's innovative Fiber Patch Placement (FPP) technology, available through Composite Automation, is not only transforming how we manufacture complex 3D composite parts but is also gaining significant academic and industry recognition.

A recent study by Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) has highlighted the effectiveness of FPP in overcoming the limitations of traditional Automated Fiber Placement (AFP). The research, which earned a prestigious second-place award at the SAMPE Technical Paper Awards, demonstrates FPP's ability to produce complex geometries with enhanced structural integrity and reduced defects. This is particularly crucial for aerospace applications where precision and reliability are paramount.

**Key takeaways from the research and FPP technology:**

* **Enhanced Design Freedom:** FPP allows for the creation of intricate 3D shapes and complex fiber orientations that are challenging for conventional methods. This opens up new possibilities for lighter, stronger, and more aerodynamically efficient aerospace components.
* **Improved Material Efficiency:** By precisely placing fiber patches, FPP minimizes material waste and reduces the need for extensive post-processing, leading to more sustainable and cost-effective manufacturing.
* **Superior Quality and Performance:** The technology ensures consistent quality and has demonstrated the potential to produce parts that can handle higher loads compared to those made with traditional AFP, even with weight reductions.
* **Automation and Scalability:** Cevotec's SAMBA Series systems offer automated production capabilities, making it suitable for high-volume manufacturing of complex composite structures.

Let's connect and discuss how Cevotec's Fiber Patch Placement technology can elevate your aerospace composite manufacturing capabilities.

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Cevotec Fiber Patch Placement
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05/30/2025

Optimize your composite manufacturing with Mikrosam's advanced slitting and rewinding solutions!

For manufacturers seeking precision and efficiency in composite material preparation, Mikrosam offers cutting-edge slitting technology that transforms how you prepare materials for advanced processes like Automated Fiber Placement (AFP).
Mikrosam's slitting systems deliver exceptional value through:
• Custom-engineered solutions for UD thermoset, thermoplastic, dry fiber, and fabric prepregs
• Cost-saving flexibility to purchase wider raw materials and create narrow tapes on-demand
• High-precision slitting with integrated inspection systems ensuring AFP-grade quality
• Scalable configurations from R&D to high-volume production
• Seamless integration with prepreg machines for in-house towpreg production

Whether you're looking to optimize material usage, reduce costs, or gain greater control over your AFP material supply chain, Mikrosam's innovative slitting technology delivers measurable advantages in precision, efficiency, and quality.
From small-scale wide-to-narrow slitting with on-demand respooling to high-capacity in-line systems, Mikrosam pioneered this technology and continues to perfect it for modern production environments.
Ready to transform your composite material preparation?

Visit https://lnkd.in/eVG_YnV to learn how Mikrosam's slitting solutions can elevate your manufacturing capabilities.

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05/22/2025

Automated Fiber Placement Machine (AFP) from Mikrosam and Composite Automation.

Future-Proof Your Production: Mikrosam’s Modular & Upgradeable AFP/ATL Solutions

For manufacturers pushing the boundaries of complex composite part production, particularly in aerospace and other high-performance sectors, Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) and Automated Tape Laying (ATL) are transformative technologies. Composite Automation is your gateway to Mikrosam’s industry-leading AFP/ATL solutions, designed for unparalleled flexibility, scalability, and performance.

Mikrosam’s AFP/ATL systems empower you to:

Embrace Modularity & Scalability: Start with an R&D setup and seamlessly scale to full serial production. Mikrosam’s robotic or gantry configurations are re-configurable and upgradeable, ensuring your investment grows with your business needs.

Leverage Versatile Layup Heads: Benefit from multi-material (thermoset, thermoplastic, dry fiber) and exchangeable AFP/ATL heads. Key innovations include patented ATL heads with dual ultrasonic knives for precise 2D/3D tape layup and proven expertise in automated thermoplastic layup.
Maximize Uptime with Automated Head Exchange: Swiftly switch between different layup heads or perform maintenance with Mikrosam’s automated head exchange system, significantly boosting machine utilization and operational flexibility.

Harness Powerful Integrated Software (MikroPlace & MikroAutomate): This comprehensive software suite is a game-changer. MikroPlace offers full CAD-based part design, ply generation, intricate layup simulation, and offline programming. MikroAutomate provides robust machine control and process analysis, reducing risk, optimizing manufacturability, and streamlining your entire workflow from design to production.

Achieve Industry 4.0 Excellence: Mikrosam’s AFP/ATL solutions are inherently designed for the smart factory. Advanced automation, intelligent software control, and data-driven insights lead to increased throughput, minimized scrap, superior part quality, and enhanced overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).

Composite Automation connects you with Mikrosam's cutting-edge AFP and ATL technology, enabling the precise and efficient production of complex composite structures. Whether you are working on intricate aerospace components or other demanding applications, we have the solution.
Ready to revolutionize your composite parts production with advanced AFP/ATL technology? Contact John Melilli at Composite Automation to discover how Mikrosam can elevate your manufacturing capabilities.

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04/05/2025

https://www.compositesworld.com/articles/automated-preforming-intelligent-automation-in-pick-and-place-systems

Layups go industrial with hand-like grippers that can fold fabric or prepreg into corners and robot-mounted cameras that inspect from fabric to cut plies to fiber gaps in final preforms.

04/05/2025

https://www.compositesworld.com/news/techni-modul-engineering-grows-automated-technologies-for-composite-part-manufacture

New processes and approaches for kitting, stack and layup continue to be in high demand, which TME backs with its SMART Control technology.

04/05/2025

Contact Composite Automation to see how Techni-Modul can solve your composites manufacturing challenges.

Smart Control automated technology enables high-rate, AI-driven kitting, stacking and layup of preforms and composite parts.