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Quebec composites development center installs AFP capability
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Quebec composites development center installs AFP capability
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The democratization of composites is reconfiguring supply chains
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Effman installs Addcomposites AFP-XS onto FANUC robot. Photo Credit: Effman.
Effman (Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada) has integrated and tested the first AFP cell in North America formed by plugging an Addcomposites (Espoo, Finland) AFP head into a FANUC robot. “Until now, AFP has been reserved for major players in the aerospace industries because of the complexity and cost of equipment,” says Yoann Bonnefon, president of Effman. Specializing in the development of automation for composites manufacturing, Effman is now collaborating with Addcomposites to make AFP robotic cells accessible to small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
“The uCOMP project started with the idea of bringing more automation to composites processes,” says Bonnefon. “We see that small companies especially are still relying on manual methods. We want to help them be prepared for the type of industrialization needed in today’s supply chains.” One goal is the ability to produce preforms for processes like