Tsudakoma Corp.

Carbon fiber composite material lay-up processing line

Technical Classification:
[ Intermediate Products ]
Products:
[ Equipment / Facilities ]
Keyword:
[ Realizing the mass production lay-up process for the prepreg sheet ]

Point of the Proposed Technology

1. Thanks to accurate lay-up quality by the auto lay-up machine, finished parts quality can be improved and stabilized compare with hand-lay-up process.
2. Manpower saving and higher productivity can be achieved by adopting full-automated processing system.
3. As a research equipment, quantitative testing which was not available with hand lay-up method can be achieved.

Effect(s)

More than 80% running cost saving
(compared to the manual processing)

Conventional Technology

New Technology

Video of the Proposed Technology

https://youtu.be/g2XKq0PJ0jQ

Technology Deployment and Cooperation

Development Stage Commercialization Completed (already delivered: yes)
Intellectual Property Right Yes
Joint Researchers (their role)
Example of Application ・CF prepreg process of aircraft structural parts and automobile structure materials as well as exterior sheet parts.
・Slit processing for new materials such as highly-functional film
Technical Problems Depending on the lay-up pattern, material waste may be generated, but it can be minimized by an optimization of the tape width. Forfurther material waste saving, we have been addressing machine development.
Collaborator needed to Improve CFRP product manufactures, companies with knowledge in material processing, research institutes such asuniversities, etc.
Technical WEB pagehttp://www.tsudakoma.co.jp/composite/japanese/index.html

Inquiries

Personnel / DepartmentSales, Service and Marketing Section, Composite Machinery Department / Hiroshi Ichikawa, Takuya Minami
Address 5-18-18 Nomachi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa, 921-8650 Japan
Contact TEL: +81-76-242-1116
FAX: +81-76-244-9459

Outline of Company and Organization

Location 5-18-18 Nomachi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa, 921-8650 Japan
Contact TEL: +81-76-242-1116 FAX: +81-76-244-9459
Capital / No. of Employees12,316,540,000 yen・961 employees
Product LineComposite material processing machines, weaving machines, round table for machine tool
Major CustomersDomestic large heavy industries, etc.
Overseas Base(s)China, India
CertificationISO9001, ISO14001, EN9100
Company/Organization WEB pagehttp://www.tsudakoma.co.jp

Update date: 2020/1/29