IHI Logistics & Machinery Corporation

Improving production efficiency for isotropic matrix by automatic lamination of thermoplastic prepreg

Technical Classification:
[ Intermediate Products ]
Products:
[ Equipment / Facilities ] [ Service ]
Keyword:
[ Automation ] [ mass production ] [ quality stabilization ]

Point of the Proposed Technology

・Achieving mass production by automatic production of Quasi isotropic intermediate sheets which were mainly made manually.

Effect(s)

・Efficient productivity
・Stabilization of quality

Conventional Technology

・Cutting and laminating prepreg manually
・Quality variation and productivity difference among workers
・With the existing laminating machine (patent information), it is difficult to respond to change in lamination angle or sequence


New Technology

Technology Deployment and Cooperation

Development Stage Commercialization Completed (already delivered: yes)
Intellectual Property Right Yes
Joint Researchers (their role) None
Example of Application Mass production of isotropic matrix for aircraft/automobile CFRP parts
Technical Problems <Constraints> Limited to lamination of thermoplastic prepreg sheets (thermosetting has not been addressed.)
<Business plan> Design and sales of prepreg laminating equipment                                
Collaborator needed to Improve End users/individual equipment manufacturers considering mass production
Technical WEB pagehttps://www.ihi.co.jp/ilm/products/car_fa/index.html

Inquiries

Personnel / DepartmentProject Management Group, Automotive FA Department Project Division / Section Manager, Takahiro ONIWA
Address Toyosu IHI Building, 1-1, Toyosu 3-chome, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0061, Japan
Contact TEL: +81-3-6204-8173

Outline of Company and Organization

Location465-0025 Toyosu IHI Building, 1-1, Toyosu 3-chome, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0061, Japan
Contact TEL: +81-3-6204-8181 FAX: +81-3-6204-8855
Capital / No. of Employees1,000,000,000 yen・642 employees
Product Linelogistic system, FA system, industry machinery, service maintenance,etc.  
Major Customerslogistic, display, automobile, rubber, plastics-related manufacturers, etc.
Overseas Base(s)Europe, Asia, etc.
Certification
Company/Organization WEB pagehttp://www.ihi.co.jp/ilm/

Update date: 2020/1/31