MURATA MACHINERY, LTD.
Increase of productivity/automation of CFRP high pressure vessel by Multiple Filament Winder
- Technical Classification:
- [ Molding ]
- Products:
- [ Equipment / Facilities ]
- Keyword:
- [ Automation ] [ filament winder ] [ high productivity ] [ Multiple yarn ] [ non-crimp structure ]
Point of the Proposed Technology
Multiple yarn type filament winder by multiple carbon fibers handling technology
・ Independent structure of helical unit and hoop unit
・ Improvement of mechanical property by non-crimp structure
・ Higher flexibility of winding angle design compared to the conventional winders
・ Independent structure of helical unit and hoop unit
・ Improvement of mechanical property by non-crimp structure
・ Higher flexibility of winding angle design compared to the conventional winders
Effect(s)
・ 50 times higher productivity compared to the conventional winders
・ Excellent mechanical property
・ Winding design with higher flexibility
・ Excellent mechanical property
・ Winding design with higher flexibility
New Technology
Technology Deployment and Cooperation
| Development Stage |
Commercialization Completed (already delivered: yes) |
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| Intellectual Property Right | Yes | ||||
| Joint Researchers (their role) | Gifu University (Role: Evaluation of basic properties of multiple yarn CFRP pipe)
The University of Tokyo (Role: Development of optimal design method for pressure vessel) Teijin Limited (Role: Development and demonstration of winding technologies for pressure vessel) |
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| Example of Application | ・High pressure vessel accumulator for high pressure hydrogen tank and hydrogen station of fuel cell powered vehicle
・CFRP hollow structural members requiring high productivity and automatic production, such as automobile parts | ||||
| Technical Problems | Developing, manufacturing and selling of mass production equipment for CFRP high pressure hydrogen tanks, high pressure vessel accumulators, CFRP hollow members or the like
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| Collaborator needed to Improve | CFRP parts manufacturers
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| Technical WEB page | https://www.muratec.jp/corp/mono/filamentwinder.html | ||||
Inquiries
| Personnel / Department | Research & Development Headquaters / Hideshi Nakanishi | ||||
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| Address | 136, Takeda-Mukaishiro-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, 612-8686, Japan | ||||
| Contact |
TEL: +81-80-8327-9975 |
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Outline of Company and Organization
| Location | 612-8686 136, Takeda-Mukaishiro-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, 612-8686, Japan | ||||
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| Contact | TEL: +81-75-672-8111 FAX: +81-75-672-8691 | ||||
| Capital / No. of Employees | 900,000,000 yen・7410 employees in the group | ||||
| Product Line | Manufacturing and selling of FA systems, machine tools, textile machines, information equipment or the like | ||||
| Major Customers | Automobile-related manufacturers, etc. | ||||
| Overseas Base(s) | 38 overseas sites | ||||
| Certification | ISO14001 | ||||
| Company/Organization WEB page | https://www.muratec.jp/ | ||||
Update date: 2020/2/2