SONOTEC Co., Ltd.

Cutting of thermoplastic CFRP using the ultrasonic cutter

Technical Classification:
[ Processing ]
Products:
[ Equipment / Facilities ] [ Products / Processed Products ]
Keyword:
[ carbon prepreg ] [ cutting ] [ edge tool ] [ secondary processing ] [ Thermoplastic CFRP ] [ Ultrasonic cutter ]

Point of the Proposed Technology

For cutting of CFRP, a large equipment such as laser and waterjet is used. We would like to propose an ultrasonic cutter as a relatively simple cutting tool. Use of the ultrasonic cutter enables an environmentally-friendly (few chippings produced), fast and easy cutting of unnecessary portions of a molded thermoplastic CFRP part.
Three-dimensional cutting is also possible by attaching the tool to the robot hand.

Effect(s)

[Manual machine]
・Facilitates processing at the trial manufacturing stage
[Automatic machine]
・Reduces cost on systematization

New Technology

Video of the Proposed Technology

https://youtu.be/NBY_ES2V-l4

Technology Deployment and Cooperation

Development Stage Commercialization Completed (already delivered: yes)
Intellectual Property Right Yes
Joint Researchers (their role) Our own technology
Example of Application ・Interior and exterior of automobile
・Aircraft members
Technical Problems [Business plan]
Further extension of life of cutting edge and development of prototype of blade for an easier cutting of thermoplastic CFRP
Collaborator needed to Improve Material makers, wholesale trading companies for materials, jig makers
Technical WEB pagehttps://www.sonotec.com/material/carbon.html

Inquiries

Personnel / DepartmentSales Engineering / Section Chief, Ohno Tatsumi, Tarutani
Address 5-4-1, Shinsaku, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, 213-0014, Japan
Contact TEL: +81-44-877-8311
FAX: +81-44-877-8312

Outline of Company and Organization

Location 5-4-1, Shinsaku, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, 213-0014, Japan
Contact TEL: +81-44-877-8311 FAX: +81-44-877-8312
Capital / No. of Employees10,000,000 yen・25 employees
Product LineUltrasonic processor
Major CustomersDomestic and overseas automobile makers, aircraft makers, R&D institutions
Overseas Base(s)Sales representatives (USA, Germany, China, Korea)
Certification
Company/Organization WEB pagehttps://www.sonotec.com/

Update date: 2020/2/27