The dedicated machine, which can slit up to 50 metres of prepreg per minute and create up to 48 tapes at once, enables prepreg manufacturers to vertically integrate the slitting process into their ...

The technology has been developed to support advances in automated fibre placement (AFP) and automated tape laying (ATL) applications for aerospace and other high-performance industries. Organisations ...

Prepreg materials have been used for decades in sporting goods, aircraft and wind blades. As the composites industry has sought to reduce cost and increase production rates, it has replaced hand layup ...