GroFi: Large-scale fiber placement research facility

Authors

  • Christian Krombholz Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
  • Felix Kruse Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
  • Martin Wiedemann Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17815/jlsrf-2-93

Abstract

GroFi is a large research facility operated by the German Aerospace Center’s Center for Lightweight-Production-Technology in Stade. A combination of dierent layup technologies namely (dry) ber placement and tape laying, allows the development and validation of new production technologies
and processes for large-scale composite components. Due to the use of coordinated and simultaneously working layup units a high exibility of the research platform is achieved. This allows the investigation of new materials, technologies and processes on both, small coupons, but also large components such as wing covers or fuselage skins.

References

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Krombholz, C., Perner, M., Bock, M., & Röstermundt, D. (2012). Improving the Production Quality of the Advanced Automated Fiber Placement Process by Means of Online Path Correction. In 28th congress of the international council of the aeronautical sciences (pp. 3922–3931). Brisbane.

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Cite article as: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. et al (2016). GroFi: Large-scale fiber placement research facility. Journal of large-scale research facilities, 2, A58. http://dx.doi.org/10.17815/jlsrf-2-93

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2016-03-10

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