AUTOMATED FIBER PLACEMENTS AND AUTOMATED TAPE LAYING MACHINES MARKET ANALYSIS

Market Trends:

Automated fiber placement is a composites manufacturing process of heating and compacting synthetic resin pre-impregnated non-metallic fibers on typically complex tooling mandrels. ATL machines are designed for high speed tape laying of aircraft structural components. AFP- ATL technology aids in better precision and increased deposition rates. The rising automation in the aerospace industry is expected to drive the global automated fiber placements and automated tape laying (AFP- ATL) machines market growth. The demand for AFP- ATL machines is rapidly growing owing to increasing need for revolutionizing the composite manufacturing process.

The global automated fiber placements and automated tape laying (AFP- ATL) machines market is expected to witness significant growth during the forecast period (2021–2028) due rising automation in the aerospace industry. Automation provides many benefits within the aerospace industry. Automation increases efficiency and productivity of business processes and offers quality control. Aerospace manufacturing is a specialized and complex process. Automated fiber placement and tape laying (AFP/ATL) are the technologies that have revolutionized the production of composite structures for the aviation and space industry. Complex composite structures that have been built manually (using hand lay-up) are automatically produced using AFP/ATL technologies, resulting in higher throughput, improved composite structure quality, reduced scrap material, reduced labor costs, reduced manufacturing time, accuracy, and repeatability of the production process.The comprehensive software solutions in automated fiber placement and tape laying (AFP/ATL) machines allow complex shapes to be programmed quickly. For instance, Mikrosam offers Special AFP solution – multi-robotic work cell, which provides maximum production flexibility for the applications in aerospace industry.