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Mikrosam is one of the most innovative solution providers for filament winding machines.
Our customers span the globe in numerous industries.
We continually improve and innovate on our winding solutions while giving customers higher ROI on lower Total Cost of Ownership on Filament Winding equipment.
Choose Mikrosam and Enjoy World Class Performance on Filament Winding Operations
- Key Benefits
- Cell Configurations
- Auxiliary Equipment
Key Benefits
Why our customers choose Mikrosam for Filament Winding
- Innovative features, leading components, and robust design for long operation
- Worldwide leader in automated lines for pressure vessels (LPG/CNG/CHG)
- Proven automotive experience in serial production with Tier 1 clients
- Full range of up to 6-axis machines
- High-quality and low cycle-time towpreg winding
- Software for non-axis symmetrical shape winding
- Dual-drive carriage for precise control in Multi-Spindle configurations
Cell Configurations
- Overhead Portal for Multi-spindle – standard filament winders with up to 6 axis, or multiple spindle configuration for fast, industry leading capabilities
- Floor-bed and Movable Carriage – large mandrel, heavy duty applications, up to 6 axis
- Robotic – for R&D and complex shape prototyping
- Hybrid – FW and AFP Special solutions for space and R&D applications
Auxiliary Equipment
- Fiber creels and tensioning systems
- On pallets
- Electronic
- Mechanical
- Bookshelf
- Resin mixing and refilling systems
- Impregnation baths
- Roller impregnation
- Deep impregnation
- Curing ovens
- Mandrels pre-heating oven
- Continuous
- Stationary
- Mandrel extractors
- Mandrels
- Collapsible
- Soild
- Scrapper
- Unit for prepreg/rubber and peel-ply winding
- Pre-heating of the tape
Multi-Spindle Units for High-Capacity Solutions
- Key Features
- Technical Characteristics
Key Features
- Advanced solutions for LPG, CNG, hydrogen tanks and other composite pressure vessels
- Large capacity production output
- Simultaneously winding of up to 5 spindles
- Tailor made configuration
- Wet and Dry (towpreg) Winding
- Stable and precise geometry
Technical Characteristics
- Heavy duty design
- Diameter range: 50mm up to 800mm
- Length range: 600mm up to 3m
- Max.mandrel weight: 500kg
- Individual Fiber Tension Range: 5-80 N
- 0-90º winding angle capability
- 2 to 5 spindles configurations
- Up to 5 axes of control
- QCS-Quality Control System
- Circumferential (hoop) and helical winding
- Double carriage system for precise control of winding
Floor-bed and Heavy-duty units for Large Mandrels
- Key Features
- Technical Characteristics
Key Features
- Robust steel construction
- Carriage bed length according to customer’s requirements
- Possibility for carriage mounted fiber creel
- Single or dual-spindle configuration with large diameter capabilities
- First automated single-cell with AFP and FW for large complex composite parts
- Wet and Dry (towpreg) Winding
- High performance for large composite parts
Technical Characteristics
- Diameter range: 50mm up to 4m
- Length range: 1m up to 30m
- Max.mandrel weight: up to 80t
- Tape tension range: 500-4,000N
- 0º-90º winding angle capability
- Up to 6 axis configuration
- Individual fiber tension: 5-80N
- Modern CNC system
- Safety integration in all modes of operation
- Additional functions: Prepreg or other tape winding
Small-scale and flexible R&D units
- Technical Characteristics
Technical Characteristics
- Diameter range: 50mm up to 2m
- Length range: 300mm to 3m
- Max.mandrel weight: 500kg
- Individual Fiber Tension Range: 5-80N
- 0º-90º winding angle capability
- Up to 6 axes interpolated winding
- Modern CNC computer control system
- Integrated PC-based Winding Commander and Winding Expert
- Safety integrations in all modes of operation
Interested in learning more?
Have specific requirements and technical needs? Contact us to discuss how to Mikrosam can help you.
Our Software
Software for Offline Analysis, Programming and Simulation for Filament Winding
- Mandrel generation
- Winding pattern development
- Geodesic and non-geodesic winding path development
- Winding pathand patternsimulation
- Post-processing
- Control data generation
Modern NURBS platform for simulation and programing of AFP & ATL machines
- CATIA Compatible
- Import/Export to standard formats such as IGES, STEP, NASTRAN, SolidWorks,etc.
- Generates layup on mandrel shapes
- Sophisticated layup algorithms and attributes
- Organization of plies and courses
- Analysis of layup and many more feature
Continuous improvement via data monitoring and traceability
- Comprehensive and Custom Quality Control System for Online and Offline Tracking and Reporting of CompositeManufacturing
- Data Acquisition and data management hardware & software
- Product & Program data, Raw material consumption, Operation and process time
- Process speed, temperature, Compaction pressure, Tension monitoring
- History data for every manufactured part
- Possibility to include additional data on customer request.
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