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Dornier Composite showing latest technologies at JEC

24 Feb '16

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A subsidiary of Lindauer Dornier, Dornier Composite Systems will be showing its latest technologies based on the know how of fibre handling and application of thermoplastic materials at JEC in Paris.

According to a Dornier press release, weaving per se is a digital manufacturing process and the position of the thread is clearly defined any time in the process and can be documented.

“This technique is a pathfinder for 'Digital Engineering', which in combination with reproducibility in industrial production ambience, are prerequisites for use in highly complex fibre composite components,” it said.

“Fixation or impregnation with thermoplastic matrix materials completes the required process chain,” the company observed.

Dornier added that the first commercial CFRP components were produced with fabrics made on Dornier weaving machines.

It further added that there are a multitude of developments of its weaving machines, comprising of rapier and air-jet weaving machines as well as special machines for processing of various technical yarns.

“Thanks to the modular design system the machine concepts are specifically tailor-made to customers' needs and requirements,” it noted.

Dornier offers three types of weaving machines especially for the production of fabrics for composite technology, one of which is the rapier weaving machine with a positive controlled centre transfer.

The other is a rapier weaving machine for 3D structures with the new, specifically developed horizontal take-off for multilayer fabrics as well as a tape weaving machine.

A tape production line for the application-specific production of thermoplastic fixed or consolidated tapes complements this range of products.

“The know-how gained in plant engineering facilitates the integration of all components and processes into a consistent production line,” the company explained.

Lindauer Dornier GmbH a producer of weaving systems for technical fabrics and manufacturer of film stretching lines; operates two production sites with around 1,000 employees in Southern Germany.

In order to retain as great a lead as possible in the textile and plastics industries, around 8 per cent of the annual turnover is spent for research and development. (AR)

Fibre2Fashion News Desk – India