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for the application of Industry
4.0 to composite production.
In addition to AZL, the
partners of the iComposite
4.0 project consortium are
Apodius GmbH, Broetje
Automation Composites
GmbH, Frimo Sontra GmbH,
ID Systec Vertrieb Deutschland
GmbH, the Institute of Plastics
Processing (IKV) in Industry
and the Skilled Crafts at
RWTH Aachen University,
Siemens AG and Toho Tenax
Europe GmbH, as well as Schuler Pressen GmbH.
IKV will develop the fibre
spraying process for zero-scrap
production of load-optimized
preforms and integrate the
system into the production
line. Apodius GmbH will work
on three-dimensional optical measurement systems to
evaluate the fibre orientation of
the preform on which the selfregulation is based. Toho Tenax
Europe GmbH and Siemens
AG will develop a structural
simulation for the prediction
of mechanical properties. Toho
Tenax will also contribute a
simulation for the HP-RTM
process. Broetje Automation Composites GmbH
is responsible for the fibre
placement system to correct
the structure. The intelligent
production control system as
well as the human machine
interfaces will be developed by
Siemens AG. Schuler Pressen
GmbH will develop and implement the regulation architecture for the pressing system and
Frimo Sontra GmbH will participate in the development of
the tool and injection technology. Hereby, an adaptive and
dynamic adjustment within the
impregnation and consolida-

tion process will be possible.
Furthermore, ID Systec Vertrieb Deutschland GmbH will
develop the required identification technologies.
AZL is the integrator and will
set up the full-scale production
line, using a 1,800-ton press
system from Schuler.
The industrial transformation
driven by current activities and
the derived challenges will have
a huge impact on the composite manufacturing sector. The
present and future research
activities of AZL and its partners will meet these challenges
and work purposefully to
achieve the transformation to
Composite Industry 4.0. n
Acknowledgements
The iComposite 4.0 research
and development project
is funded by the German
Federal Ministry of Education
and Research (BMBF) within
the Research for Tomorrow's
Production Framework Concept
(funding ref. no. 02P14A045)
and managed by the Project
Management Agency Karlsruhe
(PTKA). The authors are
responsible for the contents of
this publication.
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www.azl.rwth-aachen.de
markus.breiing@azl.rwthaachen.de

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