It took the IVW several years to develop and build the prototype for a winding system equipped with eight feed eyes (Fig. 1) distributed around the perimeter of a ring (Fig. 2). Each arm can ...
Zero-degree winding – also called axial, unidirectional or longitudinal winding – is a sought-after technique, particularly among manufacturers of lightweight structural components for the automotive, ...
Fiber handling and converting technology company Cygnet Texkimp (Northwich, U.K.) has developed a way of winding composite fibers at a zero-degree angle to create curved and straight structural parts ...