Cygnet Texkimp technologies to be benchmarked
Project will demonstrate the damage tolerance and impact resistance of composite parts.
5th May 2021
The Northwest Composites Centre (NWCC), which is part of the University of Manchester’s Department of Materials in the UK, and composites technology company Cygnet Texkimp have embarked on a major new research project to benchmark the Multi Axis Winder (MAW) and 3D Winder technologies against their two closest alternative technologies – braiding and traditional filament winding.
The research will be undertaken by the NWCC’s commercial arm which provides independent, accredited testing and qualifying services to the aerospace, automotive, oil and gas, marine and wind energy industries, including all major primes and Tier 1 and 2 suppliers.
May 4, 2021
WINCHAM, England May 4, 2021 A collaboration between two of the United Kingdom’s leading experts in textile machinery has been launched to demonstrate the capability of new winding technology used in the manufacture of composite parts.
The Northwest Composites Centre (NWCC), which is part of the University of Manchester’s Department of Materials, and composites technology company Cygnet Texkimp announced the major new research project to benchmark Cygnet Texkimp’s Multi Axis Winder (MAW) and 3D Winder technologies against their two closest alternative technologies, braiding and traditional filament winding.
The research will be undertaken by the NCCEF, the commercial arm of the Northwest Composites Centre which provides independent, accredited testing and qualifying services to the aerospace, automotive, oil and gas, marine and wind energy industries, including all major primes and Tier 1 and 2 suppliers.
Cygnet’s MAW streamlines large parts production
The Multi Axis Winder (MAW) features rail-mounted rotating rings which move backwards, forwards and around a static mandrel, to create the required winding geometry.
1st March 2021
A new filament winding machine is poised to transform the way long, continuous composite parts can be made.
The Multi Axis Winder (MAW) has been developed by fibre converting expert and machine builder Cygnet Texkimp, of Northwich, UK, to manufacture tubular composite parts with angles and slight curves, including aircraft wing spars, crash protection structures, pipes and other profiles.
Unlike a conventional filament winding machine where fibres are wound onto a rotating mandrel, the MAW features rail-mounted rotating rings which move backwards, forwards and around a static mandrel, to create the required winding geometry.