Automatic fiber placement machine Hawk™

for composites

The most productive fiber placement module for the layup of space and aerospace large composite structures Hawk™ is Ingersoll Machine Tools’ new Fiber Placement Module engineered for high productivity and high-reliability layups of large aero and space structures: wings, fuselages, rocket stages, fairings. Designed to maximize reliability, ergonomics, and productivity while also offering extremely large working volumes, Hawk™ is uniquely positioned as the equipment of choice for high throughput applications. With its unique bundle of short / untwisted tow path and ergonomic/modular subassemblies, Hawk™ provides a defect-free layup with minimal maintenance and effortless spool loading/threading. Hawk™ can place a wide variety of fiber reinforced materials, from the most common to the most challenging, including epoxies, BMI, thermoplastics, carbon fiber, glass fiber, and more. Programming, simulation, optimization, and diagnostics are performed through Ingersoll proprietary software. Hawk™ is offered in 4 to 24 tow varieties (1/8”, 1/4”, or 1/2” wide) with these multiple configurations being automatically exchanged and operated to increase the quality and the productivity of your lay-up process. Hawk™ size and configuration can be easily tailored and optimized to fit the customer’s process and meet their end-user needs. Benefits Productivity Reduce the manufacturing time guaranteeing high deposition rates (m/min - lbs/h) Capacity Layup large and extra-large structures Feasibility Layup mild curvature, locally flat surfaces using all main fibre-reinforced materials Quality Obtain a layup free of defects, with consistent and repeatable tolerances