A+ Glide Forming es una tecnología innovadora desarrollada y patentada por Applus+ para conformar refuerzos estructurales con curvaturas complejas.
Si quiere saber más sobre esta tecnología, le invitamos a la conferencia que realizará el director general de Applus+ Laboratories, Jordi Brufau, el jueves 14 de marzo a las 11 horas durante la feria JEC World en París. También puede visitarnos en el Aeroplanet, donde tendremos un demostrador tecnológico del A+ Glide Forming y un equipo de expertos para aportarle más información sobre este nuevo proceso de conformado.
Abstract de la conferencia:
A+ GLIDE FORMING TECHNOLOGY: APPLICATIONS & INDUSTRIALIZATION (AUTOMATED & CONTINUOUS STRINGER MANUFACTURING PROCESS)
New composite airplane structures are made out of panels reinforced with stringers. Typical fuselage stringers are omega sections and T sections that tend to be used in the wings. Stringers are usually long, narrow parts. Fuselage stringers can measure between 4 and 12 meters length and wing stringers up to 40 meters in a large airplane.
A+ Glide Forming technology has been developed to form, in one shot, long and curved stringers, from flat full thickness pre-preg lay-ups made on Automated Tape Lay-up (ATL) or Advanced Fiber Placement (AFP) machines. This innovative technology can be used to form curved stringers with different sections, lengths, thicknesses and curvatures using one single machine that accepts different tools. The technology reduces both recurrent and non-recurrent costs and provides better quality in comparison with other existing production methods. The system is mature for Thermosets pre-pregs and dry-preforms. Thermoplastics applications are available at prototype stages. This presentation will describe the method of manufacturing complex stringers and the possible industrial applications.