RUBBER AND COMPOSITE · REINFORCEMENT LAYUP
EDGE AND SYMMETRY REFERENCE ON A CURVED SURFACE
The layup width of the reinforcement plies changed from product to product, and the edge and symmetry reference had to be rebuilt at every changeover.
Starting point
Layup width varied by product group, and centring on the curved surface was done by eye. The same product was set up differently across shifts, resulting in inconsistent output.
What was installed
A dual-channel configuration: two moving channels travel to the edge positions in the recipe while a fixed laser on a separate bracket keeps the centre reference visible throughout production.





