![]() ICOMAT’s industrial cells comprise a proprietary tape-laying head mounted as an end effector to a state-of-the-art six-axis industrial robot arm, all located inside a safety cell. ![]() According to the company, placement of these tapes along complex load paths delivers highly optimized structures with dramatic weight savings and lower use of raw material in support of cost-effective and more sustainable composite parts. In contrast, iCOMAT’s innovative process enables defect-free steering of composite tapes. Due to manufacturing limitations, conventional composite part design relies on straight fiber layers, leading to structures which use more material than necessary and are heavier and more expensive as a result. Providing the basis for this success is iCOMAT’s RTS process. iCOMAT was a 2022 JEC Innovation Award finalist with partner Bristol University (U.K.) for the manufacture of a high-performance, space-grade fiber-steered cylinder, outperforming the conventional straight-fiber baseline in a structural test. The company also has plans to double its headcount in the coming 12 months, a move that will help spur ambitions for further international expansion. Today, the company has almost 30 employees and a branch in Athens, Greece. ICOMAT has registered notable growth since it began trading in 2019. The special worldwide arrangement will see iCOMAT sell and support a dedicated version of Vericut VCP/VCS software in support of its patented manufacturing process for composites. CGTech (Irvine, Calif., U.S.), the developer of Vericut verification, simulation and optimization software, has announced a reseller agreement with Bristol-based iCOMAT (U.K.) known for its rapid tow sheering (RTS) technology, a defect-free tape-steering process for composite component production (read, “ Tow steering, Part 3: The birth of tow shearing”).
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