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Infrared Preheating for Robotic Aerospace Prepreg Forming - 70°C Reference

APPLICATION CONCEPT | AEROSPACE COMPOSITES

CUSTOM INDUSTRIAL INFRARED HEATING

PUBLIC CASE REFERENCE

Soften prepreg in-cell. Form with the robot.

A fast-response medium-wave infrared panel heats carbon-fiber prepreg to a formable condition immediately before robotic placement.

70°C REFERENCE PROCESS TEMP

Reference data subject to application testing and specification review.

Aerospace manufacturing facility for robotic prepreg forming

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The Process Challenge

Multilayer prepreg can be too stiff for automated forming. Hot-air guns, ovens and oil-heated tools may add space, contamination or handling constraints.

The Infrared Approach

A fast-response medium-wave infrared panel heats the carbon-fiber prepreg to a formable condition immediately before the robot places it onto the tool.

1

PICK

Grip the prepreg

2

IR HEAT

Soften the stack

3

FORM

Place on the tool

4

VERIFY

Check layup

Application Features

Clean non-contact heating inside the robotic cell
Fast response reduces waiting between operations
Zoning follows sheet shape and stack thickness
Compact arrangement avoids a separate oven
Temperature sensing supports repeatable forming

Typical Configuration

PUBLIC RESULT

Reference forming temperature: about 70°C

REFERENCE SCALE

6 kW robotic heating system

EMITTER

Fast-response medium-wave infrared

CONTROL

Robot handshake, timer and temperature

CUSTOM DESIGN

Panel size, zones, distance and guarding

CONFIRM

Prepreg, plies, resin window and takt

APPLICATION NOTE

Public case-study reference - not a YFR performance claim. Confirm equivalent results through YFR sample testing before publishing as a customer result.

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