Carbon Axis Automated Fibre Placement Machines and Softwares

Since 2018 · La Rochelle, France

A new approach to composites automation.

Composite automation has stayed out of reach: high cost, large footprint, and a steep skill requirement. Carbon Axis makes it compact, simple, and accessible, without compromising process performance.

One multi-process system, for automated fibre placement (AFP) and filament winding.

Composites automation, within reach.

Carbon Axis makes AFP and filament winding accessible at every scale, from a compact R&D cell to a production line. No prior robotics experience is needed: customers starting without a robotics background are running their machines today.

Software and hardware are developed in-house, taking you from CAD design to preform in one integrated system, with training included.

One cell, multiple processes.

AFP, filament winding, tape winding, and ultrasonic cutting, all on a single robot, across multiple materials. Solutions are modular by design: a complete turnkey cell, or a dedicated tool compatible with a robot you already own.

The range scales from small parts to large, with optional features and effectors you can add later as needs grow.

Built to last, backed to stay that way.

Every machine is built to industrial standards, engineered for continuous production, and designed for easy maintenance.

That performance holds over time because Carbon Axis stays engaged after installation, supporting machine usability so customers can rely on us as a partner, not just a supplier.

ADD processes instead of multiplying machines

Every effector in the XCell range is also available as a standalone tool head, built to mount onto a robot you already have. For a team running a third-party robot, it's a way to integrate automated fiber placement (AFP) or filament winding without the investment of a full cell. The tool head runs on the XLay suite, our Rhinoceros plug-in, the same software used across the full XCell range. Compatible with KUKA and ABB robots.

Tool Heads

Four heads, two processes: automated fibre placement (AFP) and filament winding, each in single-tow and multi-tow.

Select one to see the full specification.

AFP

Built for detail

XPlace mk3

Compact single-tow AFP head, for precise placement on fine contours and complex geometries.

Built for deposition

XPlace²

Four-tow AFP head, for higher-speed deposition. Individual tow cut, for precise ply shaping.

FW

Built for coverage

X1Tow

Single-tow filament winding head, with synchronized tension and eyelet rotation.

Built for speed

X4Tow

Four tows filament winding head, with tension measured independently on each fibre.

Layer after layer,
your ideas take shape.

ideaLAB is Carbon Axis's in-house R&D lab, home to a working XCell and XCell-M. Test your own part, validate a process, or run an R&D project, with Carbon Axis engineers supporting throughout.

See what ideaLAB and our other services can do for you.

All our services

AFP & FILAMENT WINDING,
RE-ENGINEERED.

Built to industrial standards, ready to deploy.

XCell

XCell

XCell-M

XCell-M

XCell-∞

XCell-∞

A new approach to composites automation.

ADD processes instead of multiplying machines