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X4Tow

Built for SPEED
Four tows, precisely tensioned. High-output filament winding with up to four onboard spools, independent tension on each fibre, and no slack. Compact, with fast, ergonomic fibre routing.

Fibre Configuration

Tow count: up to 4 tows
Max tow width: 7mm
Max tension: 80 N per fibre
Tension control: measured and controlled in real-time, per fibre

Head Specifications

Creel configuration: onboard spool
Head weight: 70 kg (excludes loaded material)
Side access hole, for easier manual fibre guiding
Fine adjustment on deflectors

Material Compatibility

Thermoset: slit tape or towpreg
Thermoplastics and dry stabilized tapes: in development
Separator film available

Motion & Synchronization

Winding pattern capability: geodesic vs. non-geodesic
Axis synchronization: robot, mandrel, and eyelet move as one synchronized system
Linear axis synchronized too, if selected
Winding speed: up to 1.5 m/s
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Specifications shown are for heads integrated into a Carbon Axis machine. As standalone heads mounted on a third-party robot, environmental and performance conditions cannot be guaranteed by Carbon Axis.

Optional features

01
separator film
02
shrink tape spool
03
Fibre tension sensor
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TOOL CHANGER

For materials supplied on a backing film, a backing film rewinder module can be added to rewind automatically onto a take-up collapsable system.

An additional spool holds shrink tape, wound over the part in a separate pass after the fibre winding, to compact the laminate before cure. The shrink tape tension is controlled through the machine HMI. Shrink tape to 50mm wide can be used.

Adding a fibre tension sensor measures the tension of each fibre inside the X4Tow. The readings can be viewed on the machine HMI and recorded with our XPert Log software.

Each head can mount on the tool changer already on your robot, with an adapter plate matched to it. If you don't have one, a tool changer can be added, so the robot can swap between heads.

Runs on the XLay suite

XLay runs every process on your machine: AFP, filament winding, tape winding, and ultrasonic cutting, from CAD design to machine code in one interface. A plug-in for Rhinoceros (v7 and v8), it covers layup, robot simulation, and machine code export, all in a single environment.

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AFP and Filament Winding Tool Heads

Each tool head is also available on its own, ready to mount on a KUKA robot you already have. Adding a process doesn't mean buying a new cell: a head can complement a process already on your line, or be added later as your needs grow.

Four tows, wound fast. Watch the X4Tow wind four tows at once.

X4Tow in action