relay technology
Our Relay technology offers reliability, competitive advantages and an opportunity for innovation.

Relay Technology

The patented Fiberforge RELAY® Station is state-of-the-art equipment for the rapid, high volume production of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite structures.

Fiberforge Offers Relay Automation Technologies

  • Turnkey manufacturing lines
  • Relay Station 1000, 2000
  • Purpose-built Relay Stations

Now manufacturers can overcome traditional processing limitations and drive down costs with game-changing Fiberforge technology.

Fiberforge Relay Process Summary

  • Our proprietary software, TailorGen™, generates a 2D model and programs the Relay Station for production.
  • A rapid tape dispensing system feeds composite tape through a track above a 3-axis motion table.
  • Composite tape lengths are track-fed, cut and placed on a 3-axis motion table as a series of ultrasonic weld tips rapidly tack the tape to the ply beneath it.
  • Following welding, the table indexes to a new position to lay the next course.
  • This process repeats until a multi-ply tailored blank is constructed.

Benefits of the Fiberforge Relay Station

  • Extremely high throughput – up to 350 pounds of material processed per hour
  • Automated step-process system for consolidation
  • Intuitive, easy-to-use graphic user interface
  • Accurate, repeatable, precise and reliable
  • Unsurpassed design and engineering support

Quick Glance at Relay Station 1000 Specs

  • PC-based Operating System
  • 4 Servo Axes: X, Y, A & U
  • Touch screen, full manual and auto control
  • Advanced error indicators and data logging
  • Purpose-built systems available to meet larger, smaller or more complex part geometry

Contact us to speak with our Fiberforge team about the Relay Station.