Spirit solidifies position as world’s largest user of AFP technology acquiring a first-of-its-kind robotic automated fiber placement system from Electroimpact.

The advancements we’ve made in automated tape layup (ATL) and advanced fiber placement (AFP) have made composite manufacturing very predictable and cost-competitive.

Electroimpact engineers volunteer time and experience as 2019 FIRST Robotics mentors to Nathan Hale HS, Shoreline HS, King’s Schools, Archbishop Murphy, Jackson HS, Cleveland HS, and more schools around the Seattle area. This program is a great way to give back while encouraging and inspiring the next generation of engineers and leaders.

Boeing's 777x is on schedule for a February debut with the help of Electroimpact robots.

A 108-foot portion of a wing inside one of the Electroimpact-designed 777X wing assembly stations. The fixed-bed robot on tracks (in yellow) travels under the wing to do the drilling and filling. This is the wing of one of the first planes that will be delivered to an airline customer. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

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An Electroimpact Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) robot with an 8-tow AFP head was used for the build of the Boeing Phantom Express liquid oxygen propellant tank. This AFP robot utilizes Electroimpact’s patented accurate robot technology and has a suite of modular AFP heads that can be quick-changed on the robot to switch AFP materials and processes.