In the News
September 8, 2021
CDCQ has acquired the Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) robotic cell developed by Effman with the help of the FANUC robot and AFP head from Addcomposites.
November 10, 2020
Addcomposites was born from a simple, but tricky question: what if advanced satellite structures could be manufactured in every manufacturing facility around the world?
June 25, 2020
Addcomposites has completed remote installation of AFP-XS for Regional Institute of Advanced Materials (IRMA) in France.
August 26, 2019
New AFP-XS turns any robotic arm into an automated composites manufacturing system.
February 22, 2019
Startup that began as a student project aims for the international market.
July 9, 2021
UT Austin has augmented the AFP-XS with a high-powered laser, another first for Addcomposites, to achieve the high melt temperatures that thermoplastics require.
September 8, 2020
Aim is affordable, enclosed, composites manufacturing cells for many different processes (AFP, grinding, polishing, etc.) in North American market.
June 25, 2020
Despite COVID-19 travel restrictions, Addcomposites completed the installation of its AFP system (AFP-XS) to IRMA in Ploemeur, FR.
July 21, 2019
Addcomposites is democratizing composites manufacturing by leasing a low-cost toolhead that turns any robot into an automated fiber placement machine.
November 24, 2020
Addcomposites' recent installation at Compositadour enables local SME's to experiment with thermoplastic composites at a low cost.
August 21, 2020
Addcomposites, developers of the AFP-XS, announces partnership with Effman, an engineering firm specializing in solutions for automating composites manufacturing
January 16, 2020
Addcomposites completes installations of its AFP-XS toolhead at KUKA Finland and SAM|XL in the Netherlands.
January 11, 2019
The robot spreads carbon fiber directly into the mold, reducing manual labor during the layup process.