Fibre Placement
Rate-capable Fibre Placement for Advanced Composites
Cygnet Texkimp is a global leader in filament winding and fibre placement technologies, combining decades of expertise in fibre handling and process control to deliver precision-engineered systems.
Our fibre placement technologies are used to create strong, lightweight, and high-performance composite parts for markets including aerospace, automotive, energy, marine, and construction.
Our fibre placement technologies can be used to produce components for:
Automated Rapid Tape
ART (Automated Rapid Tape) is a ground-breaking high-rate fibre deposition solution designed to manufacture high-performance, aerospace-grade, ultra-lightweight composite parts sustainably at rate and with minimal scrap.
The award-winning technology was originally conceived by global supercar manufacturer McLaren Automotive, which commissioned Cygnet Texkimp to develop its concept into a production-scale machine. That machine is now integrated into McLaren’s manufacturing processes, producing highly loaded and complex aerodynamic structural components for current supercar programmes including the McLaren W1 Ultimate Supercar.
ART is relevant to many other global industries for the manufacture of structural, composites intensive parts that are optimised for superior performance. Thanks to an exclusive licensing agreement, Cygnet Texkimp is now able to offer the solution to markets including aerospace, mainstream automotive, space, defence and wind energy.
The technology combines McLaren’s extensive knowledge and experience of highly specialised carbon fibre engineering with our world-leading fibre handling and processing expertise and understanding of mechanics and controls.
Its cutting-edge fibre placement capability allows manufacturers to accurately tailor the load bearing and stiffness characteristics and ensures high levels of accuracy and consistency from part to part in a way that is fast, efficient and generates less waste material.
