Auxiliary Equipment

Engineering Technology Corporation’s team of engineers, material specialists, and process technicians allows manufacturing of customized filament winding machinery, production lines, automated work cells, and other auxiliary equipment for a complete production cycle. The company develops and supplies all kinds of equipment for filament winding and provides consulting, process integration, automation, installation, training, and maintenance support.

Contact us to discuss your goals for filament winding and how we can apply our expert capabilities to create the best solution to suit your filament winding needs.

Tape Wrapper

Applies tape up to 11” wide with up to 1500 lbs of compaction to mandrels
4-axis control allows for use of straight, flared, or stepped mandrels
Designed specifically for aerospace carbon-carbon composite structures including nozzles

Pipe Curing Oven

12 or 18 position rotary oven for curing of pipe and tubes up to 10” in diameter
IR panels provide safe and effective curing with temperatures up to 350^o F
Top crane access for loading/unloading provides quicker cycle times for production environments

Pipe Hydraulic Pressure Tester

Proof test pipes in a production environment quickly and safely
Hydraulicly pressurized system capable of pressure up to 414 bar (6000 psi) and tensile testing forces up to 40000 lbs
Built-in crane hoist and removable caps/plugs allow for testing of nearly any size pipe

Mandrel Extractor

Extracts mandrels for wound pipes and tubes up to 10” diameter
Hydraulically powered extraction force up to 60000 lbs
Combination saw station, extractor station, and mandrel prep station minimize the footprint

Pipe Thread Grinder

CNC controlled external thread grinding capability for composite tubes and pipes
Grinding wheel profile can be designed for nearly any external pipe thread, including R, NPT, or API
Pipe staging station, full-length clamping, and built-in coolant system provide clean, quick operation

Ring Winder

Rapidly produces composite pipes and tubes up to 10” diameter
Ring delivery design, resin bath, and resin capture system lay down up to 120 tows of fiber at once
Mandrel tensioning and sag compensation support winding of long, thin tubes

Winding Software

Engineering Technology Corporation is a pioneer in computer-controlled filament winding machinery and developed the world’s first filament winding software, FiberGrafiX^®, which provides a wide range of tools to create and optimize fiber paths machine motions.

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