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1. An apparatus for producing a composite laminate, said apparatus comprising:
a first unwind station including at least a first roll support assembly and a second roll support assembly, each roll support assembly configured to rotatably support a roll of composite material, wherein said first unwind station is configured such that when a first length of composite material is drawn from said first roll support assembly and a second length of composite material is drawn from said second roll support assembly the first and second lengths of composite material emerge from said first unwind station in a side-by-side arrangement defining a web having a width greater than one of a width of said first length of composite material and a width of said second length of composite material; a heating station located downstream of said first unwind station, the heating station being adapted to receive and heat said web, the heating station comprising an entrance adapted to receive said web, an exit adapted to allow said web to exit said heater; a cover movable between an opened position and a closed position; and a heat source for heating said web as it moves between said entrance and said exit; and a processing station positioned downstream of said heating station, said processing station adapted to receive said web, wherein said processing station comprises at least one calender roll assembly, the calender roll assembly includes a pair of rollers rotatably mounted to a support frame, said rollers defining a nip therebetween so that during operation, said web is fed into said nip such that said rollers exert pressure on said web, where at least one of said rollers is heated. |
