Method and apparatus for loading spools of fibre into a creel of a fibre placement machine

摘要

An apparatus for loading spools into a creel (22) of a fiber placement machine (10) that is used to charge a mold includes a creel loader (30) and a spool magazine (44) carried by the creel loader (30). At least one loader mandrel in the spool magazine (44) receives full spools (40) and transfers the full spools (40) to the creel (22) of the fiber placement machine (10).