AUTOMATED TECHNIQUES FOR MANUFACTURING FIBROUS PANELS

摘要

Automated techniques for manufacturing fibrous panels A method of making a structural fibrous panel is described. The panel has a predefined area, and the method comprises positioning a receiving surface at a first location within the predefined area. The receiving surface is smaller than the predefined area and is configured to define a local shape of the panel appropriate to the first location. Fibrous material is placed against the receiving surface and integrity is imparted to the fibrous material when against the receiving surface to create part of the panel at the first location before relative movement of the receiving surface away from the part of the panel thus created. Fibrous material is then placed against the receiving surface and integrity imparted to the fibrous material to create an adjoining part of the panel when the receiving surface is at a second location within the predefined area, adjacent to the first location. An apparatus for making the panel is also described.