AUTOMATED DRAPE-FORMING DEVICE

摘要

The invention relates to an automated device for the use of a drape-forming step in order to form a laminated fibrous preform that is then soaked with resin so as to produce a composite material part. The invention also relates more specifically to the creation of preforms for manufacturing parts, such as optionally high-thickness panels, that essentially extend in two dimensions. The device of the invention includes a master controller (1) capable of spatially moving and positioning a drape-forming head (10), said drape-forming head including: a drum comprising a vacuum opening that leads to the surface thereof and is capable of individually gripping a length of fabric on a mounting outside the equipment and the drape-forming head (10); and a means suitable for subsequently placing said length of fabric down on the preform (70), said fabric-placing means including a compacting means and a means for heating the length of fabric.