Vorrichtung zum Ablegen von Fasern

摘要

A delivery head (3) is adapted for use in a fiber placement system for laying a plurality of tows (2), forming a band, onto a mandrel (5) to form an irregular shaped object. The delivery head (3) has cut and add sections and includes a plurality of pathways for guiding a respective plurality of tows (2) from an inlet to an outlet of the delivery head (3). The cut and add section is provided in the form of a module which includes apparatus for selectively actuating any of a plurality of cutting elements and for selectively actuating any of a plurality of advancing devices for advancing respective ones of the tows (2) toward the outlet of the delivery head (3).