Operational demonstration
16-Layer Orthogonal 3D Weaving
Physical multilayer platform demonstrating machine motion and the woven process route.
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Machinery detail belongs inside the capability story.
Our capability is the combined route from structural requirement to yarn architecture, machine configuration, physical preform and programme-specific validation.
Primary process platforms
Each capability links to the machine and evidence behind it.
The status labels distinguish developed systems from work that remains in development.
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Developed platform
3D orthogonal weaving
Developed X–Y–Z multilayer machinery for thick sections, blocks and integrated T/L/profile preforms.
02Developed / supplied
Polar orthogonal weaving
Developed and supplied machine direction for circular, cylindrical, conical, ring and dome-type architectures.
03Developed / supplied
Needle-felting machinery
Laboratory and continuous-web systems for technical fibres, carbon felts, insulation structures and shaped 2.5D preforms.
04Developed system
4D weaving systems
X at 0°, Y at +60°, W at −60° and Z through thickness for four-direction structural architectures.
05In development
5D weaving development
X at 0°, Y at 90°, W at +45°, V at −45° and Z through thickness.
06Project-specific
Near-net preform machinery
Geometry-led machine development for forming reinforcement closer to the intended component shape.
Needle felting as a major capability
2.5D needled structures for insulation and ablative-material development.
Needle felting is not a secondary footnote to weaving. It is a distinct platform for consolidating layered fibre webs through thickness, developing thick carbon or technical-fibre felts and forming non-flat preforms.
Potential programmes include thermal insulation, furnace and high-temperature textile systems, carbon–carbon precursor felts and ablative-material preforms. Final insulation or ablative performance depends on fibre type, density, impregnation or matrix route, heat treatment, geometry and the relevant thermal/erosion test programme.
Machine evidence
Representative demonstrations beside the capability they support.
Physical machine
Polar Orthogonal 3D Weaving
Physical polar machine demonstrating axisymmetric and conical process movement.
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HMI-Controlled Needle Felting
Laboratory platform for controlled technical-fibre needling and preform development.
Open on YouTubeDevelopment route
From a non-confidential problem statement to an evidence plan.
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Requirement screen
Geometry class, material family, process difficulty and target operating environment.
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Architecture route
Needled, orthogonal, polar, four-direction, five-direction or hybrid development path.
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Machine & preform scope
Motion, yarn control, size range, density, thickness and physical demonstrator definition.
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Validation boundary
Agreed tests, customer responsibilities, confidentiality and evidence required for any performance claim.