Auto-splice apparatus and method for a fiber placement machine

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B - Operations, Transporting

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B29C 70/38 (2006.01) B29C 70/54 (2006.01) B65H 69/06 (2006.01) B65H 69/08 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2557252

The invention provides an auto-splice apparatus, and a method for using an auto-splice apparatus, for assisting an operator in splicing the tail end of a first fiber tow to the lead end of a second fiber tow, where the first fiber tow is being fed from a first reel of the first fiber tow to a fiber placement head of a fiber placement machine, and the second fiber tow is being fed from a second reel of the second fiber tow, with the auto-splice apparatus including, an operator actuated welding device for clamping together and applying heat to overlapped portions of the tail end of the first fiber tow and the lead end of the second fiber tow.

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