Patent ID: 11964442
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 15:
16. A composite manufacturing system for fabricating a composite part, the composite manufacturing system comprising:
a ply carrier comprising a ply support surface configured to support at least one ply of composite material;
a carrier transfer device configured to convey the ply carrier;
a lamination system configured to selectively apply the at least one ply of composite material to the ply support surface of the ply carrier;
a transfer system configured to remove the ply carrier from the carrier transfer device and to apply the at least one ply of composite material to at least a portion of a forming surface of a forming tool; and
a forming system configured to form the at least one ply of composite material over the at least a portion of the forming surface of the forming tool, the forming system comprises:
the forming apparatus of claim 1.