Patent ID: 11969957
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 6:
7. A method of using the system of claim 1, the method comprising:
providing the system of claim 1;
dispensing a first sheet of composite material of the at least one sheet of composite material to the transport mechanism;
cutting the first sheet of composite material using at least one cutter; and
providing the plurality of cut plies of composite material to the work station to be positioned on the forming tool one at a time in the ply laydown sequence, wherein a first sequential ply of the plurality of cut plies in the ply laydown sequence is provided, and then a second sequential ply of the plurality of cut plies in the ply laydown sequence is provided after the first sequential ply has been provided.