Patent ID: 8826509
Filing Date: 2014-09-09
Classification: B23P,B29C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A system for forming composite material parts, the system operating in an axial direction and an orthogonal lateral direction, the system comprising: a charge station operable to receive a first charge, the charge station including a tool station operable to receive a first tool; a forming station operable to form a second charge against a second tool; a cooling station operable to cool a third charge and a third tool; a pick and place apparatus operable to retrieve the first charge from the charge station and the first tool from the tool station and transport both the first charge and the first tool to the forming station; and a transfer unit operable to transport the second charge and the second tool from the forming station to the cooling station while at the same time transporting the third charge and the third tool from the cooling station to the tool station.