A material preparation device, the device comprising: a bias-ply assembly including, a bias-ply backing material unwind (205, 623) to hold a roll of bias-ply backing material, a bias-ply rewind (604, 918) to engage formed bias-ply, the bias-ply backing material unwind (205, 623) and the bias-ply rewind (604, 918) configured to pass the bias-ply backing material therebetween, and a tension adjustment system configured to adjust tension in the bias-ply backing material; an application head rotationally coupled to the bias-ply assembly, the application head including, a feedstock supply unwind (104, 614) to hold a roll of feedstock, a feedstock backing material windup to hold a roll of feedstock backing material from the feedstock, feedstock supply unwind and the feedstock backing material windup configured to pass feedstock therebetween, wherein a path formed by a passing of the feedstock between the feedstock supply unwind (104, 614) and the feedstock backing material windup crosses a path formed by a passing of the bias-ply backing material between the bias-ply backing material unwind (205, 623) and the bias-ply rewind (604, 918) at a select angle, an application head (130, 624) configured to transfer pre-preg (300, 660) from the feedstock to the bias-ply backing material where the path of the feedstock crosses the path of the bias-ply backing material, and a cutter configured to cut the pre-preg (300, 660) of the feedstock once the application head (130, 624) has transferred the pre-preg (300, 660) from the feedstock across a select width of the bias-ply backing material; and a controller configured to control the bias-ply assembly, the application head (130, 624) and the cutter to form the bias-ply; characterized in that the application head (130, 624) is coupled to a feedstock backing material assembly including feedstock backing material windup for collecting the feedstock backing material from the feedstock, wherein the application head (130, 624) and the feedstock backing windup are selectively movable in a horizontal direction, wherein the horizontal movement is done with a linear actuator that is under the control of the controller. a bias-ply assembly including, a bias-ply backing material unwind (205, 623) to hold a roll of bias-ply backing material, a bias-ply rewind (604, 918) to engage formed bias-ply, the bias-ply backing material unwind (205, 623) and the bias-ply rewind (604, 918) configured to pass the bias-ply backing material therebetween, and a tension adjustment system configured to adjust tension in the bias-ply backing material; an application head rotationally coupled to the bias-ply assembly, the application head including, a feedstock supply unwind (104, 614) to hold a roll of feedstock, a feedstock backing material windup to hold a roll of feedstock backing material from the feedstock, feedstock supply unwind and the feedstock backing material windup configured to pass feedstock therebetween, wherein a path formed by a passing of the feedstock between the feedstock supply unwind (104, 614) and the feedstock backing material windup crosses a path formed by a passing of the bias-ply backing material between the bias-ply backing material unwind (205, 623) and the bias-ply rewind (604, 918) at a select angle, an application head (130, 624) configured to transfer pre-preg (300, 660) from the feedstock to the bias-ply backing material where the path of the feedstock crosses the path of the bias-ply backing material, and a cutter configured to cut the pre-preg (300, 660) of the feedstock once the application head (130, 624) has transferred the pre-preg (300, 660) from the feedstock across a select width of the bias-ply backing material; and a feedstock supply unwind (104, 614) to hold a roll of feedstock, a feedstock backing material windup to hold a roll of feedstock backing material from the feedstock, feedstock supply unwind and the feedstock backing material windup configured to pass feedstock therebetween, wherein a path formed by a passing of the feedstock between the feedstock supply unwind (104, 614) and the feedstock backing material windup crosses a path formed by a passing of the bias-ply backing material between the bias-ply backing material unwind (205, 623) and the bias-ply rewind (604, 918) at a select angle, an application head (130, 624) configured to transfer pre-preg (300, 660) from the feedstock to the bias-ply backing material where the path of the feedstock crosses the path of the bias-ply backing material, and a cutter configured to cut the pre-preg (300, 660) of the feedstock once the application head (130, 624) has transferred the pre-preg (300, 660) from the feedstock across a select width of the bias-ply backing material; and a controller configured to control the bias-ply assembly, the application head (130, 624) and the cutter to form the bias-ply; characterized in that the application head (130, 624) is coupled to a feedstock backing material assembly including feedstock backing material windup for collecting the feedstock backing material from the feedstock, wherein the application head (130, 624) and the feedstock backing windup are selectively movable in a horizontal direction, wherein the horizontal movement is done with a linear actuator that is under the control of the controller.