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Due to the tiny size of the fibres, which makes them difficult to see, plus the complexity and continuous nature of the manufacturing process, inline hand inspection is usually not practicable. This results in an inefficient and inaccurate procedure.
Small carbon fibres are used. Managers at Fraunhofer IGCV engaged in the experiment, estimate that a single filament has a diameter of 7–12 micrometres, or roughly 0.0003 of an inch.
The Global carbon fiber automated inspection system market accounted for $XX Billion in 2021 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2022 to 2030.
Aerospace-grade carbon fibre is still largely rated manually, and this procedure is frequently fraught with mistakes made by humans. To consistently assure high-quality standards during production, automated monitoring solutions are required.
Fraunhofer IGCV, Europe’s largest application-oriented research organisation, collaborated with SGL Carbon GmbH and Chromasens GmbH to develop the next-generation AirCarbon III automatic inspection system for monitoring carbon fibre production and related processes. This system builds on the success of the AirCarbon II automatic inspection system introduced earlier.
For smooth and continuous surface monitoring, the AirCarbon III system utilises a Chromasens allPIXA wave line scan camera and a Chromasens Corona II LED line scan light.
In order to identify the many kinds of carbon fibre flaws, AirCarbon III looks for projecting filaments, lint, and similar foreign substances.
The AirCarbon III system, in conjunction with data management and a user-centered interface, offers continuous and automatic monitoring of the carbon fibre production processes, from precursor generation through the different intermediate steps to the final sized fibre.
