Textechno GmbH, a manufacturer of measuring and testing equipment, has received a DIN innovation award for the DIN SPEC 8100 standard and its Drapetest test equipment, which can evaluate composite woven and non-crimp fabrics.
The DIN SPEC 8100 standard, ‘Automated drapability testing for woven and non-crimp fabrics used in continuous fiber reinforced plastics’ was developed and implemented by Textechno in cooperation with DIN, Saertex, the Fiber Institute Bremen, Groz-Beckert and the Forschungsgesellschaft Textiltechnik Albstadt (FTA).
In the automated production of carbon or glass fiber-based woven and non-crimp fabrics for the aerospace or automotive industry, a major problem consists in undetected errors as they occur during the three dimensional deformation for the final component (draping). The method described in DIN SPEC uses, among other things, a high-resolution camera in conjunction with an image analysis to detect imperfections while draping.
This story uses material from Textechno, with editorial changes made by Materials Today. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent those of Elsevier.
