STAXX 3D

FIBER PLACEMENT MACHINING CENTER

The STAXX 3D offers various options for high-volume production. The swiveling rotary table offers even more possibilities to produce small individual composite parts such as ribs, flat plates, structural parts and tailored blanks. This system is not only highly flexible, but achieves high part quality in a time-saving manner. Designed for a cost-efficient and sustainable production it is ideal for the automotive and aerospace industry 

Technical Data

  • 16 tow AFP Head ¼” or ½” 
  • Layup area max. diagonal 2500 mm 
  • 6-axis (x, y, z, a, b, c) 
  • Tilting, rotary table  
  • Feed rate 60 m/min 
  • Cut on the fly with 45 m/min 
  • Direct layup of unidirectional carbon fiber 
  • Totally enclosed and air conditioned system 
  • Integrated pallet handling system 
  • Siemens 840 D SL Control 
  • High volume production 
Full view of the rectangular STAXX 3D System.

An easily transportable production center for complex serial parts.

Special Features

  • Direct layup of unidirectional carbon fiber
  • Net shape layup
  • Stacking and preforms ready to mould and cure
  • No limitations in fiber orientation
  • Clear interface to automation and handling
Lay-up of composite materials on a tilting table for small 3D parts.

Tilting table with the possibility of laying 3D parts.

The STAXX Flex Robotic AFP System is ideally suited for complex Fiber Placement Processes such as for Hydrogen Tank Structures (Photo: DLR)

Broetje-Automation Showcases Cutting-Edge Composite Manufacturing Technology at JEC World 2025!

Visit our Booth in Hall 5 #M115 | March 4-6, 2025 | Paris, France

Rastede, Germany – Broetje-Automation, a global leader in advanced manufacturing solutions, invites industry professionals, researchers and the media to visit its booth at JEC World 2025, the premier trade show for the composites industry. The event will take place from 4 to 6 March 2025 in Paris, where Broetje-Automation will present groundbreaking innovations in composite manufacturing, including a large hydrogen tank demonstrator for future aircraft and the revolutionary STAXX Flex 8-tow end-effector.

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