# Cygnet Texkimp unveils next-generation prepreg tape slitting machine

Cygnet Texkimp unveiled a production-scale Prepreg Tape Slitting Machine at its UK Innovation Centre. The machine can slit thermoset, thermoplastic, and ceramic prepreg tapes at speeds up to 60 m/min, following a contract win for the original demonstrator machine from an East Asian composite manufacturer.

- Type: Product launch
- Announced: 2025-07-24
- Where: Northwich, UK, United Kingdom
- Status: announced
- Capacity: up to 60 metres per minute
- Products: prepreg tape slitting machine
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Cygnet Texkimp](https://endata.com/companies/41531.md)

## Sources

- [cygnet-texkimp.com](https://cygnet-texkimp.com/2025/07/24/cygnet-texkimp-unveils-next-generation-pre-preg-tape-slitting-machine/), 2025-07-24: "Cygnet Texkimp has unveiled a next-generation, production-scale Prepreg Tape Slitting Machine at its UK Innovation Centre."
- [textileworld.com](https://www.textileworld.com/textile-world/nonwovens-technical-textiles/2025/08/cygnet-texkimp-unveils-next-generation-prepreg-slitting-machine-for-thermoset-thermoplastic-and-ceramic-tapes-following-asia-contract-win/), 2025-08-19: "The technology has been developed to support advances in automated fiber placement (AFP) and automated tape laying (ATL) applications for aerospace and other high-performance industries."

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