Firefly Aerospace automates composite rocket production with AFP systems

Firefly Aerospace is transitioning to Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) systems from Ingersoll Machine Tools to produce its all-composite Alpha rocket airframe in as little as 14 days. The first AFP system will be installed in May 2021 at its Briggs, Texas facility, with a second system planned for its Florida factory starting 2022.

“High-speed robotic large-scale automated fiber placement (AFP) machines, like those produced by Ingersoll Machine Tools, are now widely utilized in the aircraft industry.”mfgnewsweb.com

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• mfgnewsweb.comFirefly Aerospace Automates Composite Rocket ProductionJan 1, 2021

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