Van Wees is fully dedicated to manufacture equipment for the production of UD tapes, Crossply laminates and tailored blanks. Composite materials based on carbon and glass fibers reinforced thermoset and thermoplastic resins. End of last year, Van Wees has done an intensive study for a Fraunhofer institute in Germany with a TPR600 placement robot and… Read more
It is no surprise for you that we are focused on UD and Crossply technology. It is not only in our name, but also visible in our Research and Technology Center. We can make thermoplastic UD and Crossply tapes and cut them on our slitting machine in widths from 12 millimeters upwards. To show the… Read more
Van Wees has developed a tape placement robot for the production of thermoplastic tailored blanks. Using UD or Crossply tape (produced on a Van Wees UD and/or Crossply machines) the robot is capable of manufacturing multilayer tailored blanks with thermoplastic composite material. The robot carefully picks up the tapes, by means of vacuum. It then… Read more
The Carbon fiber creel is a post development of the Glass roving creel. In that creel we noticed that flat yarns should be guided in a different manner, without eyelets. Van Wees has equipped the carbon fiber creel creel with these guidings and it shows good performance. In the accompanying photo it is shown how… Read more
Van Wees is the only company in the world offering turnkey production lines for the manufacture of thermoset prepreg materials and the upstream equipment such as Creels and the downstream equipment like Crossply machines and lamination lines. Our customers are producing thermoset prepreg material for a wide range of applications. From wind turbine components to… Read more
With the Multi-axial UD Crossply machine in our Research and Technology Center we are able to make 1800 millimeters wide Crossply products. In a Uni-Directional or UD the individual fibres are oriented parallel to each other and kept in this aligned position by a matrix material. This is realized by unwinding yarns from a creel,… Read more
Van Wees is the only company with full dedication to the UD and Crossply technology. We built the first machines for the production of ballistic protection laminates in 1994 and van Wees is well-known for its UD & Crossply technology in this market. To illustrate that this technology is also an interesting option for high-throughput… Read more
In professional sports the application of strong, lightweight materials can mean the difference between defeat and triumph. Sail cloth for yacht racing is such an example and thanks to its experience in ballistic textile, Van Wees managed to develop a laminate based on these high-performance fibers that can meet the demanding conditions on the ocean… Read more
After introduction of the driver airbag in the eighties, the growth of this safety product for the automotive has been tremendous. After introduction of the driver airbag in the eighties, the growth of this safety product for the automotive has been tremendous. Besides, the development of variants for protection against rolling over, the so-called side… Read more
Coated textiles find more and more application in architecture as membranes for tensioned structures. At the moment PTFE-coated glass fibers or PES-PVC fabrics and ETFE films are predominantly used for this purpose. However, sunlight transmission of these fabrics is limited and their areal weight is substantial. Therefore Van Wees developed a laminate based on an… Read more