INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION

  Composiflex manufactures solutions for original equipment, customized original equipment, and aftermarket replacement components.  Replacing traditional steel and aluminum with carbon or glass composite material provides weight reduction which can translate to energy savings and longer equipment life.   Composite material can also provide inherent vibration damping.  For example, as a workpiece is moved through a progressive die, vibration must be allowed to settle before the piece can be lowered into the next station.  When metallic pick-and-place arms are replaced with composite alternatives in such a system, faster cycle times and more consistent quality can be achieved due to the damping introduced by the composite material.  Composite materials can also provide better corrosion resistance when the working environment is considered during the material specification process. 

  Components can be fabricated using a combination of metal and composite material or constructed entirely of composite, depending factors such as performance requirements, production volume, and tooling budget. 

FlexPLY^® SPRINGS

  Composiflex designs and manufactures a variety of E-glass/epoxy, carbon/epoxy, and high-temperature glass/epoxy FlexPLY^® springs for numerous industrial equipment applications.  These flat springs are most commonly employed within the drive systems of vibratory equipment where they are loaded in bending and excited at their natural frequency.  This provides the maximum deflection of the springs which translates to the maximum rate for transfer of bulk material through the vibratory conveyor or feeder.  It also requires a highly fatigue-resistant material that can sustain tens of millions of load cycles without failure.  Further, applications that are tuned to a particular spring performance, require springrate stability over cycle life.  When designed within target stress limits, FlexPLY^® springs provide exceptionally long fatigue life, typically with 5% or less change in springrate over time.

 
  Because of its high fatigue resistance, FlexPLY^® material is well-suited for components other than springs.  This material is a candidate for any component in which fatigue is an issue and/or maintaining consistent stiffness is important.  The material can be laid up in sheet form, cured, and cut to final shape using our 5-axis CNC router or 3-axis abrasive waterjet cutter.  It can also be laid up into complex molds to produce a near net shape component right out of the tool.

  Use the on-line RFQ form to request a spring quote.   The downloadable brochure provides additional details about this material and its fatigue performance.   

                            

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FlexPly Spring Brochure