SONOTEC Co., Ltd.
Cutting of thermoplastic CFRP using the ultrasonic cutter
- Technical Classification:
- [ Processing ]
- Products:
- [ Equipment / Facilities ] [ Products / Processed Products ]
- Keyword:
- [ carbon prepreg ] [ cutting ] [ edge tool ] [ secondary processing ] [ Thermoplastic CFRP ] [ Ultrasonic cutter ]
Point of the Proposed Technology
For cutting of CFRP, a large equipment such as laser and waterjet is used. We would like to propose an ultrasonic cutter as a relatively simple cutting tool. Use of the ultrasonic cutter enables an environmentally-friendly (few chippings produced), fast and easy cutting of unnecessary portions of a molded thermoplastic CFRP part.
Three-dimensional cutting is also possible by attaching the tool to the robot hand.
Three-dimensional cutting is also possible by attaching the tool to the robot hand.
Effect(s)
[Manual machine]
・Facilitates processing at the trial manufacturing stage
[Automatic machine]
・Reduces cost on systematization
・Facilitates processing at the trial manufacturing stage
[Automatic machine]
・Reduces cost on systematization
New Technology
Video of the Proposed Technology
https://youtu.be/NBY_ES2V-l4
Technology Deployment and Cooperation
| Development Stage |
Commercialization Completed (already delivered: yes) |
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| Intellectual Property Right | Yes | ||||
| Joint Researchers (their role) | Our own technology
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| Example of Application | ・Interior and exterior of automobile
・Aircraft members | ||||
| Technical Problems | [Business plan]
Further extension of life of cutting edge and development of prototype of blade for an easier cutting of thermoplastic CFRP | ||||
| Collaborator needed to Improve | Material makers, wholesale trading companies for materials, jig makers
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| Technical WEB page | https://www.sonotec.com/material/carbon.html | ||||
Inquiries
| Personnel / Department | Sales Engineering / Section Chief, Ohno Tatsumi, Tarutani | ||||
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| Address | 5-4-1, Shinsaku, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, 213-0014, Japan | ||||
| Contact |
TEL: +81-44-877-8311 FAX: +81-44-877-8312 |
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Outline of Company and Organization
| Location | 5-4-1, Shinsaku, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, 213-0014, Japan | ||||
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| Contact | TEL: +81-44-877-8311 FAX: +81-44-877-8312 | ||||
| Capital / No. of Employees | 10,000,000 yen・25 employees | ||||
| Product Line | Ultrasonic processor | ||||
| Major Customers | Domestic and overseas automobile makers, aircraft makers, R&D institutions | ||||
| Overseas Base(s) | Sales representatives (USA, Germany, China, Korea) | ||||
| Certification | |||||
| Company/Organization WEB page | https://www.sonotec.com/ | ||||
Update date: 2020/2/27