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July 1, 2007
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Robotic Trimming Radically Shortens Production Cycle

Plasan USA (Bennington, Vt.) molds the Chevrolet Z06 Corvette's front fenders with handlayed, autoclavecured carbon/epoxy prepreg. Until recently, however, manual deflashing, trimming and drilling of the demolded parts consumed more than an hour to meet requirements for edge quality and fastener hole location accuracy. When Plasan, until recently part of Vermont Composites, canvassed vendors in search of a robotic system to shorten the trim and drill cycle, the company tried several methods offered by KMT Robotic Solutions Inc. (Auburn Hills, Mich.). Formed in December 2006 by the union of KMT Cutting Systems (Ronneby, Sweden) and Robotic ...

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