"Composites" is now synonymous with high-tech and high-end products, and advanced composites have spread from aerospace applications to well-known medical devices, sporting goods, 3C electronic products and so on. In order to promote the development and application of composites technology, SAMPE China 2023 Annual Conference & 18th International Advanced Composites Products, Raw Materials, Tooling & Engineering Applications Exhibition was held in Beijing for three days on 5th July, attracting professionals from all over the world to visit and exchange ideas.
The annual conference is divided into two major parts, namely the international academic conference and the exhibition. With the theme of "Advanced Composites, Leading Industrial Innovation and Sustainable Development", the 4-day international conference covers 32 thematic sessions, including intelligent design and manufacturing technology of composites and its engineering applications, composites data management and applications, composites lightweighting technology and applications in automotive industry, composites performance characterisation and testing technology, graphene and its applications in composites, etc. The conference combines invited reports and academic sessions, allowing industry colleagues to learn the latest international and domestic composites industry. There are 32 thematic venues, such as composite materials and its application in composite materials, etc. The combination of invited reports and academic sessions allows industry colleagues to learn about the latest progress of the international and domestic composite materials industry, and to discuss the hot academic topics of concern to everyone. The International Exhibition on Advanced Composite Products, Raw Materials, Tooling and Engineering Applications set up at the annual conference is held for the 18th time, with an exhibition area of nearly 20,000 square metres, more than 330 exhibitors and 11,000+ professional visitors. Visiting SAMPE Composites Exhibition has become a necessary annual activity for composites people.
As one of the popular highlights of the show, the research and development of composites graphics processing and intelligent cutting equipment has attracted wide attention. On the exhibition site, many visitors stopped to watch the PGM ULTRACUT intelligent cutting machine. By watching the actual operation from a close distance, they were able to understand more intuitively the operation effect of the intelligent cutting machine.
As a single-ply cutting machine that can be flexibly used for sampling and small-volume orders, it has a variety of cutting tools that can be flexibly switched to apply to a variety of materials, and it can be used to improve the consistency of the production process and quality control through the high-efficiency numerical control cutting process combined with the structure of the product. The edges of the cut material are smooth without wrinkles and burrs. In addition, the combination of PGM SUPER NEST optimised graphic nesting system and cutting IOT saves manpower and material costs in the cutting and lowering process, digitises the working details of the equipment, and improves the overall production capacity.
Focusing on its high efficiency, intelligence and precision, exhibitors have said that this intelligent cutting machine not only represents the development trend of the industry in the direction of intelligence and automation, but also provides a more efficient and intelligent cutting solution for production enterprises.
Intelligent cutting technology makes the processing of composite materials more efficient, and at the same time ensures the quality and stability of the products. It is believed that in the near future, intelligent cutting will be applied in more fields and make greater contribution to the development and progress of the industry.