Engineered-to-order
Established in 1990 in Prilep, North Macedonia. More than 330 production lines delivered in 45+ countries. Every line is engineered to order, which is why the filament winders, fiber placement systems and prepreg lines we supply are sized to your part, not taken from a catalogue.
- 1990Established in Prilep
- 330+Production lines delivered
- 45+Countries
- 7+Years of partnership with ABS
Winds two to five mandrels at once for the volume production of composite pressure vessels such as CNG, LPG and hydrogen tanks, by wet or towpreg winding.
- 2–5Spindles
- up to 800 mmMandrel diameter
- 500 kgMaximum mandrel weight
Filament winding machines for Type IV pressure vessels and pipes
Filament winding machines for carbon-fiber Type IV pressure vessels (hydrogen and CNG tanks), composite pipes and shafts, from single-spindle lab units to multi-spindle production cells, with the aerospace and energy references to match.
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An entry robotic automated fiber placement cell for multi-material R&D, on a KUKA Fortec-class robot, laying a single 2″ tape or four ¼″ tows.
- 4 × ¼″Or one 2″ tape
- 2 kWLaser heating
- ManualHead exchange
Automated fiber and tape placement (AFP/ATL) for aerospace
Automated fiber placement (AFP) and automated tape laying (ATL) systems for aerospace structures, on robots or gantries, with automatic head exchange on the larger lines.
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A solvent-process prepreg line for thermoset resins on carbon, glass, aramid or hybrid fibers, cloth or paper, up to 2,000 mm wide, built to your fiber and resin.
- 2,000 mmWidth
- 1,000 g/m²Areal weight
- IR and convectionHeating
Prepreg making lines
Make your own prepreg, by solvent, hot-melt, towpreg or thermoplastic process, up to 2,000 mm wide and 30 m/min.
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Slitting and rewinding machines that turn wide UD thermoset and thermoplastic prepreg into narrow AFP tows or ATL tapes, with online inspection and up to 48 positions.
- ±0.125 mmCutting accuracy
- up to 48Rewinding positions
- 100 m/minProcess speed
Prepreg slitting and rewinding
Slitting and rewinding machines that convert prepreg into the tape widths your layup process needs.
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Filament winding and fiber placement, explained
Short answers to the questions we are asked most often before a line is specified.
What is a Type IV pressure vessel?
A fully composite tank: a polymer liner over-wrapped with carbon fiber by filament winding, with no metal shell. Type IV vessels store hydrogen and CNG at 350 to 700 bar at a fraction of the weight of steel, which is why they are used in fuel-cell vehicles, gas transport and launch vehicles. Mikrosam multi-spindle winders produce them in volume.
What is the difference between AFP and ATL?
Automated fiber placement (AFP) lays narrow tows, typically ¼ inch wide, individually steered over complex curvature. Automated tape laying (ATL) lays wide prepreg tape, 50 to 300 mm on Mikrosam lines, on flat or gently curved surfaces at higher rates. Mikrosam Libra and Taurus lines do both with an automatic head exchange.
Which filament winding machine suits my part?
Lab machines for R&D and smaller parts, up to 1 m in diameter and 3 m long; floor-bed machines for large mandrels, up to 4 m in diameter and 30 m long; multi-spindle machines for the volume production of pressure vessels, with two to five spindles winding at once. Send us the part diameter, length and annual volume and we will propose the configuration.
Who installs and supports Mikrosam lines in India?
ABS India, Mikrosam’s authorised distributor, does it from Bengaluru: installation and commissioning, operator and programming training, calibration, maintenance contracts and spare parts. The factory-trained engineers who install your line also answer your service calls and keep its history, so the people who know it best look after it for as long as you run it.
Request a quote
Tell us which Mikrosam filament winding or fiber placement line you are considering, or send your part and material details, and our engineers will size the line, from spindle count to tape width, and quote it.
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