Toroidal Composite Propeller Fabrication with Rapid Tow Shearing Technology

Rapid Tow Shearing (RTS) is the world’s first automated composites deposition technology that places wide composites tapes around curved paths without any defects. Effective fibre steering through the RTS head enables rapid manufacture of complex-shaped parts with unprecedented weight and performance benefits, which is not achievable with current techniques. In the Torpropel project, this technology will be implemented to optimize the propeller composite structure by detailed design of the fibre’s direction and composite thickness. The technology demonstrator will be manufactured in iCOMAT facilities using proprietary RTS process.