Patent 10112348 was granted and assigned to Ingersoll Machine Tools on October, 2018 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A fiber placement system is provided. The fiber placement system provides a plurality of working zones relative to a common gantry system. Such a configuration permits for the use of one working zone while another working zone is loaded/unloaded with parts. Also provided is a method for manufacturing composite parts using a fiber placement system having a plurality of working zones arranged relative to a common gantry.