A new era in automation system design is emerging with CompoTech PLUS, spol. s r.o showcasing its latest standardized range of ultra-stiff, lightweight carbon composite beams and tubes at Automatica 2025, held at Messe Munich. Designed to outperform traditional metals, CompoTech's components are set to redefine performance benchmarks for OEMs and system integrators in intelligent automation and robotics.
At the heart of CompoTech's offering is its proprietary robot-assisted filament laying (RAFL) technology, which precisely orients ultra-high modulus carbon fibres along a component's axis. This enables production of carbon composite structures with superior stiffness and strength-to-weight ratios, boosting automation system performance through faster speeds and throughput, improved accuracy via vibration damping, higher load capacity without increasing mass, reduced energy use, and simplified modular assembly via integrated bolt-together connectors.
"Automation must evolve for higher speed, greater accuracy, and energy efficiency," noted Humphrey Carter, Head of Business Development at CompoTech. "Our advanced carbon composite technology empowers design engineers to meet these demands, offering a smarter, more sustainable alternative to metal structures."
Manufactured using CompoTech's Advanced Winding Technology, the new composite beams are engineered with pitch-based carbon fibres boasting axial stiffness up to 330 GPa, exceeding steel while being up to 75% lighter. These profiles offer 50% greater bending strength than traditional wound beams, zero thermal expansion for dimensional stability, and precision-pressed square and round sections. Available in diameters from 10mm to 428mm and widths from 40mm to 300mm, the components are tailored for applications including press line T-booms, metrology gantries, aerospace and automotive tooling, and robotic arms.
Trusted by automation firms such as Bilsing Automation and Eagle Laser, CompoTech's carbon composite structures have delivered measurable performance gains in laser cutting systems, high-speed material handling, aerospace fixturing, and precision machine tool platforms, reflecting the growing shift away from steel and aluminium in high-performance automation.
Source: compotech.com
