Avel Robotics Expands Low-Waste AFP Composite Manufacturing For Aerospace Applications
BY Composights
Published: 10 Jun 2026
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French composite manufacturing specialist Avel Robotics is advancing automated fiber placement (AFP) technologies focused on reducing material waste and improving sustainability in aerospace composite production.
The company s AFP Eco Performance initiative centers on optimizing automated composite manufacturing processes to lower scrap generation, reduce consumable use, and improve overall production efficiency for large composite structures.
Avel Robotics stated that its AFP manufacturing approach minimizes excess material consumption through precise fiber placement and process control while also reducing dependence on separator films and other disposable consumables commonly used in composite manufacturing workflows. The company is additionally developing mold-free and low-waste production approaches intended to improve manufacturing flexibility and reduce environmental impact.
The technologies are being applied across aerospace composite structures, including large aerostructures and advanced mobility platforms where automated manufacturing and lightweight materials are becoming increasingly important for production scalability and performance optimization.
According to Avel Robotics, the use of AFP-manufactured composite foils has demonstrated carbon footprint reductions of approximately 30% compared with conventional production methods, highlighting growing industry efforts to improve sustainability within composite-intensive manufacturing sectors.
The company has also expanded its automated composite manufacturing capabilities through new robotic AFP systems and aerospace industrialization programs supporting next-generation aircraft structures. These developments include work associated with advanced aerospace platforms and lightweight composite applications requiring high-precision automated layup technologies.
Automated fiber placement is increasingly being adopted across aerospace manufacturing due to its ability to improve repeatability, reduce material waste, support complex geometries, and enable higher-rate production of carbon fiber composite structures.
The development reflects broader aerospace industry efforts to improve sustainability and manufacturing efficiency in composite production, where automated processing, waste reduction, and lower-carbon manufacturing strategies are becoming increasingly important across the supply chain.
Source: Avel Robotics | News
