Evaluation of the automated production of a composite rear pressure bulkhead in terms of technological and economical aspects

At the DLR ZLP in Augsburg a full scale rear pressure bulkhead demonstrator was built using the pick-and-place process with cooperating robots combined with dry fiber placement via continuous rolling technology. To identify the most economic process, manufacturing times, manufacturing costs and preform quality were evaluated regarding the required investment costs. By comparing the results with the manual process the technological readiness was determined in combination with further optimization potential.