FEATURE Automation” DECISION-MAKING AIDS - Controlling product costs as early as the concept design phase 36 PROCESS - Laser-assisted thermoplastic tape-laying systems 39 FIBRE PLACEMENT - Fibre placement robots and software 42 ROBOTICS - Robotics for composite materials 45 48 CUTTING & LASER TOOL - Cutting, kitting and assembly of composite materials WATERJET SYSTEM - Machining airframe composites with abrasive waterjet 54 PULTRUSION - Radius-Pultrusion™ widens the borders of profile manufacturing 59 R e s i n s p a r e x c e l le n c e No47 March-April 2009 / jec composites magazine 35http://www.crayvalley.com/