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holding

Smart Vacuum Holding Fixtures
The Austrian company Micado, a global leader in smart holding fixtures for reworking composites, has set new standards with the DFT380 digital flexible holding tool. Due to their long-term experience in the field of flexible composite holding equipment, the company has successfully delivered the DFT380 to FACC, Austria.

By

Jens Hopfgartner Sales & project management Micado

T

he DFT380 is the first product on the flexible tools market capable of holding 36 different Airbus A380 flap track fairing components ranging from 1 to 6 metres in length in an absolutely reliable way and with the highest accuracy. Micado and FACC technicians have integrated 32 digitally-controlled axes into the flexible tool with 88 contact points. These digitally-controlled axes enable the DFT380 to adjust components to their nominal position by either pushing or pulling them into place. The latest technology allows rapid set-up in order to keep the costs of the whole trimming process to a minimum. Every single contact point can be adjusted easily via a touch pad if necessary.

surfaces. One of the main objectives is to keep the set-up time to a minimum, which requires that certain types of parts are held with one single fixture, if possible. This has the advantage of keeping the storage volume to a minimum.

Set up in 1998, Micado has been growing gradually to a highly-experienced company in the fields of aerospace, automotive and product development. Due to its diverse business units, the company can make use of synergies for its project activities.

More information

From automotive to aerospace
The company efficiently adapts the knowledge gained in the automotive industry to aerospace applications. This results in higher accuracy, shorter cycle times and a steady way towards a fullyautomated production line. Innovation doesn’t only mean inventing something

new, but also combining well-working solutions in a creative way. Micado’s innovative power has been rewarded with the 2011 Mechatronics Innovation Award. n
More information www.micado.at

Innovative strength
In addition to this special solution for A380 components, the company provides various groups of holding solutions ranging from manual holding fixtures (MHF) to totally digitally controlled universal fixtures (UHF, DFT). Building on the synergies gained from the automotive sector, Micado is watching out for challenges with highly complex free-form

DFT380 - Universal Holding Fixture

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http://www.micado.at

JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012

Cover
Edito
Point of view: Toray believes in Europe
Contents
Agenda of Events
COMPANY & BUSINESS
- In Brief
- Wind energy
APPLICATIONS
- Medical
MARKET
- Carbon survey
- Human ressources
FEATURE AEROSPACE
- Advancement
- Nano
- Thermoplastics
- Autoclave
- Fibre placement
- Lamination
- CNC
- Holding
- Manufacturing
- Sustainability
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
- SMPs
- Damage
TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATIONS
- Coating
- Filament winding
- Natural fibre
Special JEC Asia
- JEC Asia 2012, the place to be
- Aerospace
- Carbon
- Indonesia
Index
In the world
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - Point of view: Toray believes in Europe
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - Agenda of Events
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - In Brief
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Wind energy
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Medical
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Carbon survey
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Human ressources
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Advancement
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Nano
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - 33
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Thermoplastics
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Autoclave
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Fibre placement
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Lamination
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - CNC
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Holding
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Manufacturing
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Sustainability
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - SMPs
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Damage
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Coating
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - 64
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Filament winding
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Natural fibre
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - Index
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - In the world
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - JEC Asia 2012, the place to be
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - 71
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Aerospace
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JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - 75
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Carbon
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - 77
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - 78
JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #72 - April/May 2012 - - Indonesia
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