SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SORTING AND MOLDING COMPOSITE MATERIAL WITH CHOPPED FIBER FILLER

摘要

FIELD: production of composite materials; technological processes.;SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a method of sorting pieces of composite material with chopped fiber filler, a method of forming a composite structure reinforced with fibers, system for composite material with chopped fiber filler. Molding systems comprise a conveyor, an image forming device, a mold, a pneumatic device and a controller. Controller directs the pneumatic device for changing trajectory of free fall of pieces of composite material with chopped fiber filler based on characteristics of these pieces of composite material with chopped fiber filler, while they are dropped from conveyor into receiver or mold. Sorting and molding methods include dropping pieces of composite material with chopped fiber filler, detection of characteristics of dropped pieces and direction of said pieces based on detected characteristics.;EFFECT: disclosed are improved systems and methods for composite material with chopped fiber filler.;17 cl, 3 dwg