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Composite High-Pressure Vessel Plant

Mikrosam Fully Integrated Filament Winding Manufacturing Cell
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Composite High-Pressure Vessel Plant

The revolution to transition from conventional hydrocarbon fuels such as gas and diesel to cleaner more sustainable fuels such as natural gas, LPG and hydrogen is well underway.  It holds the promise of lower carbon emissions, cleaner air and lower costs.  Mikrosam is supporting this revolution by having manufactured the most efficient, productive and fully integrated Type 3 and 4 cylinder manufacturing line in the world.  This system designed and fabricated by Mikrosam can produce 1 million cylinders per year when operated 24/7 with as few as four operators.  The system is completely turn-key and includes all of the material handling, creel management, fiber impregnation, winding and curing.  Our TCON (SCADA) system provides full part, process history and SPC enabling the management team to refine the process as needed.  While this system was designed for CNG tanks, it can be used to fabricate many other types of cylinders.  The machine was the subject of a white paper published in CompositesWorld.  More recently, Mikrosam was built the largest high pressure vessel plant for CNG and Hydrogen tanks in the world in Russia.  It can produce as many as 60,000 tanks per year.  See the article in CompositeWorld here.  Contact us with your requirements. 
Mikrosam High Pressure Vessel Plant

Automated Filament Winding Line for LPG, CNG, Hydrogen

Mikrosam Composites Filament Winding High Pressure Vessel Systems

Mikrosam integrated line

Mikrosam High Pressure Vessel Material Handling

Robot handling

Integrated Factory

Integrated Factory

Mikrosam Filament Winding Curing Oven

Integrated factory

Integral Oven for Automated Filament Winding Line for Type IV LPG/CNG/Hydrogen high pressure vessels.

Composite automation equipment

Composite automation equipment

Automated Filament Winding Line for Type IV LPG/CNG/Hydrogen high pressure vessels.

Advanced Features

 

  • Largest automotive experience in high-capacity serial production.
  • Reduced production cycle-time and higher ROI from turn-key integration
  • Quality Control System –unlimited reporting of all production and operation parameters for traceability and quality improvement
  • Partial and complete automation designed for maximum effectiveness
  • Lower material waste and increased profitability
  • Turn-key systems and integration with 3-rd party units

Proven configurations, designs, and experience

 

  • Annual production: 30,000 – 1,000.000 units
  • Automatic loading/unloading sections and buffer zones
  • 5 – spindle filament winding machine
  • Automatic cut and restart (patented)
  • Automatic resin mixing and delivery system
  • Air pressuring function for liner up to 20 bars
  • Automatic line re-adjustment for different vessel sizes
  • Robotized dynamic load balancing of FW equipment and product handling
  • Continuous curing oven with air-exchange control

Turnkey Composite Pressure Vessel Production Plants

Mikrosam delivers complete production lines for Type 4 (polymer-lined) and Type 5 (linerless) composite pressure vessels — hydrogen, CNG, and LPG. A single integrated plant takes you from liner to finished tank: automated liner loading and handling, high-speed towpreg or wet winding, parallel curing, automated unloading, and testing — all under one control system with a full process historian for certification-grade traceability.

What a Mikrosam Vessel Line Includes

  • Multi-spindle filament winding machines with automatic cut-and-add
  • Tensioned creel systems with dynamic tension control and broken-fiber detection
  • Curing ovens integrated into the automated line flow
  • Robotic material handling between every station
  • Quality control and testing stations
  • Vessel design software and Winding Commander machine control, with MES integration

    Scaling from Pilot Line to Full Production

    Programs can start with trials at Wichita State University's NIAR lab, where Mikrosam has a towpreg filament winder. At NIAR, customers develop processes and wind test articles before committing to capital equipment — then scale modularly to multi-spindle production. Our partner, Aragna Technology, can assist with engineering support and onsite operation of the winder to ensure the process is viable both technically and commercially. Systems are delivered turnkey with a two-year warranty and remote technical support.

    Composite Automation is Mikrosam's North American representative. Explore filament winding machines and vessel design software, or contact us to discuss your Type 4 or Type 5 vessel program.

    Evaluating a vessel production line? Start with a winding trial at NIAR and a 15-minute capability call — validate the process before committing capital. Contact us.

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