Fives to attend CAMX 2026
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At Fives, our Composites & Automated Solutions business line delivers fully integrated, end-to-end composite manufacturing systems engineered to accelerate production, elevate quality, and unlock the full potential of advanced materials. Across aerospace, defense, space, and emerging composite applications, our technologies set new benchmarks in precision, speed, productivity, and reliability.
At CAMX, we are showcasing a powerful lineup of solutions built to optimize every step of the composite production workflow—from lamination to forming, inspection, and curing.
Built for Performance. Engineered for Integration. Ready for What’s Next.
From customizable lamination cells to complete automated production lines, Fives delivers systems engineered for maximum throughput, minimal waste, and best in class quality
Fives Named Finalist for the ACE Award at CAMX 2026
Fives has been selected as a finalist for the ACE Award at CAMX 2026 for its Composites Manufacturing Cell of the Future, which integrates CAD, ACES, Robotic Viper, COAST, HyperX, and laser projection into a unified Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) environment, enabling seamless digital manufacturing, real-time inspection, and enhanced composite part quality.
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DISCOVER OUR SPOTLIGHT SOLUTIONS
Cincinnati SuperCharger
The Cincinnati SuperCharger is new benchmark for high-rate composites.
- Higher than 99.9% CUT/ADD reliability
- On-head scrap management to reduce downtime and material waste
- Cut on-the-fly speeds over 1.5m/s for faster cycle times
Next-gen ATL technology designed for higher throughput and greater process flexibility
Cincinnati Bobotic Viper
The Cincinnati Viper is the next generation of automated fiber placement.
- Flexible & expandable platform with multiple dockingend-effectors
- Productivity building features reduce floor to floor time
- Seamless integration with Fives Composites Digital Engineering Suite: COAST | ACES
Laydown rates up to 1.3m/s, cut/adds at 1m/s for a fast, robust, low maintenance solution
Lund SLALOM
The Lund Slalom is a hybrid tape placement system that bridges the gap between AFP and ATL—offering the speed of automated tape laying with the flexibility of fiber placement.
- Automatic material exchange for continuous production and flexible lanes with rapid automated swaps
- Designed with 1 to 21 lanes depending on part configuration and contour
- Each lane achieves up to 3 degrees of off axis tape lamination
- High‑speed, precise multi‑lane layup with contour capability
Individual lane speeds up to 5905 ipm (2.5 m/s) and lay speeds up to 9450 ipm (4.0 m/s)
COAST (Composite Optical Automated Surface Tracking)
Based on advanced Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), COAST integrates seamlessly into the AFP machine, collecting real-time inspection data without impeding performance. Designed to handle a wide range of composite materials and sensor incident angles for advanced quality assurance.
- OCT technology creates 3D maps of composites surface
- Real-time tow placement measurement and control
Measures close to compaction roller minimizing optical variation