American GFM Corporation
“AGFM brings decades of world class machine tool manufacturing and systems integration to advanced composites manufacturing and repair facilities.”
Headquarters: 1200 Cavalier Blvd., Chesapeake, VA 23323
757-487-2442
Machine tools and equipment manufactured:
Metal working
- Radial forging machines
- Crankshaft milling machines
- Sheet metal stack routers
Composites related
- Ultrasonic ply cutting machines
- 3-axis to 5-axis routing machines
- Combination 6-axis ultrasonic cutting/5-axis routing machines
- Combination flat tape laying/ultrasonic cutting machines
- CompForm preforming system for liquid composite molding processes
Customers: Major manufacturers of advanced composites components and assemblies, plus repair facilities
Recent high performance integrated systems:
- Flat tape laying systems with automatic head changers for applications requiring different types or different widths of materials from layer to layer
- Completely integrated advanced composite manufacturing cell that includes manufacturing, automated material/component transfer and storage, plus inspection and assembly, covering 50 meters x 60 meters of floor space
- High throughput ultrasonic ply cutting system that includes simultaneous marking, cutting and offloading with automatic material dispensing and advancing
- Combination 6-axis ultrasonic cutting/5-axis routing machine tool system with automatic head changer (ultrasonic to routing technology and vice versa), plus automatic shuttle system for moving components into and out of machine tool, minimizing effective setup time and maximizing through put
- Ultrasonic honeycomb core sculpting and inspection
Contact: Frank Elliott, Advanced Initiatives Coordinator. 817-577-4488, FEatGFM@aol.com.
