Instrumenting a wedge cell
What to sense, baseline and measure before autonomy.
Insights from the composites floor
How autonomy changes layup, cure, inspection, simulation and yield — written for engineers.
Featured
Closing the loop on fiber placement
Open-loop AFP means programming a path and hoping. Here’s what changes when the head can sense, predict and correct every tow.
Library
Recent writing
Layup
Why AFP still runs open-loop — and what closing it changes
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CureThe cure is where strength is won or lost
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InspectionFrom post-cure NDT to pre-cure prevention
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Digital twinHitting target strength before the cure
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YieldScheduling a composites factory with cuOpt
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AssuranceAssurance-grade autonomy for airworthy parts
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Topics
Explore by theme
Layup & AFPCure & consolidationNDT & defectsDigital twinYield & energyAssurancePhysical AI
Composites 101
The vocabulary we speak
| AFP / ATL | Automated fiber placement / automated tape laying — robotic tow / tape deposition. |
|---|---|
| Prepreg | Fiber pre-impregnated with resin, laid up then cured. |
| Exotherm | Heat released during cure; if uncontrolled, causes porosity and residual stress. |
| Tg | Glass-transition temperature — a key marker of full consolidation. |
| C-scan | Ultrasonic inspection map used to find internal porosity and voids. |
| FOD | Foreign object debris — a defect source in layup. |
Guides
Practical deep-dives
Autonomy safety for airworthy parts
Envelopes, guards, human-in-the-loop and audit.
GPU workloads on the factory edge
From perception to bounded control at low latency.
Stay in the loop
Field notes on composites autonomy
Occasional, technical, no fluff — new writing on layup, cure, NDT, twins and physical AI.
Events
Where to find us
Composites & aerospace forums
We present on autonomy, NDT and cure control across the community.
Physical-AI & NVIDIA
Talks on factory-edge perception, twins and cuOpt scheduling.
Design-partner briefings
Private sessions on wedge workflows and ROI.
For teams
Bring it to your engineers
Reading list
Curated primers on layup, cure and NDT for onboarding new engineers.
Reference stack
How the factory-edge GPU pipeline fits perception, twin and control.
Assurance playbook
Envelopes, guards, human-in-the-loop and audit, explained.
FAQ
About our content
Do you publish technical detail?
Yes — our writing is aimed at composites and manufacturing engineers, with real process vocabulary and methods.
Can we co-author a case study?
Design partners often do. Reach out and we’ll scope an anonymized or named study.
Talk composites autonomy
Bring us a hard problem from your floor — we’ll dig in.