For this
purposes, a carriage is translating back and forth, positioning and laying the fiber
band onto the mandrel at an appropriate speed determined by the winding angle.
Fiber tension may be controlled by roller guides, comb or scissor bar. In the
industry, fiber materials that are commonly found are E-class, S- class, carbon,
glass and aramid type. For two degree of freedom filament winding machine, the
mandrels are usually cylindrical in shape. Resin formulation can be varied to
produce different mechanical, structural or electrical properties [4]. When the
resin cures, a solid outer casing with significant strength will be formed [1].
Properties of the finish composite products are dependent on the type of winding
pattern. Typical winding patterns are hoop winding, helical winding as well as
polar winding.