CPC B32B 43/006 (2013.01) [B29C 70/54 (2013.01); Y10T 156/1132 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1153 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1174 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1911 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1944 (2015.01); Y10T 156/195 (2015.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A system for removing a backing from a ply of composite material, the system comprising:
a roller comprising a roller axis and a roller surface that circumscribes the roller axis;
an adhesion feature disposed on the roller surface;
a roller drive to move the roller along a travel path that is perpendicular to the roller axis and to rotate the roller about the roller axis; and
a cooling element that moves along the travel path to reduce a temperature of at least one of the backing and the ply ahead of the roller.
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