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The Super Hornet is McClean Anderson's solution for composite part development, prototyping or production environments.

The Super Hornet comes standard with 4-axes of computer controlled motion and employs all digital AC servo technology. The Super Hornet is driven by the Windows® based Flexwind machine control and Composite Designer pattern development software.

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• 4-axes of Computer-Controlled Motion
• All Digital AC Servo Technology
• Precision Timing Belt and Sprocket Driven

Wet Wind Fiber Delivery Tooling
Tooling is made of all stainless steel construction. Includes fiber delivery arm, fiber comb and final
radiused fiber-delivery ring.

Towpreg Fiber Delivery Tooling
Consists of independent guide rollers and single  final consolidation delivery roller.

Electronic Fiber Tensioning
McClean Anderson’s digital-electronic fiber tensioning systems provide the optimum method available for
precision fiber dispensing. Tensioning Systems are  available in a wide range of configurations.

Bookshelf Fiber Dispensing Creel 
Stationary fiber dispensing  creel.  Spools of fiber are placed onto shelving and fiber is redirected through a 
series of ceramic eyelets. Ideal for center-pull glass.

Drum or Fiber-Dip Type Resin Bath
Jacketed, stainless steel, resin bath assembly. Used for metering and controlling fiber wet-out. Baths are
made of a stainless steel/aluminum construction.

Re-circulation Liquid Type Resin Bath Heater
Heater consists of a built in heated reservoir that pumps liquid through the lower jacket of the resin bath tank.

Electric Type Resin Bath Heater
Heater consists of heat pad located on the bottom of the resin bath tank.

Resin Drip Trays
Resin drip trays are positioned directly under  the machine spindle. The tray features handles for easy removal.

IR Curing Panel
IR Curing Panels are  designed to cure parts while in the Filament Winding Machine.

Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)                                                        
System maintains machine control power for up to 30 minutes in the event of main power failure.

Wireless Radio Control Pendant  
Allows operation of the filament-winding machine by means of a wireless pendant.  Aids and improves
machine operation for extended length machinery.

Digital Auxiliary Outputs
Generates programs for activating digital outputs during winding program execution. These programs
enable you to trigger output  states based on existing filament winding program states.

Bar Code Scanner
2D scanner allows the scanning of bar codes to load the associated part program.

Safety Edge (Bumper Switch)
Bumper switches are used to stop the machine in an  Estop state in the event the machine’s horizontal
carriage would strike a  foreign object. Switches are located on both headstock and tailstock sides of the
winder’s horizontal carriage.
      

Overhead Laser Alignement System with Display
System will facilitate placement of Towpreg plies and verification of beginning and end of winding
patterns that are located within the machines winding envelope.