On August 28–29, Wang Pengfei, Vice President of Technology at ANWHA, delivered a keynote speech titled “Automated Molding and Assembly Solution for Carbon Fiber Automotive Body Trim Prepregs” at the Conference on Intelligent Manufacturing of New Energy Vehicle Batteries, Motors, and Lightweight Technologies. Wang Pengfei emphasized that ANWHA’s intelligent carbon fiber assembly solution helps bridge the final gap in the application of lightweight materials. The conference was also attended by numerous speakers from the Automotive Market Research Branch of the China Automobile Dealers Association, the Beijing Automotive Research Institute, the Sino-German Corporate Joint Innovation Center, the SAIC-GM Commercial Vehicle Technology Center, the Tsinghua University Suzhou Automotive Research Institute, and other organizations.

　　General Manager Wang introduced ANWHA’s carbon-fiber intelligent assembly solutions, which are centered on system integration, from four aspects: the carbon-fiber composite robotic machining unit, the highly flexible automated adhesive‑applying station for carbon-fiber parts, the carbon-fiber composite drilling and grinding integrated unit, and the intelligent assembly line for carbon-fiber composites.

　　1. Carbon fiber composite robot machining unit: FlexCube is ANWHA’s first robotic flexible workstation designed for applications such as machining, polishing, grinding, and assembly. It is the first product jointly developed by ANWHA and the German Fraunhofer Institute. Compared with traditional robotic systems, it offers greater flexibility and significantly shorter on-site configuration times, among other advantages.

　　2. High-Flexibility Automated Adhesive‑Applying Station for Carbon‑Fiber Components: A dedicated adhesive‑applying unit developed for semi‑automatic carbon‑fiber production lines in the automotive sector. It is equipped with a dual‑component, high‑flow dispensing system and can accommodate the adhesive application of hundreds of different carbon‑fiber parts, with a maximum part size of up to 2 m × 3 m.

　　3. Carbon‑fiber composite drilling and grinding unit: This is a processing and finishing module designed for high-speed rail components. It features a fully enclosed, automated dust‑extraction system and a modular design. Parts enter the unit and exit fully processed—automatically ground, edge‑trimmed, and drilled. Its modular architecture also supports scalability, enabling rapid upgrades to an automated production line and thereby improving cycle time.

　　4. Intelligent Assembly Line for Carbon Fiber Composite Molding: Currently, an automated prepreg thermoforming production line has been completed, offering end-to-end services that include preliminary engineering consulting, mid‑stage process testing, equipment supply, and final production commissioning. The entire line is compatible with 28 types of carbon‑fiber body panels, with an annual capacity of 5,000 parts (for 1.5×1.9 m components), and occupies a footprint of 20,000 square meters. The line employs prepreg thermoforming technology, providing a comprehensive solution that covers everything from material receiving, refrigeration, hot‑press forming, edge trimming and hole drilling, automatic adhesive application, automated assembly, static curing, blue‑light inspection, to the final product exiting the line. In addition, General Manager Wang presented an assembly solution for carbon‑fiber battery pack housings used in power batteries, as well as a multi‑variety pilot‑production line solution equipped with BROETJE’s automated prepreg fiber placement machine. Finally, we extend our gratitude to our customers who have collaborated with ANWHA in the carbon‑fiber field, enabling us to make meaningful contributions to carbon‑fiber lightweighting.

　　Carbon fiber new materials are expected to play an important role in China’s high-speed rail, automotive component lightweighting, and other fields. ANWHA will continue to proactively expand its presence in the new materials sector, with ongoing R&D efforts aimed at providing highly flexible automated assembly solutions for new material applications, thereby meeting market demand in the smart assembly of new materials.