Inventors:
David Rasmussen - Sandy UT, US
Ronald Roser - Salt Lake City UT, US
Joseph Barlow - Riverton UT, US
Kirk Samowitz - South Jordan UT, US
Kurt Olsen - South Jordan UT, US
Assignee:
Zoltek Companies Inc. - St. Louis MO
International Classification:
B65H 54/28
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for winding a towpreg having a spool winding machine having a rod-shaped body for mounting a core of a spool, wherein the core is shuttled on the rod-shaped body to allow the towpreg to maintain a straight path substantially normal to an axis of the rod-shaped body are disclosed.