Compo Tech PLUS, spol. s r.o, a high-performance carbon composite engineering specialist, is exhibiting (Hall A6, Stand 509) its latest standardised range of structural composite beams and tubes at Automatica 2025, Messe Munich, 24–28 June, the international trade fair for intelligent automation and robotics.
With over 25 years of expertise in industrial composite structures, CompoTech’s innovative solutions deliver measurable gains in speed, precision, and efficiency across automation sectors. Stand visitors will be able to discover how its lightweight, ultra-stiff, carbon composite components can replace traditional metals, revolutionising automation system designs and performance.
Raising the Bar for Structural Performance in Automation
CompoTech’s composite beams are manufactured using its proprietary automated axial fibre laying (AFL) and winding technologies, which aligns Ultra High Modulus “graphite” carbon fibres (CF) along the beam’s axis. This results in structural CF composite components that outperform conventional metals, such as stainless steel and aluminium, providing significant production efficiency and productivity benefits in the following key areas:
• Faster operating speeds and higher productivity
• Less vibration and more rapid damping, improving accuracy
• Heavier load handling capabilities on existing machine lines
• Lower energy consumption and reduced lifetime operating costs
• Easy assembly for bolted structures, thanks to integrated connector options
These benefits are critical for OEMs and system integrators looking to build smarter, faster, and more cost-efficient machines.
“Automation systems must evolve to meet the desire of manufacturers for greater speed, precision, and energy efficiency. Our unique carbon composite technology meets this challenge by delivering structural performance that traditional materials specified by design engineers simply can’t match. We’re excited to demonstrate our high-performance carbon composite technologies and applications at Automatica 2025”, commented Humphrey Carter, Head of Business Development at CompoTech.
Built for Performance
CompoTech’s standard beam range includes modular bolt-together designs, reinforced corner profiles for high-load environments, and precision-pressed square and round tubes with wall thicknesses and stiffness tailored to industrial needs. These components are ideal for:
• High-speed robot arms
• T-boom structures in press line manipulation
• Metrology gantries
• Aerospace and automotive tooling
Designed to Replace Steel – At a Fraction of the Weight
The range of square and round beam profiles is produced using CompoTech’s proprietary Advanced Winding Technology, which incorporates its unique, axial orientation, automated fibre laying system, which can lay pitch-based carbon fibres with an E modulus up to 800GPa. The fibres are impregnated with a two-part epoxy resin and cured in two stages for optimal stability; square sections are precision-press moulded. The result is structural elements with exceptional dimensional accuracy and surface quality with properties such as:
• Axial stiffness up to 330 GPa – surpassing steel
• Up to 50% greater bending strength than conventionally wound beams
• Up to 75% lighter than steel, yet performance-matched in stiffness
• Zero thermal expansion for thermal stability
• Round tubes from 10 mm to 428 mm ID
• Square beam section from 40 mm to 300 mm, available in reinforced and modular connector formats.
The modular “bolt-together” system simplifies installation and reconfiguration, making it ideal for dynamic production environments.
Trusted Across Industries
CompoTech’s technology is already proven in applications including:
• Robotic arms and automation gantries
• Automotive press line T-booms and X-bars
• High-speed Metrology gantries
• Laser cutting gantries
• Heavy-duty metal working structures
• Aerospace fixtures and carbon machine tools
Leading automation companies, such as Bilsing Automation (Attendorn, Germany), and laser cutting machine producers such as Eagle Laser (Walcz, Poland), have now adopted CompoTech CF composite beams in their latest machine designs in preference to aluminium and steel, gaining significant improvements in production efficiency and throughput.
Engineering Expertise Behind the Innovation
Backed by over 25 years of composite engineering expertise, CompoTech continues to push boundaries in machine and automation design. Its in-house fibre placement, filament winding, and rapid tooling capabilities, combined with custom dynamic simulation and structural optimisation, enable the creation of performance-tuned solutions for the most demanding industrial applications.
Visit CompoTech during Automatica 2025 at Hall A6, Stand 509 to discover how its advanced carbon composite technology can elevate your automation system to the next level.