Products

Product List

The latest available product for the automated fiber placement (AFP) process of composite:
otomcomposite.eu/AFP_Demo
otomcomposite.eu/AFP_UL
Also offering CFD and particle based simulations:
otomcomposite.eu/CFD
otomcomposite.eu/SPH

OTOM product list overview

OTOM, Optimizing Thermo Optical Modeling is a physics-based CAE software for the automated fiber placement process. It accurately selects and controls hundreds of AFP process parameters to deliver a robust, tailored product, and can interact with the PLC to increase your productivity.

Latest · runs in your browser

OTOM AFP Web

OTOM AFP Web simulation suite running in the browser

AFP Web is the online edition of the OTOM AFP simulation suite — the same physics-based models that run in our desktop software, delivered straight in your browser. There is nothing to install and nothing to maintain: open the link, set up your lay-up, and read the results.

  • Kinematics — path definition, laser head position, tilt and yaw for the placement or winding process.
  • Optical — ray tracing of the laser beam, including the reflection pattern driven by fiber orientation.
  • Thermal — nip-point and through-thickness temperature history of tape and substrate.
  • Crystallinity — degree of crystallinity derived from the simulated thermal history of thermoplastics such as PEEK, PEKK and PPS.
  • IR — a thermal-camera view of the process, so simulation and measurement can be compared side by side.

Open the public demo at otomcomposite.eu/AFP_Demo, or sign in to the licensed version at otomcomposite.eu/AFP_UL. For an account, write to info@otomcomposite.eu.

Process simulation & optimization service

  • Manufacturing a composite part with AFP technology?
  • Are your AFP process settings and product optimized?
  • Planning to reduce expensive tests and trials?
  • Want to improve the throughput time of design and process?

Legacy products:
From 2021, Our physics-based software, OTOM AFP V.1.22 to V.1.25, helped composite industry to understand the process temperatures beyond the visible point of the thermal camera. We helped them to resolve:

OTOM AFP flyer
  • Temperature localization
  • Process deviations
  • Reliability issues
  • Insufficient bonding quality
  • Non-homogeneous quality
  • High engineering lead time
  • High final cost
Physics-based CAE software

OTOM AFP V.1.25

Item optionDetails
Basic functionsOptical-thermal steady-state analytical geometry (cylinder, domes, flat panel); laser distribution manager, laser divergence, roller deformation, placement/winding on tape/sub. Optimization: placement/winding angle, velocity, laser power & intensity, laser head size, location and orientation. Post-processing: internal OTOM AFP plots, rendering & smoothing plots, Tecplot output.
AdvancedNon-linear thermal properties: temperature-dependent heat capacitance, density, conductance. Transient thermal analysis: time-dependent simulation, variable laser power/velocity, variable material properties, continuous manufacturing, Tecplot & OTOM AFP animations. BRDF ray-tracing reflections: fiber-orientation reflection pattern. PLC ADS communication module: connection with TwinCAT XAE.
Kinematics & opticsKinematic determination on cylinder/domes: path definitions, multiple laser modules, laser tilt/yaw variation. On CAD: path definitions, multiple laser modules, tilt/yaw, tape-rack blade. Optical analysis (cylinder/domes & CAD): geometry-dependent ray-tracing. Post-process optical: ray-tracing output, heat intensity on tape/sub [CUDA].
GPU acceleratorCUDA computing boost for UOT-CAD analysis.
CAD-based AFP simulationThermal UOT analytic geometry: temperature variation on curved surfaces. Thermal UOT CAD: temperature variation on CAD models, layer-on-layer thermal placement.
OTOMCommercial companies and research centers can request a free trial license to see how OTOM may benefit them.
Post-processing

OTOM AFP Viewer (2021-2025)

A dedicated post-processing tool to analyze results from the OTOMcomposite AFP software — provided to OTOM engineering-service customers.

OTOM AFP Viewer interface
  • Load different thermal analysis outputs
  • View figure data and animation at every step
  • See through-thickness information
  • Show/hide different layers
  • Extract temporal (time-series) plots of the heated zone and specific locations
  • Global and local temperatures
  • Global lay-up at every step
  • Different representation styles and views
  • Generate animation videos and pictures
High-fidelity optics

OTOM Ray-tracer

OTOM Ray-tracer GUI
  • Versatile analysis:
    • High-fidelity ray tracing on opaque and transparent objects
    • Add multiple objects and analyze light interactions with various surfaces
  • Microscopy integration:
    • Import microscopy data for enhanced surface characterization
    • Incorporate surface-roughness detail for higher precision
  • Precision engineering:
    • Tailor interventions based on real microscopic data
    • Optimize surface-engineering projects with precision