TECHNICAL TEXTILES & COMPOSITES CUTTING SOLUTIONS
PATHFINDER PROCESSES DIFFICULT MATERIALS WITH EASE
TECHNICAL TEXTILES | COMPOSITES | PRE-PREG
Technical textiles continuously improve to meet diverse industry needs, including law enforcement, outdoor enthusiasts, athletes, and designers. Manufacturers now seek flexible cutting solutions as these fabrics find use in furniture, fabric architecture, outdoor gear, military equipment, and transportation upholstery. Traditional methods may lack precision and efficiency.
Pathfinder offers cutting-edge solutions to process various technical materials, optimizing the process, ensuring accuracy, speed, reduced costs, and minimal waste. The system also provides user-friendly software for digitization, layout, and marking of materials.
Pathfinder cutting machines can cut a variety of materials and composites, including:
- Carbon fiber
- Glass fiber
- Engineered fabrics
- Non-woven base materials
- Aramid
Smart solutions for every need
Tools for Greater Performance
Pathfinder L-Series cutters can be configured with a combination of different tools to suit virtually any application.
Fast, Precise and Easy to Operate
Pathfinders’ range of low-ply and multi-ply cutters are the perfect tool for manufacturers demanding performance, material utilisation and reliability.
Manufacturers using composites or technical textiles rely on Pathfinder to give them a competitive edge.
High-Speed Concept Testing or Full-Scale Production
Pathfinder systems feature Fast and Easy Set-up for experimentation, concept testing or full-scale production. Easily spread and cut composites in both dry and pre-preg form.
Endless Conveyorised Cutting Lengths
Pathfinders Conveyorised Cutting Tables allow for virtually endless marker lengths cut straight from the roll.
Optimal Usage of Composite Material
Pathfinder customers in aerospace, wind energy and other hi-tech sectors get optimal usage of complex and costly composites and technical textiles.
CAD Software
Get more from your cutter!
PathWorks™ allows manufacturers using Technical Textiles to easily digitise patterns, automatically create nested markers, generate plotter/cutter outputs and collaborate with colleagues around the world.
From Heat Protection Leaders to Global Expansion
The machine’s reliability with these difficult materials is just brilliant. In terms of maintenance and service, we were able to cut costs by 80%. I think the Pathfinder is a machine that’s incredibly easy to use. A short training is enough for our team to operate it, and above all, we can really rely on them operating it.
The solution for your business
16 Models – Fast, accurate cutting
Our range of automatic technical textile cutting machines includes 16 models with multiple configurations – starting from the M3-180 (3cm cutting height x 180cm roll/sheet width) through to the giant M10-390.
Still cutting samples by hand… Really?
A Pathfinder automatic cutter will release your highly paid designers from the labour of scissors and chalk! A Pathfinder L-Series (low-ply) cutter fitted with a felt bed and high speed driven knife make easy work of a broad range of fashion and apparel materials.