From now on, you can configure cans made of CFRP (carbon fiber reinforced plastic) directly on connova.com. In the CFRP Can Studio, you design the sleeve, flange and end cap parametrically and see your component instantly as a 3D model. Geometry, mass and hoop stress update with every input. You then send your configuration as a request directly to our team in Klipphausen near Dresden.
The configurator guides you through six areas:
Under «Further information», you add details on the application, media resistance, tolerances or your preferred date.
You can rotate the 3D model freely, show it in section or pull it apart into its individual parts. The most important dimensions are displayed directly on the component. A short animation shows the build-up, from winding the sleeve to joining the flange and end cap.
At the same time, the configurator shows the approximate mass of the can. A traffic light gives you a first assessment of eddy current and load, including a comparison with a stainless steel can.
All values are guide values. The configurator calculates mass and stress using Barlow’s formula and without a safety factor, so they do not replace a design calculation. We prepare the binding design of your component in design and calculation.
In magnetically coupled pumps and drives, the can separates the pumped medium from the drive. Metal cans generate eddy currents in the magnetic field, which cost power and heat the pumped medium. A CFRP can significantly reduces or eliminates these losses. This increases the efficiency of your pump or drive by up to 25 %, and the pumped medium is not heated by the power transmission. Our CFRP cans achieve burst pressures of more than 100 bar.
We manufacture the cans in Klipphausen near Dresden, depending on the requirements using filament winding, the RTM process (resin transfer molding) or the prepreg autoclave process. From prototype to series production, everything stays in one hand. Our quality management is certified to ISO 9001:2015 and EN 9100:2018.
Yes. For CFRP sleeves and bandages, the Connova Sleeve Studio is already available. You will also find both components in the Industry & Automation segment. Whether your component can be made from CFRP in principle is answered in our composites guide: Can my part be made from CFRP?
The configurator is also available in German as the CFK-Spalttopf-Generator and in French as the configurateur de pots de confinement.
You define the geometry, we check your details and get back to you.
