TaniqWind Design

TaniqWind Design - powerful design software for composites

TANIQWind Design is a powerful software for design of filament wound composite parts such as pipes and pressure vessels. TaniqWind Design can be used for making composite pressure vessel designs based on (wet) filament winding, towpreg winding and winding/placement of thermoplastic tapes. This version does not have a Manufacturing Module for generation of winding programs. For the full Design and Manufacturing solution, discover TaniqWind Pro.

Key Features:

  • Mandrel generation (continuous profile)

  • Mandrel data import feature (incl. DXF)

  • Pipes and axis symmetrical mandrel geometries

  • Winding path & pattern generator

  • Geodesic and non-geodesic winding paths

  • Constant in-planar curvature paths

  • Circumferential (hoop) winding

  • Helical winding

  • Transition layer winding

  • Coverage path

  • Segmented path option for designing advanced winding paths

  • Winding path and pattern simulation

Short introduction video to TaniqWind Design

The video gives a short introduction to making a pressure vessel in TaniqWind Design (helical layer, transition layer and hoop layer) and exporting the design to Altair HyperWorks.

Highlighted Features

TaniqWind uses a novel approach to describe the mandrel profile, providing a continuous representation of the mandrel surface. This improved profile definition does away with discretizing the profile surface in individual sections, describing it instead as a continuous (analytical) surface –  thereby increasing the accuracy of the winding path calculations and therefore the Finite Element model.

  • Improved profile description as continuous analytical surface

  • Increased accuracy of winding path calculations

  • More accurate and reliable FE results

Continuous Mandrel Profile Description

The coverage path algorithm automatically searches for a tape path corresponding to the requested coverage. This is achieved by automatically changing several parameters within a given bandwidth such as i) winding angle, ii) polar opening, iii) friction and iv) dwell. This functionality is especially useful for designing pressure vessels whereby a 200% coverage per layer is required, without having gaps or overlap between adjacent tapes.

Software automatically searches for a tape path trajectory for the requested coverage within specified bandwidth of the following criteria:

  • Angle

  • Polar opening

  • Friction

  • Dwell

Coverage path algorithm

TaniqWind includes a powerful build-up prediction functionality for filaments and tapes. TANIQ has developed sophisticated mathematical models to predict buildup behavior and has validated them in winding trials. The improved buildup calculation provides accurate results of actual buildup behavior during manufacturing, drastically improving consistency between the Finite Element model, and the final product.

  • Advanced mathematical models to represent the build-up behavior

  • Optimized for critical product regions such as domes and polar openings for pressure vessels

  • Accurate match of actual build-up behavior during manufacturing

  • High consistency between the design, FEA model and the final product

Improved buildup calculation for fibers and tapes

TaniqWind has an integrated functionality to export design data to Altair Hyperworks, which enables the automatic generation of an accurate Finite Element model of the design. Due to the specifi­c data structure developed in collaboration with Altair, unique details and information of the winding structure are included in the output towards Altair HyperWorks, resulting in more highly representative outcome.

  • Generate data file for FE models automatically

  • Specific format developed in collaboration with Altair

  • Unique structure and information included in export file

  • Resulting in a more representative model

Custom data structure export to Altair HyperWorks

The constant in-plane curvature functionality enables the creation of tape path trajectories using the maximum allowable in-plane curvature as the criteria for defining possible path trajectories. This functionality is especially useful for tape placement processes whereby path trajectories are not defined by friction but are restricted by the maximum allowable in-plane curvature of the tape.

Constant in-plane curvature paths

More information

Contact TANIQ for more information or a demonstration of the software. A license for the software can be ordered at TANIQ. Furthermore, TaniqWind Design will be available for registered users of the Altair Partner Alliance Platform.

Want to go into production?

TaniqWind Pro, the successor of TaniqWind Design, not only allows users to export into Abaqus but also has advanced panels supporting the creation of production programs for CNC or Robotic equipment. It has a unique panel for creating post-processors wherein the user can edit and customize to their requirements. In fact, it is also the only software on the market that has a dedicated robotic post-processor making it the better software for robotic winding.

Contact our software team!