CONTINUOUS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS OFFER SIGNIFICANT ADVANTAGES FOR APPLICATIONS WHERE HIGH STRENGTH AND LIGHT WEIGHT ARE CRITICAL. MANY STRUCTURES OF INTEREST TO THE AEROSPACE, AUTOMOTIVE, AND RECREATION INDUSTRIES ARE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO PRODUCE USING CONVENTIONAL FILAMENT WINDING OR HAND LAYUP TECHNIQUES. AUTOMATED DYNAMICS CORPORATIONS ROBOTIC WINDING SYSTEM (ROWS) BRINGS AUTOMATED COMPLEX SHAPE PROCESSING CAPABILITIES TO THE COMPOSITE MATERIALS INDUSTRY. BY USING A ROBOTIC MANIPULATOR TO PLACE FIBERS ALONG STRUCTURAL LOAD PATHS ON STATIONARY MANDRELS, ROWS OPENS NEW APPLICATIONS TO THE BENEFITS OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS. THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES PROVIDE IMPROVED DAMAGE TOLERANCE, ENVIRONMENTAL RESISTANCE, DAMPING AND REPAIRABILITY AS COMPARED WITH TRADITIONAL THERMOSET COMPOSITES. A THERMOPLASTIC WELDER (TPW) HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOR IN-SITU CONSOLIDATION OF CONTINUOUS FIBER RE