Method and device for mending damaged areas in fiber composite components

A method for mending damaged areas in a fiber composite component formed from a plurality of unidirectional fiber layers, the method comprising:

• automatically lifting at least one fiber layer of the fiber composite component at a cutting edge of the at least one fiber layer using a delaminating device, which comprises a gripping device that acts adhesively on a surface of the at least one fiber layer, wherein the gripping device is placed on the at least one fiber layer to remove the at least one fiber layer and is moved diagonally upwards away from a surface of the fiber composite component;
• removing the at least one fiber layer in an extension direction of a fiber orientation of the at least one fiber layer;
• and
• separating off the removed at least one fiber layer in a defined manner at a separating edge defined by a separating device placed on the fiber composite component.