System and method for manufacturing a composite assembly

A method of manufacturing a composite assembly, comprising:

• receiving a wrap material stack on a first wrap plate surface and a second wrap plate surface respectively of a first wrap plate and a second wrap plate in side-by-side relation and located above a first mandrel and a second mandrel, the wrap material stack having opposing first and second material stack base portions;
• translating at least one of the first wrap plate and the second wrap plate to a wrap plate open position defining a wrap plate gap between a first wrap plate surface edge and a second wrap plate surface edge;
• translating the second mandrel to a mandrel open position defining a mandrel gap between a first mandrel surface edge and a second mandrel surface edge;
• urging, using one of an upper forming die and a bladder, the wrap material stack at least partially into the wrap plate gap and the mandrel gap;
• forming the wrap material stack in response to urging the wrap material stack at least partially into the wrap plate gap and the mandrel gap;
• and
• folding, using the first wrap plate and the second wrap plate, the first and second material stack base portions into overlapping relation with each other onto a bladder top side to form a wrap-bladder assembly.

A method of manufacturing a composite assembly, comprising:

• receiving a stringer laminate on a collective mandrel surface defined by a first mandrel surface and a second mandrel surface respectively of a first mandrel and a second mandrel, the stringer laminate having one or more uncured composite plies and having opposing first and second stringer flange portions;
• positioning a first wrap plate and a second wrap plate in parallel side-by-side relation to each other above the stringer laminate;
• receiving a wrap material stack on a first wrap plate surface and a second wrap plate surface respectively of a first wrap plate and a second wrap plate, the wrap material stack having opposing first and second material stack base portions;
• translating at least one of the first wrap plate and the second wrap plate to a wrap plate open position defining a wrap plate gap between a first wrap plate surface edge and a second wrap plate surface edge;
• translating the second mandrel to a mandrel open position defining a mandrel gap between a first mandrel surface edge and a second mandrel surface edge;
• urging, using one of an upper forming die and a bladder, the wrap material stack and the stringer laminate at least partially into the wrap plate gap and the mandrel gap;
• co-forming the wrap material stack and the stringer laminate in response to urging the wrap material stack and the stringer laminate at least partially into the wrap plate gap and the mandrel gap;
• and
• folding, using the first wrap plate and the second wrap plate, the first and second material stack base portions into overlapping relation with each other on a bladder top side to form a wrap-bladder assembly.