Aerospace Archives - Pagina 2 di 28

Pubblicato il 10/11/2021

Revolution in composite manufacturing

Velocity Composites manufacture advanced carbon fibre and process material kits for use in the production of aircraft. Having used equipment from other suppliers Velocity Composites purchased their first Zund Cutter in 2011 for their aerospace composites kit manufacturing department. Today, the company has a total of twelve Zund G3 Cutters across their Burnley and Fareham state-of-the-art production sites. Read the full article published in June Issue of Compositi Magazine.

Pubblicato il 04/11/2021

Development of thermoplastic composite with ESD properties for aeronautic sector

The focus of this work is the aircraft fuel system and the objective is to develop a thermoplastic composite material which is suitable for use in aircraft fuel systems. Read the project, it won our first call for papers.

Pubblicato il 12/10/2021

New R&D collaboration MAI ACoSaLUS – Automated Composite Sandwich Lay-Up System

Together with GKN Aerospace Deutschland GmbH, TUM – Chair of Carbon Composites, SGL Carbon, Augsburg University of Applied Sciences, and under the co-founding authority of Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy, Cevotec started a pioneering R&D project: the full automation of sandwich structure production.

Pubblicato il 01/07/2021

3D printing reaches new heights in aerospace manufacturing

Thanks to high-performance aerospace-grade materials, the importance of additive manufacturing (3D printing) continues to be recognized within the aerospace industry. Here, Scott Sevcik, VP Aerospace Business Segment at Stratasys, one of the leading manufacturers of additive manufacturing solutions, looks at some of the current trends and developments that highlight the technology’s ongoing ability to deliver opportunities for aerospace manufacturers and their suppliers

Pubblicato il 25/06/2021

Nano-tech and Mecaer aviaton group, business travel in aerospace

Nano-Tech announced the partnership with Mecaer Aviation Group for the realization of the interior of the latest generation helicopters. The Italian company will provide special “flame retardant” materials for helicopter cabins. Components have passed the rigid safety tests of Far.

Pubblicato il 10/06/2021

Innovative recycling method for thermoplastic composites

The use of thermoplastic composites (TPCs) in the transport industry has increased in recent years due to the advantages offered by these materials in terms of recycling, reprocessing and repairing. TPCs can lead to a reduction in the amount of waste materials and virgin raw material required, thus lowering the environmental impact. This article – published in the March issue of Compositi Magazine – talks about SPARTA Project that aims to develop an innovative recycling method for TPCs.

Pubblicato il 28/05/2021

Deployable habitat for a future lunar outpost

The realization of a human settlement on the Moon is the main purpose of most future space missions. Despite it represents a fundamental and necessary step for this scope, the lunar environment, and high mission cost do not make this challenge easy. This article – published in the March issue of Compositi Magazine – tries to solve the previously mentioned problem, showing the preliminary design of a lightweight and deployable habitat able to ensure long-duration missions on the lunar surface.

Pubblicato il 27/05/2021

Falcon 10X: most advanced technology on a Business Jet

An all-new Falcon jet was announced by the company Dassault Aviation. It will fly non-stop from New York to Shanghai, from Los Angeles to Sydney, from Hong Kong to New York, or from Paris to Santiago. Featuring a range of 7,500 nautical miles, the top speed will be Mach 0.925.

Pubblicato il 13/05/2021

Revolutionary all-composite helicopter wheel

Carbon ThreeSixty, Leonardo, and the National Composites Centre have joined forces for a new project co-funded by Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, to develop a revolutionary all-composite helicopter wheel. The new NATEP project has the aim to design, develop and manufacture an ultra-low mass, robust, proof-of-concept carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) wheel for rotary-wing aircraft.

Pubblicato il 27/04/2021

Corso di perfezionamento in “Ingegneria dei Materiali Compositi” alla sua 3° edizione!

Il corso di perfezionamento in “Ingegneria dei Materiali Compositi” organizzato dall’Università Politecnica delle Marche giunge alla terza edizione. Il corso, che avrà una durata di 120 ore e conferirà 12 CFU, si propone di fornire le nozioni necessarie per affrontare tutti gli aspetti inerenti il mondo dei compositi, partendo dalle fasi costituenti i compositi fino alla caratterizzazione del componente finito.