Tag: composites
The Hague,26th June 2023 – GKN has selected Airborne to supply a fully automated preforming line to the Global Technology Centre, Bristol, UK. The system will integrate an Automated Ply Placement (APP) cell by Airborne, Automated Preform Trimming...
Paris, June 22, 2023 – Airborne and Ascendance are teaming up, together with materials supplier Solvay, to build the first ATEA aircraft. Airborne will manufacture the full composite structure of the airframe and support Ascendance with developing the right...
The Hague, March 2023 – Airborne was selected by Airbus to supply an Automated Ply Placement (APP) system to the Getafe production plant, to manufacture the dry fibre preforms for RTM structures. This will be the first time a...
One of the many tasks which is still manual in aerospace composites is the sealing of trimmed edges. And the companies that are doing it will tell you it’s cumbersome, not a fun job to do, physically strainful and...
One of the most laborious, manual processes in the composites industry is edge sealing. It’s repetitive, requires a lot of focus, it’s quality sensitive and leads to physical strains for the human worker. Nobody really likes to do this...
Original article from ESA blogs
A minuscule special ingredient blended with satellite materials could lead to significant mass savings for future missions.
An ESA project with Adamant Composites in Greece tested how the addition of graphene – microscopic flakes of carbon...
CompPair Technologies joins the ArianeGroup consortium to define the 2025-2050 technology and demonstrators roadmaps for the European Space Agency (ESA) reusable space vehicles. This work is part of the New European Space Transportation Solutions (NESTS) framework and specifically for...
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