LOw COst Manufacturing and Assembly of Composite and Hybrid Structures

Project Information

LOCOMACHS

Grant agreement ID: 314003

Project closed

Start date 1 September 2012

End date 31 August 2016

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Transport (including Aeronautics)

Total cost € 32 583 297,95

EU contribution € 19 600 000,00

Coordinated by

SAAB AKTIEBOLAG
Sweden

Objective

The continued use of composite materials in the aerospace industry has been addressed in several past research projects which have focused on new design solutions and composite manufacturing processes. However an area which has been given much less attention up until now is how to achieve a time and cost effective lean assembly production system. The current airframe assembly process of composites, metals and hybrid structures is affected by an important number of non-added value operations, which strongly cause disruptions and prevents fast ramp-up and high production rates. LOCOMACHS will focus on significantly reducing or totally eliminating the most time-consuming and hence expensive non-added value operations, e.g. temporary assembly to check gaps, shimming, dismantling and tool handling. The project will improve the design conditions which today strongly dictate the way part manufacture and assembly is performed. Important step changes will be made by dramatically improving the use of tolerance and geometrical variation management. The project will integrate existing technologies with missing breakthrough technologies developed and matured within LOCOMACHS. To support the industrialisation of future assembly production lines, key innovations such as intelligent drilling, high speed non-contact hole inspection, compact automation and active flexible tooling will be demonstrated. The design and assembly process improvements and breakthrough technologies will be validated on two physical partial wing box demonstrators, a virtual fuselage section demonstrator and additionally a virtual demonstrator showing a complete wing structure in the context of the next generation lean production flow. This Level 2 proposal is being submitted in the 5th Call FP7-AAT-2012-RTD-1 against the activity area AAT.2012.4.4-1 “Integrated approach and demonstration to lean manufacturing of metal, composite and hybrid aircraft / engine structures” by a Consortium led by Saab AB.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › manufacturing engineering
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › composites
• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › aerospace engineering › aircraft
• social sciences › sociology › industrial relations › automation

Programme(s)

• FP7-TRANSPORT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Transport (including Aeronautics)

Topic(s)

• AAT.2012.4.4-1. - Integrated approach and demonstration to lean manufacturing of metal, composite and hybrid aircraft / engine structures

Call for proposal

FP7-AAT-2012-RTD-1
See other projects for this call

Funding Scheme

CP-IP - Large-scale integrating project

Coordinator

SAAB AKTIEBOLAG

• EU contribution: € 1 386 445,00
• Address: .. ; 581 88 LINKOPING ; Sweden
• Region: Östra Sverige › Östra Mellansverige › Östergötlands län
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Maria Weiland (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (32)

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 277 033,50
• Address: PEGASUS HOUSE, AEROSPACE AVENUE, FILTON ; BS34 7PA Bristol
• Region: South West (England) › Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area › Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Alessandra Badino (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

ALENIA AERMACCHI SPA

Participation ended

Italy

• EU contribution: € 925 105,92
• Address: PIAZZA MONTE GRAPPA 4 ; 00195 Roma
• Region: Centro (IT) › Lazio › Roma
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Donatella Invernizzi (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

ARTTIC

France

• EU contribution: € 433 826,00
• Address: 39 RUE DES MATHURINS ; 75008 Paris
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Hugo Hart (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

BCT STEUERUNGS UND DV-SYSTEME GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: € 408 053,00
• Address: Carlo-Schmid-Allee 3 ; 44263 DORTMUND
• Region: Nordrhein-Westfalen › Arnsberg › Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Claus Bremer (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

SHORT BROTHERS PLC

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 776 172,50
• Address: Airport Road, Queens Island ; BT3 9DZ Belfast
• Region: Northern Ireland › Northern Ireland › Belfast
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Gary Connery (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES

France

• EU contribution: € 213 237,25
• Address: RUE LEBLANC 25 ; 75015 PARIS 15
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Brigitte Nicolas (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOGSKOLA AB

Sweden

• EU contribution: € 372 716,40
• Address: - ; 412 96 GOTEBORG
• Region: Södra Sverige › Västsverige › Västra Götalands län
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Christina Haglund (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

FAURECIA CREO AB

Sweden

• EU contribution: € 237 840,40
• Address: PURSERGATAN 1 ; 582 78 LINKOPING
• Region: Östra Sverige › Östra Mellansverige › Östergötlands län
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Christophe Mattei (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

MEGGITT ADVANCED COMPOSITES LIMITED

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 196 250,00
• Address: ATLANTIC HOUSE AVIATION PARK WEST BOURNEMOUTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ; BH23 6EW CHRISTCHURCH DORSET
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Donna Barrett (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

DASSAULT AVIATION

France

• EU contribution: € 1 245 425,00
• Address: 9 ROND POINT CHAMPS-ELYSEES-MARCEL DASSAULT ; 75008 Paris
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Patrice Bonnet (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

DELFOI SWEDEN AB

Participation ended

Sweden

• EU contribution: € 224 322,84
• Address: GOTEBORGSVAGEN 89 ; 431 30 MOLNDAL
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Annika Fröjer (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV

Germany

• EU contribution: € 1 117 347,00
• Address: LINDER HOHE ; 51147 Koln
• Region: Nordrhein-Westfalen › Köln › Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Felicitas Kutz (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

AIRBUS GROUP SAS

France

• EU contribution: € 1 489 917,50
• Address: 2 ROND-POINT EMILE DEWOITINE ; 31700 BLAGNAC
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Carole Guilpain (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

ECOLE NORMALE SUPERIEURE PARIS-SACLAY

France

• EU contribution: € 350 378,50
• Address: 4 AVENUE DES SCIENCES ; 91190 Gif-Sur-Yvette
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Essonne
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Agnès Tang Tong Hi (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

GKN AEROSPACE SERVICES LIMITED

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 1 267 849,00
• Address: 2ND FLOOR, ONE CENTRAL BOULEVARD, BLYTHE VALLEY PARK ; B90 8BG Solihull
• Region: West Midlands (England) › West Midlands › Solihull
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: James Avey (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LTD.

Israel

• EU contribution: € 704 600,00
• Address: BEN GURION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ; 70100 Lod
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Gila Ghilai (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN

Sweden

• EU contribution: € 1 124 548,00
• Address: BRINELLVAGEN 8 ; 100 44 Stockholm
• Region: Östra Sverige › Stockholm › Stockholms län
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Ann-Britt Hansen (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

Linköping University

Sweden

• EU contribution: € 669 813,20
• Address: CAMPUS VALLA ; 581 83 Linköping
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Mats Björkman (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

THE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY CENTRE LIMITED

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 1 190 221,15
• Address: PILOT WAY, ANSTY BUSINESS PARK ; CV7 9JU Coventry
• Region: West Midlands (England) › Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire › Warwickshire
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Ken Young (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

STICHTING KONINKLIJK NEDERLANDS LUCHT - EN RUIMTEVAARTCENTRUM

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 701 954,75
• Address: ANTHONY FOKKERWEG 2 ; 1059 CM Amsterdam
• Region: West-Nederland › Noord-Holland › Groot-Amsterdam
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Jan Halm (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

SAMTECH SA

Belgium

• EU contribution: € 325 908,00
• Address: RUE DES CHASSEURS ARDENNAIS 8 PARC SCIENTIFIQUE DU SART TILMAN ; 4031 ANGLEUR
• Region: Région wallonne › Prov. Liège › Arr. Liège
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Didier Granville (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

SOCIETE NATIONALE DE CONSTRUCTION AEROSPATIALE SONACA SA

Belgium

• EU contribution: € 428 462,50
• Address: ROUTE NATIONALE CINQ PARK INDUSTRIEL ; 6041 Gosselies
• Region: Région wallonne › Prov. Hainaut › Arr. Charleroi
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Emmanuelle Paquay (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

TUSAS-TURK HAVACILIK VE UZAY SANAYII AS

Türkiye

• EU contribution: € 444 442,50
• Address: FETHIYE MAHALLESI HAVACILIK BULVARI 17 KAZAN ; 06980 Ankara
• Region: Batı Anadolu › Ankara › Ankara
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Fatma Aytülü Sert (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION

Spain

• EU contribution: € 860 293,97
• Address: PARQUE CIENTIFICO Y TECNOLOGICO DE GIPUZKOA, PASEO MIKELETEGI 2 ; 20009 DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIAN (GIPUZKOA)
• Region: Noreste › País Vasco › Gipuzkoa
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Iraitz Etxeberria (Mrs.)
• Total cost: No data

TECNATOM S.A.

Spain

• EU contribution: € 342 938,00
• Address: Avenida Montes de Oca 1 ; 28703 San Sebastian De Los Reyes - Madrid
• Region: Comunidad de Madrid › Comunidad de Madrid › Madrid
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: José Luis Serrano Martín (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI SALERNO

Italy

• EU contribution: € 354 000,00
• Address: VIA GIOVANNI PAOLO II 132 ; 84084 Fisciano Sa
• Region: Sud › Campania › Salerno
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Pasquale Chiacchio (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

GKN AEROSPACE SWEDEN AB

Sweden

• EU contribution: € 205 719,00
• Address: - ; 46181 Trollhaettan
• Region: Södra Sverige › Västsverige › Västra Götalands län
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Anders Sjunnesson (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

SONAXIS

France

• EU contribution: € 173 668,50
• Address: RUE EMILIE DU CHATELET 1 ; 25000 Besancon
• Region: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté › Franche-Comté › Doubs
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Guillaume Pierre (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS

France

• EU contribution: € 176 650,00
• Address: ROUTE DE BAYONNE 316 ; 31060 Toulouse
• Region: Occitanie › Midi-Pyrénées › Haute-Garonne
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Thierry Picot (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: € 346 025,00
• Address: KREETSLAG 10 ; 21129 Hamburg
• Region: Hamburg › Hamburg › Hamburg
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Holger Temmen (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

Prodtex AB

Sweden

• EU contribution: € 481 089,15
• Address: KAPLANSGATAN 16 A ; 541 23 SKOVDE
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Henrik Kihlman (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

LEONARDO - SOCIETA PER AZIONI

Italy

• EU contribution: € 147 746,47
• Address: PIAZZA MONTE GRAPPA 4 ; 00195 Roma
• Region: Centro (IT) › Lazio › Roma
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Donatella Invernizzi (Mrs.)
• Total cost: No data