Project description DEENESFRITPL And the two shall become one: thermoplastic welding for fuselages Large passenger aircraft can carry over 100 passengers. The new designs on the horizon for next-generation aircraft rely on thermoplastic composites, and engineers require better ways to put all the pieces together – airframe, cabin and/or cargo elements and more. There is a particular need to reduce joining time and improve joint quality relative to results with current adhesive bonding approaches. The EU-funded MECATESTERS project is developing techniques for micromechanical characterisation of the interfaces involved to pave the way for the development of precision thermoplastic welding methods. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective The Large Passenger Aircraft (LPA) Platform 2 – Multifunctional Fuselage Demonstrator (MFFD) will employ new combinations of airframe structures, cabin/cargo, and system elements using advanced materials, notably HPTP composites. The MFFD is focused on achieving significant cost and weight reductions, coupled with high production rates. To bring these materials to market, there is a need to validate direct joining methods, which eschew traditional adhesive bonding in order to reduce cycle time and improve joint quality. The MECATESTERS project represents a key step in the progression of such technologies to widespread use in the aerospace sector. It will permit a greater level of understanding of the micro-mechanical behavior of the interfaces – an understanding which is currently limited: issues such as aging, healing, processing parameters, and durability need to be investigated in greater detail in order to develop a coherent approach.The MECATESTERS project will elucidate many aspects of thermoplastic joining using precision thermoplastic welding (PTW) methods. It will examine systematically the effects of surface condition, matrix aging, and bonding method on the reliability and performance of assemblies bonded using a variety of thermoplastic welding technologies. Fields of science engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcompositesengineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraftnatural scienceschemical sciencespolymer sciences Keywords composites thermoplastic welding Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.4. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Smart, Green And Integrated Transport Main Programme H2020-EU.3.4.5.1. - IADP Large Passenger Aircraft Topic(s) JTI-CS2-2018-CfP08-LPA-02-25 - Micro mechanical characteristics of a PEKK Co-consolidation / welded joint for use in thermoplastic fuselages Call for proposal H2020-CS2-CFP08-2018-01 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme IA - Innovation action Coordinator RESCOLL Net EU contribution € 532 405,00 Address ALLEE GEOFFROY SAINT HILAIRE 8 CS 30021 33600 Pessac France See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine Aquitaine Gironde Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 532 405,00 Participants (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all KVE COMPOSITES BV Netherlands Net EU contribution € 303 765,00 Address LAAN VAN YPENBURG 56 2497 GB DEN HAAG See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 433 950,00
