Project description DEENESFRITPL Eco-friendly composite aircraft structural parts The EU-funded ECO-CLIP project plans to demonstrate the technical, environmental and economic feasibility of manufacturing aircraft structural parts, specifically frame clips and system brackets, using recycled composites derived from factory waste. The project’s overall approach involves developing a short-fibre recycled composite based on CF/LMPAEK, the manufacturing process of clips and brackets and the welding technology for successfully joining them in a fuselage without using fasteners. The whole product development process and manufacturing technology will be validated by life-cycle assessment and cost studies. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective ECO-CLIP project aims to demonstrate the technical, environmental and economic feasibility of manufacturing structural parts of aircrafts, specifically frame clips and system brackets, using recycled CF/LMPAEK obtained from factory waste. The overall approach of ECO-CLIP is to develop a short fibre recycled composite based on CF/LMPAEK, the manufacturing process for fabricating structural parts of aircraft (clips and brackets) and the welding technology for a success joining in a fuselage demonstrator avoiding fasteners. The whole product development process and manufacture technology will be validated by LCA/LCC studies. As final result, the new manufacturing processing route will be demonstrated as cost-effective and environmentally favorable by LCA and LCC studies. This can be understood in different stages:• Designing of recycling route to re-use material from factory waste• Material development: exploring different mixtures of %wt recycled %wt virgin CF/LMPAEK to accomplish the structural and mechanical requirements.• Design of manufacturing processes fulfilling the use case scenarios (clips and brackets)• Selected the joining technology for a MFFD• Assessment of developed technology through a study of ecological and economical impactThe innovation results from ECO-CLIP project will comprise: development of a new composite material based on short fibre recycled CF/LMPAEK, optimised for injection moulding and 3D-printing, and methodology to redesign structural parts to be installed on a MFFD. These solutions will enable to validate the assessment of the technology, and the viability of the environmental and economical impact. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineeringengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcompositesengineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraft Keywords short fibre reinforced thermoplastic redesign injection moulding 3D printing 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-CS2-2019-CfP10-LPA-02-31 - Development of short fibre reinforced thermoplastic airframe clips and brackets using factory waste Call for proposal H2020-CS2-CFP10-2019-01 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme IA - Innovation action Coordinator ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION METALURGICA DEL NOROESTE Net EU contribution € 291 000,00 Address CALLE RELVA TORNEIROS 27A 36410 Porrino Spain See on map Region Noroeste Galicia Pontevedra Activity type Research Organisations 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 € 291 000,00 Participants (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all FUNDACION AITIIP Spain Net EU contribution € 209 000,00 Address POLIGONO EMPRESARIUM, CALLE ROMERO N 12-14 50720 Zaragoza See on map Region Noreste Aragón Zaragoza Activity type Research Organisations 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 € 209 000,00
