Wide-ranging consultancy services are offered to clients in the aerospace industries. These include:
- providing out-sourced project management services,
- provision of design and analysis services through our associate members and partners,
- business development services,
- composites design and analysis services,
- mechanical design services,
- facilitating new manufacturing options and introducing new manufacturing partners,
- facilitating CAE and PLM technologies and methods through process efficiency improvement and providing advice and recommendations to organisations wrestling with the inter-connected problem of culture change resulting from the introduction of new technologies.
Case Studies
Aero engine Airmeter
Direct experience in the concept designs, development of novel tooling methods
and management of analysis teams for carbon fibre Airmeters for a major aero engine manufacturer's test and development programme. Airmeters are critical components in any aero engine development programme, accurately controlling the airflow into the engine for consistent monitoring of pressures, temperatures, air speed and ultimately allowing for the precise monitoring of engine performance. Structural strength is a fundamental prerequisite but stiffness and a close geometric tolerance of the inside aero surfaces are also critical.
Aerospace customer
Direct experience in the concept design and analysis of complex duel-skinned carbon/honeycomb prepreg composite panels for testing a new large-scale ducted turbo-fan aero engine. The pylon to wing structures operate in a temperature range of 100-350deg C so the design and manufacturing process has to be carefully considered for the inclusion of a cyanate ester resin system. For one particular project, a novel Kevlar seal/hinge was designed to accommodate the complex motion of the engine and wing interface. The design took its inspiration from the front wing endplate 'skirts' originating in F1 30 years previously.