Thanks to the advances made by the partners in the European Sherloc project and its sub-project Sherloc QSP, composites are taking another step forward in the aeronautical world, bringing with them the prospect of producing parts at rates and cost levels compatible with mass production! In a new video available on Cetim France's Youtube channel, the main players in this project unveil the stakes, the major stages, the technological challenges to be met, the solutions chosen and the results obtained.
Part of the Clean Sky 2 program, the Sherloc project aims to develop and evaluate non-destructive aging monitoring techniques for composite parts on medium-haul aircraft. "The aim is to develop new maintenance concepts to reduce direct operating costs without reducing fuselage safety," explains Ferri M.H. Aliabadi, Professor at Imperial College London and Topic Manager for the project.
Its Sherloc QSP sub-project focused on the mass production of PEEK and carbon fiber window and fuselage skin assemblies using Cetim's QSP process. The ambitious goal is to develop and produce "Net Shape" window frames.
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