News archive: Airborne NL | Airframer

27 November

Airborne and LM expand partnership with smart automation initiative

A contract under the Industrial Participation Program will support Airborne in evolving its automation technology to meet Lockheed Martin’s aerospace production goals.

12 November

ReleaseAirbus Helicopters France adopts Airborne’s composite automation technologies

18 March

ReleaseGKN Aerospace and partners successfully complete ASCEND programme, transforming high-rate composite manufacturing

15 February

The user can easily upload new kits and nest files, including a mix of parts, and the system will adapt all the instructions for the operator automatically.

Airborne streamlines composite kitting for Airbus Helicopters

The software takes the nest, kit and material input, and translates this into instructions for the operator to offload the cutter, to make kits with plies in the correct sequence and to store them in the dynamic buffer.

29 June

The system will transform broad goods such as woven or NCF materials into 3D preforms suitable for RTM.

GKN orders preforming line for faster composites

The system will integrate an Automated Ply Placement (APP) cell by Airborne, Automated Preform Trimming by Accudyne Systems, a ply cutter from Assyst Bullmer, and a Hot Drape Former by PAC Group.

22 June

ReleaseSolvay, Ascendance Flight Technologies and Airborne join forces to enable the development of advanced solutions for sustainable aviation

9 March

Limosa Inc. founder and CEO Hamid Hamidi and Airborne Commercial Director Joe Summers signed the partnership heads of terms on the 8th February, 2023.

Limosa taps Airborne expertise to build LimoConnect

Airborne has a capability set that covers the product development cycle for composite structures from initial feasibility through to serial automated production and the supply of digital manufacturing equipment.

1 March

ReleaseSolvay and Airborne receive funding for a composite alternative to metal battery enclosures

24 May

ReleaseCotesa selects Airborne to supply a fully automated edge sealing system

6 April

ReleaseEUR 16 million EIB backing for Airborne International

16 February

Venturi Aviation and Airborne will partner on lightweight composite structures for the Echelon 01 all-electric aircraft, due to be launched in 2028.

Venturi plans advanced manufacturing for Echelon 01

The companies' collaboration has the objective to develop a digital and automated factory for composite lightweight structures which is much more flexible and dynamic and is based on on-demand manufacturing.

15 December

Toray gains funding for composite hydrogen tank

A consortium of leading aerospace and design companies based in the Netherlands has received government funding to develop a key element of future liquid hydrogen systems - a composite tank.

4 June

ReleaseAirborne introduces Automated Preforming by pick and weld

18 March

The ASCEND consortium will develop and accelerate high volume composite technologies.

GKN leads UK collaboration in composite technology

Through a three-year commitment, the ASCEND partnership, backed by the UK government, will bring together expertise, capabilities and resources from across the wider UK aerospace and automotive supply chain.

4 January

ReleaseJETCAM and Airborne collaboration for creating a digital interface for automated kitting

21 September

ReleaseAirborne launches Industrialisation Partner Model

8 June

ReleaseMagellan Aerospace orders Airborne's most advanced Automated Kitting system to date

12 September

ReleaseAirborne introduces the world's first portal to print composites parts

3 May

ReleaseSABIC and Airborne International join forces in the development of fully automated and digitized composites production processes

18 February

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