VAP® at Composites Europe
28.07.2010
As part of its Technology Licensing Initiative, EADS Deutschland GmbH is placing its patented VAP® membrane-assisted, low pressure infusion method at the disposal of the market by means of a licence management system. Trans-Textil GmbH, EADS-authorised VAP® licensor for the non-aerospace sector and preferred EADS partner in the aerospace sector, is the direct, worldwide contact for all questions concerning contract-based VAP® licensing. The exclusive EADS partner for VAP® membrane systems will be exhibiting at the Composites Europe show at stand A05 in hall 12.
Trans-Textil GmbH in conversation with the Transport Minister
19.07.2010
Dr. Peter Ramsauer finds out about Freilassing’s textile technologies of the future
Trans-Textil GmbH took the Parliamentary Evening of the Carbon Composites Association (CCeV) at the Federal Office of the Free State of Bavaria as an opportunity to present itself in the capital as a medium-sized company to ministry employees and members of the federal and state parliaments. The Freilassing-based business invited Federal Transport Minister Dr. Peter Ramsauer to find out about the latest functional textile applications in VAP®-lightweight construction.
Fibre-reinforced plastics play an increasingly significant role in transport technology. The use of glass and carbon fibres helps to dramatically reduce the weight of aircraft, cars, lorries and rail vehicles, thereby slashing fuel consumption and pollutant emissions. This is one of the reasons why Dr. Ramsauer showed a great deal of interest in Trans-Textil’s functional textiles, which ensure that components for lightweight construction are particularly high quality and safe thanks to the application of EADS’s patented VAP® method.
VAP® technology for NEXICOS prototype from Premium AEROTEC
10.07.2010
Premium AEROTEC GmbH recently demonstrated its own production expertise and the strengths of VAP® membrane-assisted low pressure infusion at the unveiling of the prototype of a civilian helicopter fuselage section in its NEXICOS project. Using VAP® membrane systems, the aerostructure supplier had fabricated the complex fuselage barrel in a single go, complete with integrated stringers, local reinforcements and window frames. As it reports, the VAP® method not only enabled automation of various process steps but also delivered significant mould-making flexibility, thus smoothing the way further for scaling up production of the part to the industrial level. The VAP® approach also yielded cost savings of 30 percent over comparable prepreg structures.
Diamond Aircraft Industries signed VAP® licensing contract
17.06.2010
The VAP contract was signed by EADS CTO Jean Botti; Christian Dries, CEO of Diamond Aircraft; and Dr. Rolf Wirtz, the CTO of EADS Defence & Security
The technology licensing contract with Diamond Aircraft Industries enables this manufacturer to utilise EADS’ patented Vacuum Assisted Process (VAP®) and VAP®- membrane systems by Trans-Textil in the production of its full range of general aviation and personal jet aircraft. VAP® allows composite structures to be manufactured without the use of traditional autoclaves, and
provides high quality parts that are more cost effective to produce while also improving production flexibility and reducing throughput times.
Diamond Aircraft Industries already has successfully demonstrated the advantages of VAP® in proof-of-concept development work for its D-JET private jet, and is expected to apply this process across its product line of general aviation aircraft, which
are produced at the company’s facilities in Austria and Canada.
Multifunctional VAP® membrane systems by Trans-Textil at the ILA 2010
16.06.2010
In June, Trans-Textil exhibited multifunctional VAP® membrane systems at the 2010 Berlin Air Show (ILA), placing its products on display at the German Economics and Technology Ministry booth in a joint showing with the German Industrial Association for Finishing, Yarns, Fabrics and Technical Textiles (IVGT). The aerospace sector is regarded as one of the most exacting and sophisticated application fields for VAP® and other state-of-the-art textile technologies.
VAP® at the JEC Composites Show
29.04.2010
Joint marketing of VAP® technology by EADS and Trans-Textil got off to a start at the JEC Composites Show in Paris, where the main attractions of the companies' joint showing consisted of a prototype fuselage for Diamond Aircraft's D-Jet and a pressure bulkhead made for an Airbus by Premium Aerotec – two complex components fabricated in the VAP® membrane-assisted low pressure infusion approach. At the Carbon Composites Association booth, Trans-Textil GmbH also unveiled its new multifunctional membrane laminate solutions developed for use in the VAP® method. The photo on the right shows the management of Trans-Textil GmbH and members of the EADS Technology Licensing Team.
VAP® membrane-assisted low pressure infusion
09.04.2010
The EADS-patented Vacuum Assisted Process (VAP®) uses the characteristics of semi-permeable state-of-the-art membrane systems to exert vacuum over the entire area of a resin-infused mould to remove trapped air and volatiles in an efficient and reliable manner. VAP® membrane systems are developed and produced by EADS partner Trans-Textil GmbH, which also licenses their use in the non-aerospace sector. In a joint showing with EADS, Trans-Textil will be exhibiting new technical solutions for VAP® membrane-assisted low pressure infusion at the JEC Composites Show, underscoring intensification of their colaboration.
Multifunctional textile solutions for VAP®
09.04.2010
Customised ready-mades and next-generation developments are continually expanding the range of applications-oriented uses to which Trans-Textil´s VAP® membrane systems can be put. An example concerns its VAP® Strips, which it delivers in bespoke widths for use in the fabrication of edges and corners on complex integrated components. Integrating several VAP® stack layers into one significantly facilitates handling in the production of lightweight parts, and is a feature of VAP® Multilayer. Such forward-looking textile solutions for use in the VAP® approach will be placed on view at the upcoming JEC Composites Show.