1. June 2015 Dr. Tomás Flanagan EireComposites Teo An Choill Rua
Indreabhan
Co Galway
Ireland
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2. Presentation Overview
ÉireComposites
Aerospace
Research
Testing
Renewable Energy
MarinComp

3. Company Overview
Supplier to 3 aircraft programmes – Bombardier Global, V2500 engine, A400M
Supplier to 3 Wind Energy Companies
Composites testing (CTL)
Patents granted & pending
Started in 1997 to exploit opportunities for composites technology
Academic origins but evolved to meet industrial opportunities
72 staff, including over 20 engineers
Manufacturing
Testing
Tooling
Design
Research
Company Activities

4. Company Facilities Company Activities Manufacturing Testing Tooling
Design
Research
Company Activities

5. Bombardier Global Jet 78 Parts eg skins, spars, ribs
Varying sizes up to 6.0m
Monolithic & Sandwich
Manufacturing
Testing
Tooling
Design
Research
Company Activities

6. Bombardier V2500 Engine Nacelle
IAE V2500 Engine
Manufacturing
Testing
Tooling
Design
Research
Company Activities

7. Airbus A400M Company Activities Manufacturing Testing Tooling Design
Research
Company Activities

8. Selected Current R & D Future Launchers Preparatory Programme 2.1
Composite Cryogenic Upper Stage Tank (with ESA)
Future Launchers Preparatory Programme 2.2
Composite InterStage Structure (with ESA)
Automated Tape-Placement of Thermoplastic Composites
Collaboration with Astrium ST & EADS CASA, GSTP)
Development of Thermal Welding of TPC Aircraft Structures
Collaboration with Bombardier Aerospace (Northern Ireland)
EU Framework 7 YBRIDIO Programme
Joining of Dissimilar Materials
Design and development of TPC Helicopter Structures
Collaboration with Eurocopter Deutschland (Germany)
Clean Sky Helicopter Door
Manufacturing
Testing
Tooling
Design
Research
Company Activities

9. Company Testing Facilities
400kN static test machine
250kN static test machine
10kN static test machine
4 x 100kN fatigue test machines
1 x 250kN fatigue test machines
Fully-equipped workshop for specimen preparation
DMTA and fibre volume fraction facilities
Microscopy and void analysis
All static test machines with the exception of the 1MN machine are fitted with environmental chambers & can operate between -75oC to +200oC
Manufacturing
Testing
Tooling
Design
Research
Company Activities

10. Renewables: Wind Turbine Blades
EireComposites makes wind turbine blade sizes from 1.5m to 13m
Both thermosetting and thermoplastic blades
Other companies make blades using RTM or similar
EireComposites blades made using powder epoxy and heated tooling
This improves blade quality
Manufacturing
Testing
Tooling
Design
Research
Company Activities

11. Wind blades Company Activities Manufacturing Testing Tooling Design
Research
Company Activities

12. Selected Customers – Manufacturing
Testing
Tooling
Design
Research
Company Activities

13. Selected Customers – Testing
Aerospace
Wind Power
Other
Manufacturing
Testing
Tooling
Design
Research
Company Activities

14. MarinComp

15. MarinComp
Smart Efficient Affordable Marine Energy Technology Exploitation using Composites
Moulds
Manufacturing
Testing
Tooling
Design
Research
Company Activities

16. MarinComp Moulds Tidal blades and wind turbine spars
Sensors on\in blades
EireComposites is involved in the Wave20 H2020 project aimed at creating potable water from wave energy
SEAMETEC
Perspective from the company’s point of view
Challenges
Benefits
Moulds
Manufacturing
Testing
Tooling
Design
Research
Company Activities

17. Thanks!
Questions?