June 2015 Dr. Tomás Flanagan EireComposites Teo An Choill Rua Indreabhan Co Galway Ireland www.eirecomposites.com Phone +353 91 505430 Fax +353 91 505432

Presentation Overview ÉireComposites Aerospace Research Testing Renewable Energy MarinComp

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

Company Facilities Company Activities Manufacturing Testing Tooling Design Research Company Activities

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

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

Airbus A400M Company Activities Manufacturing Testing Tooling Design Research Company Activities

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

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

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

Wind blades Company Activities Manufacturing Testing Tooling Design Research Company Activities

Selected Customers – Manufacturing Testing Tooling Design Research Company Activities

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

MarinComp

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

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

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