“Most composite parts used to be removable so they could be repaired in a standard shop,” explained Guillaume Ferrer, embodiment engineering manager, composite repair process development. “This is ...

A collaborative research initiative in Europe is seeking to use digital twin processes to manage the entire life-cycle of next-generation aircraft composite structures. The project aims to provide ...

Manual repair and reworking of composite components are time-consuming and work-intensive. This is especially true of scarfing performed as preparation for patch repair. With geometrically adaptive ...

More and more aircraft are rolling off the production line with a primarily composite structure. Are these harder to repair ...

Product: GMI Aero provides a range of composite repair equipment and services to airlines, MROs and OEMs, including engineering solutions, training, field assistance services and its range of Anita ...

A carbon fiber composite that can seal its own cracks and restore structural strength more than 1,000 times in a row has been demonstrated in laboratory testing at North Carolina State University, ...

One of the key individuals behind the development of the new surface-tolerant composite repair system, Ian Wade, Technical Services Manager at Belzona Limited, explained more: “The Belzona SuperWrap ...

For steel-structured ships and offshore oil and gas production units, corrosion is a constant threat and maintenance an ongoing challenge. The most common “crop and renew” repair technique uses “hot ...

Figure 1. Vacuum chamber (left) and hot bond controller (right) along with a vacuum source for the inner bag and chamber are all connected and ready to run a double vacuum debulk (DVD) process. Inset ...

The restoration of composite materials through repair strategies is an area of growing importance in dental materials science. Composite repair seeks to re-establish both the mechanical integrity and ...

Composite patch repairs have emerged as a vital technique for extending the service life of aluminium structures subjected to fatigue, impact and operational damage. By bonding a carbon or glass fibre ...