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#23 // 24th September 2018
From the ATI
> Collaborate R&D Competition. The call for Expressions of Interest for the Collaborative R&D Competition is now open. UK organisations can apply for a share of up to £8 million to carry out collaborative R&D, collaborative fast-track and collaborative feasibility projects that enhance the UK’s position in civil aerospace.
More details on the funding streams and the priority technical topics can be found on the ATI web site here, and applications can be made via Innovate UK's Innovation Funding Service (IFS) here.
> Competition briefing event. If you are interested in learning more about the collaborative R&D and collaborative fast-track funding streams in the current open competition, there is a briefing event happening in London on Tuesday 2nd October 2018.
Hosted by Innovate UK, the ATI and the KTN, the event will provide vital information to enable businesses to decide if this competition is appropriate for them and, if so, to develop a clear and compelling application. More
> Aerospace Supply Chain Consortium Building Event. Over 150 delegates from the aerospace and adjacent sectors joined us in Cranfield on Tuesday 18th September for the Aerospace Supply Chain Consortium Building Event. The event focused on two key areas: new and on-going funding opportunities and the Institute’s priority technology topics.
The funding landscape for civil aerospace R&D now includes: the Strategic Programme of research projects that align with the national aerospace technology strategy; a new Collaborative R&D Competition (see above); a new joint UK-Sweden EUREKA call; and further funding for NATEP.
The priority technical topics include composites, additive manufacturing, electrical power systems, future aircraft & modelling and product verification. Four of those five areas are covered in INSIGHT papers available on the ATI web site; the fifth, on future aircraft, will be available before the end of 2018.
Our thanks to the companies who supported the event by hosting one-to-one meetings: Airbus, BAE Systems, Boeing, Bombardier, GE Aviation, GKN Aerospace, Leonardo Helicopters, Meggitt, Rolls-Royce, Safran, Spirit Aerosystems, Thales, and UTAS.
The presentations from the event are available here.
INSIGHT
The Institute has published two new papers in its INSIGHT series - on additive manufacturing and composite materials. All nine INSIGHT papers are available for free download here.
For UK aerospace
> New UK suppliers for Boeing. Boeing has announced the selection of UK-based companies to supply all the raw materials to its new Sheffield factory, which will make components for the 737 and 777 passenger jets. Boeing’s first European factory will produce 7,000 actuation system components each month, which will be shipped for assembly in Boeing’s plant in Portland, USA.
The selection includes three new suppliers - Maher, MetLase and NIKKEN - while the supplier relationship has been extended with Aeromet and Mettis. “In Sheffield we have an excellent local supply chain and Boeing is sourcing from these established companies because of their high-quality manufacturing capability and talented people,” said Sir Michael Arthur, president, Boeing Europe. More
> DiPaRT 2018. The call for presentations for the ninth DiPaRT event is now open. Hosted by the Centre for Modelling & Simulation (CFMS), the Distributed Research & Technology Partnership (DiPaRT) event will be held at Bristol & Bath Science Park on 26th-28th November 2018. The annual event will gather more than 130 delegates to hear presentations on the theme of ‘Shaping the Future of Flight’.
This year, the DiPaRT event highlights Airbus's interest in cross-sector innovation - with attendees drawn from corporate, SME, academic and research organisations in the aerospace, defence, automotive, energy and utilities sectors. The call for presentations will close on 7th October 2018. More
> ETW at 30. The ATI is pleased to congratulate the European Transonic Windtunnel (ETW) in this its 30th anniversary year. Since the non-profit company was established in 1988 - following commitment from the UK, France, Germany and the Netherlands - the ETW has helped push the boundaries of aerospace research. It is now the world-leading wind tunnel for testing aircraft in real flight conditions; aircraft performance and their flight envelope limits can be accurately determined with unique quality long before flight testing of a first prototype. More
Project Profile
Horizon (AM)
In March 2014, five partners came together to work on ATI Horizon (AM), a £13.4 million ATI-approved project to develop additive manufacturing (AM) techniques for aerospace parts and components. The ATI Horizon (AM) team is led by GKN Aerospace, with AM equipment maker Renishaw, software OEM and machining specialist Autodesk, and Sheffield and Warwick universities. It has been a diverse programme covering multiple metallic and polymer AM technologies. More
The Institute's Project Directory, detailing all 211 projects in the strategic portfolio of the UK Aerospace R&T Programme (as of May 2018) can be downloaded here.
