Materialise has opened an Aerospace Competence Heart within the Aerospace Innovation Hub in Delft, Netherlands.
The corporate has beforehand delivered greater than 500,000 3D-printed aerospace components, with about 4,000 various kinds of components printed per yr, and has launched the Aerospace Competence Heart to attach startups, college students, lecturers, authorities and trade professionals in a metropolis thought of to be a European powerhouse.
Materialise believes itself to be among the many largest AM service suppliers for aerospace, supporting your complete aerospace worth chain, from OEMs to airways and MROs to provider tiers. It holds a complete set of flight-ready accreditations, together with Manufacturing Group Approval (POA) from EASA and EN 9100 licensed manufacturing for flying components.
With the launch of the Aerospace Competence Heart, Materialise and @TU Delft will collaborate on initiatives the place college students and researchers can acquire hands-on expertise with AM whereas advancing developments in sustainable aviation. Materialise joins trade giants Airbus and Collins Aerospace, amongst others, on the Hub.
“The opening of our new Aerospace Competence Heart aligns with our dedication to help the aerospace trade by greater than three many years of expertise in additive manufacturing and software program options, in addition to our pioneering function in producing licensed components,” mentioned Brigitte de Vet-Veithen, CEO of Materialise. “By becoming a member of this selective aerospace community, we will strengthen our capabilities, broaden partnerships, and allow different aerospace leaders on this hub to speed up innovation and discover new prospects with AM.”
“We’re proud to welcome Materialise to Delft, a metropolis the place innovation and collaboration thrive,” added Vice Mayor Maaike Zwart of the Metropolis of Delft. “By becoming a member of the Aerospace Innovation Hub, Materialise strengthens our dynamic Aerospace Delta ecosystem and the Innovation District Delft, paving the best way for groundbreaking developments in 3D printing and sustainable aviation. I’m really excited to see the partnerships, concepts, and improvements that can develop out of your presence right here. Collectively, we’re shaping the way forward for expertise.”
Henri Werij, Dean of the School of Aerospace Engineering TU Delft, supplied: “At TU Delft, our mission is to create affect for a greater society by schooling, analysis, life-long studying, and innovation. With the Aerospace Innovation Hub we help this mission by accelerating improvements and bringing them to market. The arrival of Materialise on the Hub marks an thrilling step towards deeper collaboration and new alternatives to drive additive manufacturing experience to the rising aerospace neighborhood.”
