The project’s primary target is to setup industrial and competitive tools to perform Additive Manufacturing of aerospace components. 

In order to do this, it is necessary to select and develop the most suitable process related to each type of component.

The first part of the project aims at optimizing process parameters in function of the desired microstructure and mechanical properties. It also a must to put in place the upstream and downstream processes to ensure quality and repeatability of the parts. 

Additive manufacturing in Aerospace still represents a major technological breakthrough. The SW_AERO+ project is the first major project on this topic involving Walloon Aerospace industries.

The main target of the project is to develop knowledge and skills that will eventually control the full cycle of design and manufacturing, while respecting the constraints that are specific to aeronautics and aircraft engines in particular.

PRODUCTION. All technologies and methodologies linked to design, manufacture, repair and inspect cells, engines, avionics. Such as: CAD/ CAM (CATIA v5 & v6), analysis and functional dimensioning, operating gamuts, process understanding and assembly techniques (metallic/ composite), non destructive testing, finite element analysis and resolution methods (SAMCEF/ NASTRAN), quality (EN9100/EN4179), Lean Manufacturing, SPC methodologies...

The von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics (VKI) is a non-profit international educational and research organisation specialized in Fluid Dynamics, in the areas of Aeronautics & Space, Environmental & Industrial Flows, and Turbomachinery & Propulsion. What started in 1956 with international postgraduate education, has developed into a widely recognized center of excellence in fluid dynamics, combining education and research in a truly international and intercultural environment.

Namur Digital Institute - NaDI

Jean-Marie Jacquet/Yves Poullet (nadi@unamur.be , +32(0)81 72 50 01)

Grouping five research centers from various disciplines, ranging from sociology, philosophy, law, management to computer science, the Namur Digital Research Institute offers a unique multidisciplinary expertise to all areas of informatics, its applications and its social impact.

Most of the research at UMONS is organized in 10 institutes which cover: New Arts and Media Technologies (NUMEDIART), Biosciences (BIOSCIENCES), Information Technologies and Informatics (INFORTECH), Language Sciences and Engineering (LANGUAGE), Materials Sciences and Engineering (MATERIALS), Risk Management Sciences (RISKS), Complex Systems (COMPLEXYS), Energy (ENERGY), Health Sciences and Technologies (HEALTH), Human and Organizational Research and Development (HUMANORG).

A&M Department

The Aeroelasticity and Experimental Aerodynamics Research Group conducts cutting edge research in the areas of experimental and theoretical aeroelasticity and aerodynamics, with particular applications aircraft, rotorcraft, drones and wind turbines. The research group collaborates closely with the ULiege’s large multidisciplinary subsonic wind tunnel.

Aero-Thermo-Mechanics (ATM) - Pr.

Materials

Composites, hybrids and architectured materials

Structural / Bio-sourced / Nano-composites, Hybrid materials, Functional properties, Coatings, Mechanical behaviour, Tribology, Thermosets & thermoplastics - Thomas PARDOEN

Polymers and functional surfaces

Polymer morphology and processing, Smart coatings - Alain JONAS

Nanomechanics and nanophysics

Materials characterisation, Atomic force microscopies - Bernard NYSTEN

Materials manufacturing

Sirris is the collective research center of the technological industry created to strengthen the competitiveness of this sector through technological progress and innovation.

By offering its services, Sirris helps companies in a targeted way to make the transition from technological know-how to marketable innovations. With 70 years of experience, field expertise, practical help and tailor-made information, Sirris helps its members to progress.

We can offer several key assets for industry that want to remain innovative: