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.
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:
Multitel’s mission is to promote innovation by providing market-driven scientific and technical support for developing, implementing and monitoring new technologies, in a variety of technological domains
More precisely for aerospace sector, activities of Multitel concern:
OUR TECHNOLOGIES AND SOLUTIONS
Our expertise in Processes (dry and wet deposition, compounding, bioprocesses, 3D printing, plasma reforming...), Materials (sol-gel, metallic and inorganic coatings, paints and varnishes, (Bio)polymers) and Smart Devices (biosensors, optoelectronic, thermoelectric, electrochromic devices) is a fertile ground for our strategic axes:
