Complex manual steps in aircraft production – such as the assembly of newly developed, weight-reducing thermoplastic integral frames that stiffen the fuselage in the transverse direction – are to be ...

The composites nondestructive inspection (NDI) community has identified online NDI as a concept that, if conveniently developed and implemented, could benefit its manufacturing processes. During the ...

So far, large cylindrical hydrogen storage tanks have been used commonly; however, they require a great deal of space. More compact tanks, which can be produced at low cost, therefore play an ...