“Most composite parts used to be removable so they could be repaired in a standard shop,” explained Guillaume Ferrer, embodiment engineering manager, composite repair process development. “This is ...

The HyPatchRepair project (from left to right, top and bottom images) paired a stepped repair patch made using tailored fiber placement (TFP) with a milled panel of the same construction and ...

Manual repair and reworking of composite components are time-consuming and work-intensive. This is especially true of scarfing performed as preparation for patch repair. With geometrically adaptive ...

A collaborative research initiative in Europe is seeking to use digital twin processes to manage the entire life-cycle of next-generation aircraft composite structures. The project aims to provide ...

The restoration of composite materials through repair strategies is an area of growing importance in dental materials science. Composite repair seeks to re-establish both the mechanical integrity and ...

Product: GMI Aero provides a range of composite repair equipment and services to airlines, MROs and OEMs, including engineering solutions, training, field assistance services and its range of Anita ...

One of the key individuals behind the development of the new surface-tolerant composite repair system, Ian Wade, Technical Services Manager at Belzona Limited, explained more: “The Belzona SuperWrap ...

The StrengthBond Offshore project performed more than 250 specimen tests and 115 numerical simulations of laminated/bonded composite patches for the repair of corrosion in steel ships and offshore oil ...