DUTCH AERO ENGINE CLUSTER MEMBERSHIP »

Airborne has become a member of the Dutch Aero Engine Cluster (DAEC). The DAEC is a partnership between companies in the manufacturing industry, engineering and research institutes. The cluster  was founded in 2001 with the goal to significantly improve the market position of the Dutch aero engine...

Published: 2012-04-17 08:09 am

JEC Innovation Award »

Airborne has won the prestigious JEC Europe 2012 Innovation Award, for its revolutionary technology for thermoplastic composite pipes for the Oil & Gasindustry. The award has been handed out during the JEC Europe Composites Show and Conference, the biggest composite exhibition worldwide, on 27...

Published: 2012-03-30 07:26 am

Airborne delivers panels for GMES satellites »

PRESS RELEASE The Hague, Netherlands 27th January 2012 Airborne delivers panels for GMES satellitesRecently  Airborne Composites completed the manufacturing and delivery of the solar array substrate panels for two earth-observation ESA missions.Two major space programs are completed successfully...

Published: 2012-01-30 12:00 am

ALMA opens its eyes »

The most complex ground-based astronomy observatory, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), has opened its eyes and is now operational in exploring the universe. About a third of the eventual 66 ALMA radio antennas are currently installed on the Chajnantor plateau in northern...

Published: 2011-11-25 12:00 am

Base Plate next generation Ariane launcher »

In a joint project with Dutch Space and NLR, the Airborne Technology Centre has completed the manufacturing of a representative segment of a CFRP Base Plate prototype.This structure is part of the Engine Thrust Frame for the next generation Ariane launchers, currently under study, coordinatied by...

Published: 2011-11-18 12:36 pm

Contract for Deepwater pipe »

Airborne has been awarded a contract by Saipem SA for the engineering, fabrication & delivery of a 2500 meter downline for the Guara & Lula project in Brazil. The 3 inch ID downline will be used at around 2200 meter water depth for the Pre-Commissioning of the Guara & Lula-NE Gasline Project. By...

Published: 2011-11-09 09:53 am

Minister Verhagen visits Airborne »

Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation, Maxime Verhagen, visited Airborne on Monday 7th of November 2011. He was accompanied by Mr. Hans Biesheuvel, chairman of MKB Nederland, the organisation representing SME's in the Netherlands and Mr. Rinke Zonneveld, Director...

Published: 2011-11-07 03:06 pm

NLR and Airborne sign MoU on RTM »

The National Aerospace Laboratory in The Netherlands (NLR) and Airborne have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a Strategic Partnership on Resin Transer Moulding (RTM) technology. The goal is to jointly develop new, differentiating RTM technologies to create new business...

Published: 2011-11-06 11:24 pm

Automated tapelaying capability »

Airborne has succesfully installed and commissioned an in-house developed automated tapelaying head, mounted on it's new robotic manufacturing facility.  The tapelaying system can handle all kinds of thermoset prepreg systems, including ultra-stiff and thin prepregs for space applications. The...

Published: 2011-10-30 10:11 am

R&D collaboration Sonaca and Airborne »

Airborne Composites in Spain received a contract from Sonaca in Belgium to improve the hot-forming process of prepreg composite laminates produced by an Automated Tape Laying process and for preforming dry carbon fabrics. As part of the study, three use-cases were defined, which will challenge the...

Published: 2011-10-25 02:42 pm