AM Global Holding and Randerath have partnered to improve sustainability and address the challenges of aircraft operators and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) organisations, which need to reduce costs and downtime in cabin service operations.
The newly-launched The Aviation AM Centre’s mission is to drive more innovative and sustainable manufacturing in the aviation industry through production cells that can be used to develop components that are lightweight, stronger and make more efficient use of materials in the production process. The new venture will provide full design, manufacturing and certification services for polymer parts and AM machines that meet European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards.
The Aviation AM Centre will start operations in the EOS Innovation Centre in Duesseldorf, Germany, using EOS industrial 3D printing technology and its own best practice workflows.
Primary customers will be airlines and maintenance organisations, alongside cabin interior suppliers and original equipment manufacturers across the commercial aviation space. Examples of this will include VIP charters, private aviation and urban mobility.
Bernhard Randerath, Founder and Chairman of the Board of The Aviation AM Centre, said: “Airline operations are facing very demanding time and cost saving imperatives, especially in the current environment. We are very proud to celebrate the opening of this new venture which will provide tailored solutions, efficient processes and cutting-edge technology for airlines and other parts of the commercial aviation industry. Our partnership with AM GLOBAL, brings together deep 3D printing technology know-how, with our understanding of the market for commercial aviation and additive manufacturing – the perfect basis for a strong business.”
Daniel Lichtenstein, Managing Director of AM Global Holding, an accelerator of large-scale additive manufacturing applications and provider of advanced manufacturing solutions, added: “The Aviation AM Centre is a ground-breaking new venture that will enable the aviation industry to use the benefits of additive manufacturing through a collaborative approach. We are excited about the innovations that will come out of The Aviation AM Centre, with its world-class know-how of aircraft operation and maintenance, and the AM GLOBAL team’s expertise, developing new sustainable and efficient integrated production solutions for the aviation sector.”
The Aviation AM Centre is supported by the newly founded German-Emirati Institute and the ACAM Aachen Centre for Additive Manufacturing, both located in Aachen, Germany.
