(13 Mar 2021)
GKN Aerospace is leading a new UK industry consortium
called ASCEND (Aerospace and Automotive Supply Chain Enabled
Development) to develop and accelerate composite material and
process technologies for the next generation of energy efficient
aircraft and future mobility.
The £40 million consortium, funded by a £20
million commitment from industry and a £19.6 million commitment
from the UK Government via ATI, will focus on greater adoption of
composite technologies today, the industrialization of new
technologies, as well as accelerating aerospace production rates
to meet future high-volume requirements.
The collaboration will
help develop technologies from across the UK supply-chain to
develop the advanced materials and automation equipment required
to manufacture lightweight structures for the sustainable air
mobility, aerospace and automotive industry.
Assyst Bullmer, Airborne, Cobham Mission Systems
Wimborne, Cygnet Texkimp, Des Composites, FAR-UK Ltd, Hexcel
Composites, Hive Composites, LMAT, Loop Technology, McLaren
Automotive, the National Composites Centre, Rafinex, Sigmatex (UK)
and Solvay Composite Materials will join GKN Aerospace in the
consortium with collaboration and investment support from Axillium
Research.
Through a 3-year commitment, the partnership,
backed by the UK government, will bring together expertise,
capabilities and resources from across the wider UK aerospace and
automotive supply chain.
The consortium will be led from GKN Aerospace’s
£32 million Global Technology Centre in Bristol and will support up to
130 jobs through 2023/24.
GKN Aerospace will use its long-term
experience and in-depth knowledge of composite engineering for
integrated airframe structures throughout the project.
John Pritchard, President Civil Airframe GKN
Aerospace said, “GKN Aerospace has deep knowledge and expertise in
composite technology and we are proud to lead this consortium.
Accelerating the next-generation of lightweight, cost effective
advanced composite technologies is critical for the aerospace and
automotive industry and its move to more energy-efficient aircraft
and vehicles. Ensuring we can not only develop these technologies,
but also manufacture them at high-rate across the UK supply chain,
will maintain our position as an industry leader and underpin our
commitment to sustainability. Combined with the Aerospace
Technology Institute, which is providing vital support for the
UK’s position on the next generation of aircraft, we will be able
to deliver breakthroughs in technology as well as benchmark levels
of price, quality and repeatability.”
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