Niklas Bleil

Nov 21, 2024 | fis.tu-dresden.de | Eric W. Pohl |Maurice Langer |Peter Rauscher |Niklas Bleil

Thermoplastic matrix composites are a viable option to reduce the carbon footprint during the life of an aircraft due to their ability to be molten and resolidified again. Tape-based layup processes, such as automated tape placement, are well-examined but have not seen extensive use in large-scale joining applications, since they have to be processed layer-by-layer.

Dec 10, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Eric W. Pohl |Maurice Langer |Peter Rauscher |Niklas Bleil

1 Introduction When it comes to the manufacturing of an aircraft shell, the involvement of joining processes is inevitable, as the scale of a fuselage is too large to be manufactured in a single piece.