Aero­space Inno­va­tion: GRP pro­files for light­weight con­struc­tion and safe­ty in avi­a­tion

The aero­space indus­try is one of the most demand­ing indus­tries in the world. Tech­no­log­i­cal inno­va­tions, max­i­mum safe­ty, uncom­pro­mis­ing light­weight con­struc­tion and max­i­mum mate­r­i­al reli­a­bil­i­ty are essen­tial for project suc­cess. At AMD GmbH, we devel­op and pro­duce glass fiber rein­forced plas­tic (GRP) pro­files that ful­ly meet these require­ments — pre­cise­ly man­u­fac­tured, durable and ide­al for the chal­lenges of tomor­row’s aero­space tech­nol­o­gy.

Why GRP in the aero­space indus­try?

In hard­ly any oth­er indus­try does com­po­nent weight have such a direct impact on cost-effec­tive­ness, safe­ty and ener­gy effi­cien­cy as in avi­a­tion. Our GRP pro­files offer sig­nif­i­cant advan­tages com­pared to con­ven­tion­al metal­lic mate­ri­als:

1. Sig­nif­i­cant weight sav­ing with the same strength
2. Excel­lent dimen­sion­al sta­bil­i­ty under chang­ing tem­per­a­ture and pres­sure con­di­tions
3. Flame-retar­dant mate­r­i­al options in accor­dance with applic­a­ble stan­dards
4. High pre­ci­sion with cus­tomized pro­duc­tion accord­ing to draw­ing
5. Low ther­mal con­duc­tiv­i­ty and elec­tri­cal insu­la­tion, ide­al for use in sen­si­tive areas

These prop­er­ties pre­des­tine our GRP solu­tions for cab­in ele­ments, tech­ni­cal instal­la­tions, cladding, cable ducts or sec­ondary struc­tur­al ele­ments.

Cus­tomized solu­tions for demand­ing appli­ca­tions

At AMD GmbH, we rely on state-of-the-art pro­duc­tion tech­nolo­gies and close coöper­a­tion with our cus­tomers. This results in GRP pro­files that are opti­mal­ly tai­lored to indi­vid­ual project require­ments. Our range of ser­vices includes

• Pro­file geome­tries exact­ly accord­ing to draw­ing
• Sand­wich struc­tures with inte­grat­ed rigid­i­ty and addi­tion­al func­tions
• Sur­faces in smooth or matt, option­al­ly with col­ored top lay­er (e.g. red)
• Inte­grable func­tion­al inserts such as fire pro­tec­tion or EMC ele­ments

Our prod­ucts are man­u­fac­tured entire­ly in Ger­many and are sub­ject to the strictest qual­i­ty con­trols — for max­i­mum process reli­a­bil­i­ty and max­i­mum depend­abil­i­ty in use.

GRP — a mate­r­i­al with prospects

The require­ments in the aero­space indus­try are con­stant­ly increas­ing — both tech­no­log­i­cal­ly and in terms of reg­u­la­tion. Our GRP pro­files are not only a func­tion­al alter­na­tive to met­al, but also a con­tri­bu­tion to the sus­tain­able devel­op­ment of the indus­try. In com­bi­na­tion with recy­clable resin sys­tems and a region­al­ly ori­ent­ed sup­ply chain, our solu­tions make a mea­sur­able con­tri­bu­tion to CO₂ reduc­tion and resource con­ser­va­tion.

Devel­op­ment part­ner­ship for the avi­a­tion indus­try

As a tech­no­log­i­cal part­ner, we at AMD GmbH sup­port avi­a­tion projects from the con­cept phase through to series pro­duc­tion. Our engi­neer­ing teams have in-depth knowl­edge of mate­ri­als and man­u­fac­tur­ing and are famil­iar with the spe­cif­ic require­ments for approval, stan­dards and doc­u­men­ta­tion in the avi­a­tion sec­tor.

We see our­selves not only as a sup­pli­er, but also as a devel­op­ment part­ner who con­tributes to the suc­cess of your projects with know-how, flex­i­bil­i­ty and qual­i­ty aware­ness — reli­ably, effi­cient­ly and on an equal foot­ing.

Do you have any ques­tions or would you like to find out more about our GRP solu­tions for avi­a­tion?We are at your dis­pos­al. Vis­it our con­tact page and get in touch with us direct­ly — we look for­ward to exchang­ing ideas with you.