Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAMFraunhofer IFAM will be presenting its portfolio in the business field of aviation at the Paris Air Show 2025 from June 16 to 22 at the joint Fraunhofer AVIATION & SPACE booth C358 in Hall 2C.
In the Multi Functional Fuselage Demonstrator (MFFD) project, Fraunhofer researchers assembled —for the first time worldwide — a full-size aircraft fuselage section made of thermoplastic carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) in a fully automated process using thermoplastic welding methods. Fraunhofer's focus here was on the longitudinal seam. Experts from Fraunhofer IFAM and Fraunhofer IWS will present a printed 3D model of the fuselage and a welded fuselage panel.
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