Henkel will discuss the importance of its innovative repair technologies for the aerospace industry at the MRO Europe 2013 – an aerospace aftermarket trade fair to be held in in London from September 24 to 26, 2013. In the presentation track entitled ‘Advanced material repair technologies’, Dr Ulrike Schmidt-Freytag, Technical Customer Service Manager EMEA, Henkel, will discuss the repair of composite structures in aircraft, including bonding, out of autoclave processing, wet lay-up surfacing films and lightning strike repairs. In addition, Marc Gomez, Global MRO Segment Manager – Aerospace, Henkel, will moderate a roundtable presentation track entitled ‘Detection and inspection in composite materials’, where industry leading experts discuss the latest developments and practice in non-destructive testing (NDT) technology.
As OEM’s design and build more lightweight aircraft with composite parts and structures, the need for more user-friendly and proven bonded repair solutions becomes a major focus for airline operators and MRO’s. The repair of complex composites structures can be challenging for the aerospace industry, with the various types of damage requiring different repair approaches, invariably demanding innovative solutions.
With its high-performance structural adhesive product portfolio under the Loctite brand, Henkel offers solutions for the repair of composite parts and structures in ready-to-use packaging configurations for its aerospace MRO customers. Henkel’s products, which are qualified by major OEM’s, is readily available from its global network of authorised aerospace distributors.
As OEM’s design and build more lightweight aircraft with composite parts and structures, the need for more user-friendly and proven bonded repair solutions becomes a major focus for airline operators and MRO’s. The repair of complex composites structures can be challenging for the aerospace industry, with the various types of damage requiring different repair approaches, invariably demanding innovative solutions.
With its high-performance structural adhesive product portfolio under the Loctite brand, Henkel offers solutions for the repair of composite parts and structures in ready-to-use packaging configurations for its aerospace MRO customers. Henkel’s products, which are qualified by major OEM’s, is readily available from its global network of authorised aerospace distributors.