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SA R&D Catalogue » Aircraft Design » Aerosud
Aerosud was formed in 1990. The first major contract involved the re-engining of the Mirage F1
Fighter with the Klimov RD33 engine used in the Mig 29 fighter.
Towards 1995, they embarked on diversification into the commercial aviation market with the
design of galleys and other interior systems. Today they are an internationally recognised supplier
for interior systems.
Aerosud now manufacture around 2000 parts and assemblies a day and supply these to the
assembly lines of Airbus, Boeing, BAE Systems, Agusta Westland Helicopters and Spirit AeroSystems.
Their projects involve both civil and military aviation engineering and their activities cover design,
development, prototyping, manufacture and in-service support.
| International/local activities |
Single source supplier to both Airbus and Boeing
| Capabilities/Skills/Expertise |
- Structural Fabrication
- Composite forming and engineering
- Thermoplastic vacuum forming
- Custom Design and Development
- Aircraft and Interior Refurbishment
Prototype design and development to full scale multi component production lines
Programmes include:
- Digital design and verification
- CNC programming and optimisation
- Research into continuous fibre reinforced thermoplastic and thermoset processes
- Development of methodologies and technologies for DM.
- Focus on laser sintering
- Fluid forming of aero metals
- Process improvement and development in ultra-high strain or super plastic regions
- Robot welding
- Light aircraft design and prototyping for future product development
- Composites in general, rapid manufacturing of composites, assembly/joining of composites,
Flammability Smoke, Toxicity, Heat Release (FSTH)
- Simultaneous 5-Axis machining of aluminium, simultaneous 5-Axis machining of titanium
- Hydroforming, Titanium forming
- Process development, equipment development, design standards for processes
Contact person: Deon Labuschagne, Managing Director
Tel: +27(0)12 662 5000
Email: deon@aerosud.co.za
Website: www.aerosud.co.za
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