Five companies signed contracts and agreements at the Berlin Air Show 2010 this week for the use of European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) technologies.
The agreements signed at ILA have an expected value of approximately $3 million, the company said in a statement from the air show. Altogether, EADS has already licensed technology contracts amounting to $12 million.
The technologies, which cover a wide range of capabilities, are commercially available to develop new products, improve production and expand market opportunities, the company said.
The technologies include processes for the production of composite and metallic parts, the application of an advanced avionics data network, the application of new technologies in aircraft cabin interiors and in-flight entertainment systems, as well as the development of inertial sensors and navigation systems.
The contracts and agreements were signed at the Berlin Air Show by EADS Chief Technical Officer Jean Botti with executives of Diamond Aircraft Industries (Austria), Embvue (Canada), Lufthansa Technik (Germany), MT Aerospace (Germany), RAFI (Germany) and TTTech (Austria).
The EADS Divisions are fully integrated in the Technology Licensing Initiative.
“As a global leader in aerospace and defence, EADS has technologies that can help our licensing partners maintain their competitive edge in today’s challenging business world,” Botti said. “[The] agreements underscore the broad range of licensing opportunities available from EADS, which are backed by the extensive resources throughout our company’s engineering, development, production and operational activities.”
Diamond Aircraft is licensing EADS’ patented (VAP) in the production in the field of general aviation and personal jet aircraft. VAP allows composite structures to be manufactured without the use of traditional autoclaves, and provides high quality parts that are more cost effective to produce while also improving production flexibility and reducing throughput times, the company said. The technology has been developed in a collaboration between EADS Military Air Systems Business, Premium Aerotec and EADS Innovation Works and the Unit.
Ebuve and TTTech licensed AFDX-Technology from Airbus, which is a fast Ethernet link between onboard computers originally been developed for the A380.
RAFI’s interest in EADS technologies include inertial sensor technology, navigation and the manufacturing of circuit boards.
MT Aerospace is evaluating the application of EADS’ expertise in friction stir welding–a solid-state joining process used in the production of metal parts, structures and components.