{"id":1205,"date":"2025-11-27T21:12:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T21:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hightex-dresden.de\/?page_id=1205"},"modified":"2026-05-11T13:56:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T12:56:35","slug":"aviation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hightex-dresden.de\/en\/luftfahrt\/","title":{"rendered":"Aviation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fibre composite solutions for aviation<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Lighter. Stiffer. More precise - and reliable in series production.<\/span>
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With <\/span>Tailored fibre placement (TFP)<\/b>, <\/span>Binding<\/b>, <\/span>Precise cutting<\/b> and <\/span>automatic high-volume preforming<\/b> We supply textile semi-finished products and preforms that are used in the aerospace industry. <\/span>Mechanically convincing<\/b> and <\/span>Process reliable<\/b> can be further processed.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Why composites in aviation?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In aircraft structures, every gram counts - with the highest demands on <\/span>Strength, rigidity<\/b> and <\/span>reliability<\/b>. Fibre composites enable <\/span>Weight-saving structures<\/b> with excellent <\/span>Load transfer<\/b>, reduce the <\/span>Paraffin consumption<\/b> the operating costs and open up <\/span>Freedom of design<\/b> even with complex geometries. Whether structural components, secondary structures or design components: We develop <\/span>near-net-shape preforms<\/b> and <\/span>textile semi-finished products<\/b> for a <\/span>Efficient series production<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Carbon fibre reinforcement (CF)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Maximum specific stiffness\/strength for load-bearing structures and highly stressed components.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Fully automated series processes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Robotics, heated preforming moulds, inline quality assurance - reproducible quality with predictable cycles.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Function integration<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Material and process-orientated designs enable inserts, local reinforcements and defined wall thickness gradients.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Open to materials & processes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Thermoset RTM\/infusion processes and thermoplastic consolidation - combined with TFP, binders, cutting\/stacking.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Sustainable lightweight construction<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Less material due to <\/span>near-net-shape preforms<\/b> and waste optimisation; robust, durable structures in operation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Tailored fibre placement (TFP) - for aviation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In aviation, TFP enables the construction of extremely lightweight, highly resilient structural components such as window frames or door surrounds through Fibre paths suitable for load paths<\/b>. As the fibres are guided precisely along the lines of force and around holes, the component weight is massively reduced with maximum safety. The process also improves the Material efficiency<\/b>, by minimising expensive waste from complex CFRP components.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Aviation applications (extract)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Fuselage & airframe<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Window frames, door surrounds, stringer\/frame reinforcements, clips<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Wings & tail unit<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Local load application, thickening and stiffening, ribs, brackets, load path optimisation<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Interior\/Secondary Structure<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Seat structures, local reinforcements, holders, brackets, panel preforms<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Satellite\/Space<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Engine components, brackets, structural components, support structures, beams, panels, secondary structures<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Applications - examples from customer projects<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Carbon Window Frame Airbus A350-900\/1000<\/b>
<\/b>If you are flying on an Airbus A350 XWB for business or pleasure, you will see the airport through the eyes thanks to Hightex and Advanced Composite Engineering (ACE). <\/span>Significantly larger windows<\/b> than before. The carbon fibre-reinforced <\/span>Preform from Hightex<\/b> is that <\/span>Basic structure of the CFRP window frame<\/b>, which, thanks to its high strength and rigidity, enables significantly larger windows due to the optimum fibre orientation, and can safely and reliably withstand the increased loads. At the same time, the window frame is even lighter and more cost-effective than previous metal window frames. <\/span>Many thousands<\/b> of these frames are installed in the A350 XWB every year.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Side members (RTM, TFP preforms)<\/b>
<\/b>Hightex has been manufacturing preforms for structural side members for more than 20 years. To produce these I-Beams <\/span>more cost-effective<\/b> than with prepreg technology and the <\/span>Reproducibility<\/b> properties, a new manufacturing concept was implemented: The <\/span>Reinforcing structures (preforms)<\/b> are created by means of <\/span>TFP<\/b>, followed by the <\/span>Infusion<\/b> with epoxy resin in <\/span>RTM process<\/b>. During the <\/span>joint development <\/b>with the customer showed that the TFP preforms have an extremely low <\/span>Mass tolerance of \u00b10.3 % <\/b>enable. Also with the <\/span>Breaking load <\/b>showed fluctuations below 1%<\/span>, <\/b>that the substrates produced using TFP are superior to classic prepreg technology - with simultaneously lower <\/span>Production costs<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Processes & series capability<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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