Summary
- Profile Type
- Research & Development Request
- POD Reference
- RDRFR20231023021
- Term of Validity
- 23 October 2023 - 22 October 2024
- Company's Country
- France
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
- A French SME specialised in the development of bio-sourced composites is looking to join a consortium for the topic HORIZON-CL5-2024-D5-01-08. The company has an expertise in natural fibres characteristics and in composites made with recycled products (recycled used tyres, recycled carbon fibres). Entities preparing a proposal for this topic or involved in previously European funded projects GENEX, DIDEAROT, CAELESTIS, INFINITE, NEXTAIR, OPTICOMS, AFPMet, RACER, SORCERER... are sought.
- Full Description
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Created in 2008, this French SME benefits from over ten years of experience in bio-based composites mainly for the transportation sector (automotive, aeronautics, naval...) but also for sports and leisures activitites. The company has also developed recently a portfolio of composites made with recycled used tyres and recycled carbon fibres.
The SME is experienced in European projects, having participated in 3 Euroepan projects: BRIGHT (bamboo bio-based fibres for aircraft cabin interior), BIOPANELS (bio-composite panels solutions for several applications) and MANIFICA Recycling (carbon fibre recycling process)
The HORIZON-CL5-2024-D5-01-08 topic “Competitiveness and digital transformation in aviation – advancing further composite aerostructures” is of high interest for the company and they are looking for a consortium to join.
This call aims at:
- Developping advanced composite technologies with emphasis on new-designs, high-volume sustainable manufacturting with integrated inspection, sustainable and free of toxic substances, recycling and circularity, structure safety requirements and additive manufactuting
- Developping breakthrough technologies in coupled aerostructures-systems-propulsion integration
- Proposing cost-competitive maintenance and repair of composite aerostructures
With over ten years of experience in natural fibres (bamboo, flax, basalt…) characteristics, bio-based composites made of co-products, bio-based composites development and their associated manufacturing processes... the company could contribute to all the objectives above.
With a lot of experience in the development of bio-based composites for aeronautics, the company can particularly contributes to develop circular bio-based composites meeting high performance requirements and having sustainable properties.
Thanks to its long expertise in bio-based composites, the company can also propose significant improvement of environmental performance across the value chain against specified fossil and/or bio-based benchmarks. For many years, all developments of new composites materials have been made considering the Life Cycle Analysis of the products, in order to reduce their environmental footprint. All composites developed by the company address environmental stakes.
Partner sought are academics or industries preparing a proposal targeting advance composite technologies, and cost—competitive maintenance and repair ofcomposite aerostructure. It could be for instance, airfrafts manufacturers R&D departments, advanced materials R&D academics, OEMs...
The company is also open to discuss any other kind of collaboration either related to European calls participation or technogical agreement. - Advantages and Innovations
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The company has its own laboratory dedicated to the development of composites. It includes vacuum pumps, several heaters, measuring devices, precision balancing and specific tooling and testing for composites. It masters the processes of infusion, RTM (Resin transfer molding), Prepreg, RFI (Resin Film Infusion) and press.
Thanks to these facilities, the company can develop a wide range of composites samples, and then builds propotypes or demonstrators from the chosen composites
The company owns patents on composites products, and also secret know-how on manufacturing process. - Stage of Development
- Under development
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureGoal 7: Affordable and Clean EnergyGoal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
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Type or partner sought: Coordinator of a consortium preparing a proposal. It could be either a company or an academics specialised in Aviation, Materials, Composites, Maintenance, Bio-sourced products...
Entities involved in the following European projects are clearly in the scope: GENEX, DIDEAROT, CAELESTIS, INFINITE, NEXTAIR; OPTICOMS, AFPMet, RACER, SORCERER, EcoTECH or Composite Fuselage.
The partner sought will Integrate the expertise of the French SME in the proposal and assign it with the relevant tasks. - Type and Size of Partner
- UniversityR&D InstitutionSME 11-49SME 50 - 249Big company
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
Call details
- Framework program
- Horizon Europe
- Call title and identifier
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HORIZON-CL5-2024-D5-01-08 topic “Competitiveness and digital transformation in aviation – advancing further composite aerostructures”
- Submission and evaluation scheme
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single stage
- Coordinator required
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Yes
- Deadline for EoI
- Deadline of the call
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 01001002 - Digital Systems, Digital Representation02007005 - Composite materials02011001 - Aeronautical technology / Avionics
- Market keywords
- 08001004 - Fibre-reinforced (plastic) composites
- Targeted countries
- All countries