Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00813, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Hubert, Pascal (McGill University)|Hubert, Pascal (Université McGill), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : In the last forty years, the composite materials increased from single-digit percentages to more than 40 percent_x000D_
of airframe weight. Weight reductions achieved with composites reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas_x000D_
emissions. Today, single-aisle passenger jets boast from a few hundred to a few thousand pounds of composites_x000D_
per airframe. And during the next decade, the production of advanced composites for airframe components is_x000D_
expected to grow by more than 200 percent worldwide. Subject to many of the same performance demands that_x000D_
drive those who build aircraft primary structures, designers and manufacturers of aircraft interiors have turned_x000D_
to composite materials. Interior composites are no less crucial to the operating-cost and revenue-generation_x000D_
discussion. In fact, for many commercial aircraft, the weight of composite interiors significantly exceeds the_x000D_
weight of composite airframe structures._x000D_
Zodiac Aerospace (ZA) is manufacturing cabin interiors for the aviation industry utilizing composite panel_x000D_
technologies. Variability of composite panels caused by warping, twisting, bowing or bending observed on the_x000D_
as received panel or at any point during the manufacturing process can significantly increase production costs._x000D_
The panel dimensional control problem increases scrap rate, inspection costs, and engineering costs which_x000D_
ultimately can cause delays in delivery targets to the customer._x000D_
The objective of this project is to propose a solution to improve dimensional stability of composite panels for_x000D_
aircraft interiors. The process currently used by ZA to produce, store, manipulate and machine the panels will_x000D_
be reviewed. Using advanced composite material process simulation tools, new guidelines will be developed to_x000D_
reduce and control dimensional stability issues during the manufacturing of aircraft interiors. Besides the_x000D_
economic benefits of an improved process, cost efficiency results in a more stable and reproducible process., program purpose french : In the last forty years, the composite materials increased from single-digit percentages to more than 40 percent_x000D_
of airframe weight. Weight reductions achieved with composites reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas_x000D_
emissions. Today, single-aisle passenger jets boast from a few hundred to a few thousand pounds of composites_x000D_
per airframe. And during the next decade, the production of advanced composites for airframe components is_x000D_
expected to grow by more than 200 percent worldwide. Subject to many of the same performance demands that_x000D_
drive those who build aircraft primary structures, designers and manufacturers of aircraft interiors have turned_x000D_
to composite materials. Interior composites are no less crucial to the operating-cost and revenue-generation_x000D_
discussion. In fact, for many commercial aircraft, the weight of composite interiors significantly exceeds the_x000D_
weight of composite airframe structures._x000D_
Zodiac Aerospace (ZA) is manufacturing cabin interiors for the aviation industry utilizing composite panel_x000D_
technologies. Variability of composite panels caused by warping, twisting, bowing or bending observed on the_x000D_
as received panel or at any point during the manufacturing process can significantly increase production costs._x000D_
The panel dimensional control problem increases scrap rate, inspection costs, and engineering costs which_x000D_
ultimately can cause delays in delivery targets to the customer._x000D_
The objective of this project is to propose a solution to improve dimensional stability of composite panels for_x000D_
aircraft interiors. The process currently used by ZA to produce, store, manipulate and machine the panels will_x000D_
be reviewed. Using advanced composite material process simulation tools, new guidelines will be developed to_x000D_
reduce and control dimensional stability issues during the manufacturing of aircraft interiors. Besides the_x000D_
economic benefits of an improved process, cost efficiency results in a more stable and reproducible process., agreement title english : Development of a guideline for the dimensional stability of aircraft interior panels, agreement title french : Development of a guideline for the dimensional stability of aircraft interior panels, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada