Aerospace

We are proud of the market position we have achieved in the aerospace sector, especially of the top supplier ratings we have been given, e.g. as the best cabin development partner among the Airbus Group Engineering suppliers.

Bertrandt’s unique selling point:

We have end-to-end knowledge of the entire aircraft development process – from design to certification. This comprehensive view allows us to judge the effects of individual challenges on the overall process, e.g. on cost development or bottlenecks in the supply chain. The support of system suppliers is one of our regular tasks.

As a development services provider in the aerospace sector, we engage with many aerospace and aircraft development innovations.

These include the following five trends

• Connectivity for the cabin of the future: New operating concepts, current networking trends and innovative solutions for screens and entertainment help us satisfy the changing requirements of passengers.
• Very high-density concepts: New spatial and cabin concepts, partly using the cargo hold and new seating solutions, create additional potential in cabin layouts.
• Hybrid and electrical drives: The electrification of drive technology is changing aircraft construction. Here, we are employing our extensive experience from the automotive sector.
• Digital aircraft: Aircraft construction is following the trend towards harmonisation and modularisation. The concept of the virtual aircraft platform makes the development of new models and derivatives more effective.
• Smart factory: Connectivity for manufacturing, networking tools and the industrial use of virtual and augmented reality (VR & AR) technologies is creating new possibilities in production planning, production control and aircraft delivery.

Digitalisation is fundamentally changing aircraft development.

Bertrandt has the experience and supplies the tools for unbroken digital process chains, opening up new development potential

• The digital aircraft allows for automated model development with an end-to-end configuration process (next generation requirement management). Algorithms automate document checking for completeness and consistency.
• The digital twin virtually represents the entire aircraft. It is linked to all data and documents and thus makes the current operational status transparent.
• The large data quantities of the digital twin are centrally available, for example, for predictive maintenance or to recognise construction improvement approaches.
• New business models become possible, in which, for example, customers such as leasing companies can receive certified, predictive maintenance as a service through the OEM.
• Cabin and data management also become the basis for completely new airline services and products through the digitalisation of onboard systems and processes that support them.
• 3D printing is opening up new options to reduce the weight of components on board. It also allows, among other things, for replacement part logistics to be greatly simplified. Parts can be generated directly from simulation results.

Bertrandt relies on current technologies and development methods for projects in aircraft construction. We use agile project management methods like Scrum, develop algorithms for AI applications and have our own specialists for the development of virtual and augmented reality applications and content.

At the same time, we follow BCC strategies (Best Cost Country), being able to act more flexibly through having development capacities in different time zones. While optimising construction processes, we standardise and automate repetitive work processes.

Example: Automated creation of stringers/framers and fuselage sections.

The construction stages for stringers in aircraft wings have to be gone through several times during the development process. We have automated these repetitive, time-consuming manual procedures in the CAD system CATIA and made them controllable with the aid of an interactive tool. In this way, we can reduce the effort from worker-days to minutes. CAD automation is made possible through the collaboration of our experienced designers and software developers. Through the establishment of this cross-functional team, all members know the complex details of approval requirements for aircraft construction.

Additional keywords for innovative methods

• CAD automation
• Fully automated resource-free model creation
• Product configurator applications

ertrandt develops flexible and space-saving cabin concepts to maximise the so-called Airline Revenue Space. Here, our development engineers combine long years of experience in designing cabin layouts with great passenger comfort and the use of new and imroved materials.

We are familiar with the process requirements of the OEMs, qualify suppliers and ensure standards are maintained in the development and authorisation of components.
 

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