In this case, additive means that the components are created from special material mixtures using 3D printing.
The HECATE project is led by the Irish company Collins Aerospace. The project participants are located in twelve European countries and have different task pacts that, when combined, pursue the goal of "clean aviation", i.e. environmentally friendly aviation. "In Bayreuth, we are working in the HECATE project on the production of sustainable additive components, which are of enormous importance for the overall project because they can be used to push back previous limits of functional and lightweight optimisation," says Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Döpper, Chair of Environmental Production Technology at the University of Bayreuth. The University of Bayreuth will receive almost 700,000 euros from the European Union for this until the end of 2025.
In addition to the University of Bayreuth, the Fraunhofer Society for the Promotion of Applied Research, Diehl Aerospace GmbH, HS Elektronik Systeme GmbH and the Technical University of Ilmenau are also involved in the HECATE project in Germany.
Further information on Hybrid ElectriC regional Aircraft distribution Technologies can be found here: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101101961
The expertise of the Bayreuth-based company in 3D printing was also recognised last year by the specialist platform All3DP.com. In an article, the magazine listed the "Top 10 University 3D printing Labs of 2022". The Printing Lab at the University of Bayreuth is the youngest in this global ranking.
