Aerostructures Factory of the Future [AFoF] (Phase 1)

一个协作ATI项目已经开发出来，以解决航空航天工业目前面临的一些挑战。此次合作由Spirit AeroSystems（欧洲）牵头，该公司是航空航天业最大的独立一级“设计和建造”供应商，其在英国的主要工厂位于普雷斯特威克国际机场附近。合作伙伴是Aeromet International和谢菲尔德大学先进制造研究中心（AMRC），前者是铝和镁砂铸件和铝熔模铸件生产的全球领导者。AMRC是一家高价值制造（HVM）弹射器，专注于为各行业开发制造解决方案。该计划的总体目标是帮助维持英国航空航天业的就业机会，并确保英国巩固其作为全球第二大航空航天业供应商的地位，目前其市场价值和份额分别为240亿英镑和17%。技术工作的范围将与航空航天增长伙伴关系AGP开发的政府PEP模型的保护和开发元素保持一致，作为工业战略的一部分，并具有以下关键目标：-传统产品的制造过程改进，以促进工业原始设备制造商的生产率提高要求；-为航空部件工作包的外迁创造机会，以维持英国制造业基地的长期安全；与复合材料飞机机翼技术相关的复杂集成制造工艺的开发、测试和验证。- ATI计划为Spirit公司和Aeromet公司提供了从资金支持中获益的机会，以开发用于当前和未来商用飞机的技术。AMRC将通过合作开发新技术，帮助工业合作伙伴消除技术和财务障碍的风险。

A collaborative ATI project has been developed to address a number of challenges currently facing the aerospace industry. The collaboration is led by Spirit AeroSystems (Europe), the largest independent Tier 1 “design and build” supplier to the aerospace industry whose main UK facility is located next to Prestwick International Airport. The partners are Aeromet International and the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), the former being a world leader in the production of Aluminium and Magnesium sand castings and Aluminium investment castings. The AMRC is a High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult focusing on developing manufacturing solutions for industry across a wide range of sectors.The overarching aim of the Programme is to help sustain UK aerospace jobs and ensure that the UK consolidates its position as the second largest global aerospace supplier currently with a market value and share of £24 billion and 17%, respectively. The scope of the technical work will align with both the Protect and Exploit element of the Governmental PEP model developed by the Aerospace Growth Partnership AGP as part of the industrial strategy and has the following key objectives:-manufacturing process improvement of legacy products to facilitate rate increase requirements for the industries OEMs;-creation of opportunities for on-shoring of aerospace component work packages to maintain the long-term security of the UK manufacturing base;the development, testing and validation of complex integrated manufacturing processes associated with composite aircraft wing technology.-The ATI initiative provides Spirit and Aeromet with the opportunity to benefit from financial support to develop their technologies for use on current on future commercial aircraft. AMRC will help the industrial partners de-risk the technical and financial barriers through the collaborative development of the new technologies.