BETA Sealing System

Beta密封系统项目旨在提高英国的竞争力，为下一代机身智能组装工艺和更可持续的制造做出贡献。未来，机身组装将越来越自动化，新型Beta密封系统支持这一雄心。创新的Beta密封系统及其创新的定制组装工艺使密封剂的应用不再需要在接头(步骤和间隙)之间应用密封剂，以平衡严格的空气动力公差和成本效益高、易于维修的结构之间相互冲突的要求。Beta密封解决并管理了将空气动力效率和机械配件结合在一起的顽固遗留挑战。此外，作为传统密封剂的替代品，Beta密封系统将有助于提高航空结构的生产率，这也将是飞机需求的上升和可持续航空机身所需交付速度的不同之处。Beta密封系统解决了当前密封解决方案的劳动密集型应用，这些解决方案继续阻碍生产率的提高，以及相关的COSHH(有毒/危险物质)，用于拆卸密封剂，破坏在役载体的可操作性。在Jigsaw和City，伦敦大学将与我们的主要最终用户和密封件制造合作伙伴密切合作，开发新型机翼和模块化机身结构和制造技术。Jigsaw将专注于为卡扣式密封提供一种新颖的、自动化的、高成品率的密封装配和拆卸末端效应器，而City将通过实验量化与老化的密封胶解决方案(破裂/膨胀/剥落)相比，由于磨损而导致的空气动力性能下降。

The BETA Sealing System project aims to raise UK competitiveness in contributing to the next generation of airframe smart assembly processes and more sustainable manufacturing.In the future, airframe assembly will be increasingly automated, and the novel BETA Sealing System champions this ambition.The ease of assembly of the innovative BETA Sealing System and its innovative bespoke assembly process removes the need for application of sealant between joints (steps and gaps) balancing the conflicting requirements of tight aerodynamic tolerances, against cost-effective, easy-to repair structures. The BETA seal solves and manages the stubborn legacy challenge of marrying aerodynamic efficiency and mechanical fit.Moreover, as a replacement for traditional sealant, the BETA Sealing System will contribute to a ramp-up in aero-structure production rates, which will also be a differentiator with the upturn in aircraft demand and the required delivery at pace of sustainable aviation airframes.The BETA Sealing System addresses the labour-intensive application of current sealant solutions that continue to hinder a ramp-up in production rates, and the associated COSHH (toxic/hazardous substances) for sealant removal undermining carrier in-service operability. Jigsaw and City, University of London will work closely with our main end user and seal manufacturing partner, in the development of novel wing and modular fuselage structures and manufacturing technologies. Jigsaw will focus on delivering a novel, automation-ready, high build-rate seal assembly & removal end effector for the snap-fit seal, while City will experimentally quantify the degradation of aerodynamic performance due to wear in comparison to aging sealant solutions (cracking/swelling/dishing).