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LISI 2012
A few emblematic examples
Digital simulation
The use of digital tools in design is essential for definition
and validation of high-performance products within
reasonable deadline/cost constraints. This is also a key
competency in industrialization for the evaluation of
manufacturing sequences prior to moving on to costly
and risky trials. In this area, LISI AEROSPACE reached
a new milestone in 2012 with the implementation of
tools, methodologies and databases at the level of the
production plants teams. This methodology gives us
advantage in competitiveness and in robustness in the
manufacturing processes. Villefranche-de-Rouergue plant
is the first to invest in this approach; the implementation
at other sites will be carried out gradually over the coming
years.
An extended and optimized range of the STL® system
Designed for the assembly of composite structures subject
to lightning strikes, the STL® fastener (also called Sleeve
TAPER HI-LITE® fastener) is the ideal fastener for the most
critical applications requiring high mechanical strength
anda reliableandergonomic installation. Alreadydelivered
in production for the assembly of the Airbus A350, the
STL® fasteners continues to mobilize our efforts. New
intermediate head styles have been developed to reduce
the weight, as well as a new material version of “Double-
annealed”titanium suitable for specific zones on the wing
where structure deformations under load are significant.
On the assembly side, an innovative nut version, incorpo-
rating a protective washer and the required sealant allows
for significant reductions in assembly time.
Dedicated organization
LISI AEROSPACE Research, Development and Technology
organization is built around our group common expertise in
materials, manufacturing processes, surface treatments and
development tools such as digital simulation, testing compe-
tencies and project management methodologies. The LISI
AEROSPACE technical community shares these fundamentals
in order to operationally manage Research or Development
projects in each of its “Fasteners” or “Structural Components”
businesses units.
The “Structural Components”
business unit includes
teams of experts in the development and industriali-
zation of manufacturing processes located within all
the sites of the division: metallurgy, process control,
mechanical design, special machines. Thirty engineers
and technicians are at the service of customers and
work in a network to ensure both: implementation
of the best practices and development of innovative
manufacturing processes for tomorrow.
The “Fasteners”
business unit includes centralized
teams structured around two research centers (Europe
and the United States) and local teams located in each
of our plants. Recent integration of the “manufacturing
technologies” competency with the “product design”
structure has enhanced our capacities for innovation.
A network of hundred engineers and technicians
work together on identifying new technologies as
well as developments and industrialization of finished
products.
INNOVATION
LISI
AEROSPACE
