RESCOLL is an innovative SME, best defined as a research company for materials, specialized in composites and polymers. RESCOLL’s activities are industrial research and development of innovative products and processes. RESCOLL is conducting innovation research in the field of industrial applications of polymers (composites, resins, adhesives, varnish, coatings, etc.) and related fields: bonded assemblies, materials fire behavior and environmentally friendly surface treatments. RESCOLL currently has 95 employees, including PhDs, engineers and technicians with sales of 10.5 M€ in 2019. RESCOLL does more than 45% of its sales in the aerospace industry. RESCOLL has been at the origin of more than 40 patents in the field of polymers and composites. RESCOLL has ISO 17025 and NADCAP accredited laboratories and is specialized in the fields of polymer formulation, vibroacoustic testing, mechanical characterization, non-destructive control, fire testing, thermomechanical analysis, spectrometry and chromatography and surface analysis and accelerated ageing.
RESCOLL also participates in several European projects including project within the scope of FP6, FP7, and Horizon 2020. In addition, RESCOLL has participated in and managed several Horizon 2020, Clean Sky, Clean Sky 2, and CORAC projects. RESCOLL has worked extensively with many members of the aerospace industry in performing physico-chemical and mechanical characterization of composite materials. Their expertise in extensive testing campaigns for Clean Sky applications includes prior projects such as ADONIS, which focused on extensive aging and durability testing of electrical insulation for engine wiring. RESCOLL also regularly performs testing campaigns for AIRBUS, SAFRAN, Dassault, Daher, and numerous other manufacturers. Its technical skills, quality system and the scope of its material means (technologically advanced equipment) make RESCOLL one of the state-of-the-art laboratories in the field of materials testing on the European level.
KVE Composites Group is a design and build organization of high-end composite structures located in the Netherlands, supported by a well-established parent company Daher Aerospace. KVE focuses on engineering and manufacturing of composites for mainly the aerospace, defense, and machine construction markets. Additionally KVE provides training in composite manufacturing and repair to various clients in collaboration with Abaris. KVE currently has 25 employees including engineers and technicians.
Keywords of the services delivered by KVE Composites Group are:
- Optimal product design, engineering and manufacturing,
- Research and Technology Development for efficient manufacturing technologies
- Systems engineering with integrated composite parts
- Repair of composite aerospace components
- Advanced composite training
The Laboratory of Technology and Strength of Materials (LTSM) is part of the Department of Mechanical Engineering & Aeronautics of the University of Patras. The research activities of LTSM are in the fields of Materials Science, Strength of Materials and Structural Analysis. LTSM has participated in more than 85 EC funded research projects in Aeronautics. During the last decade more than 300 publications were made by LTSM members, while in the last two decades, more than 30 doctoral theses have been completed. LTSM has gathered significant experience in the fields of analysis and characterization of composite structures structural joints.
In the last decade, LTSM has been working systematically on the certification of adhesive joints for primary aircraft parts by focusing on the development of disbond arrest features. In this area, LTSM has participated to the EC funded projects MOJO, CERFAC, ENCOMB, COMBONDT, BOPACS and the Clean Sky 2 project TAILTEST (TM: Fokker), which is closely related to TORNADO.