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Innovative fibre composite technology Christian-Pommer-Straße 34 38112 Braunschweig -Germany© 2013 INVENT GmbH

1. The company 2. Fields of business 1. Astronautics 2. Aeronautics © 2013 INVENT GmbH Ill.2 © Mechanik | fotolia.com, III 3 © dell | fotolia.com

INVENT GmbH INVENT Facts w Development, production and qualification of innovative fibre composite structures with diverse application possibilities w Founded: 1996 w 80 employees (as at Jan. 2013) M' References: Airbus, Astrium, DLR, ESA, Kayser Threde, Max Planck Institute, OHB System External office at the Technotogiezentrum Stade Airbus-Str. 1 21684 Stade Germany INVENT GmbH Christian-Pommer-Str. 34 38112 Braunschweig Germany HPS GmbH Hofmannstr. 25-27 81379 Munchen Germany

Fields of business and competencies ASTRONAUTICS NVENT SMART WORKS TEST PROGRAMMES TECHNICAL SERVICES CUSTOMER-SPECIFIC PRODUCTS QUALITY MANAGEMENT III. 1 © Leo Blanchette | fotolia.com, III. 7 © Gaidzer | Dreamstime.com

T+ INVENT THERMAL COMPONENTS SATELLITE ANTENNAS STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS METAL PROCESSING SATELLITE STRUCTURES ASTRONAUTICS COMPONENT QUALIFICATION PROJECT MANAGEMENT III. 4 © Gaidzer | Dreamstime.com, III. 5 © Mechanik | fotolia.com

Astronautics Business activities Production of components up to primary structures for astronautic applications Design of the components Verification through testing ECSS quality management Ill. 1: TerraSAR/TanDEM-X in formation flight Design optimisation regarding weight, mechanical, thermal and electrical requirements High level of accuracy for surfaces and interfaces Surface treatments Ill. 2: SWARM integration © 2013 INVENT GmbH

Astronautics Components Production processes: DP-RTM, SLI, prepreg and winding techniques Examples: – sections, angles Ill. 1: CFRP honeycomb structure CCORE – plates – struts – honeycomb structures from fibre composites – individually-designed components Missions: TerraSAR-X, Tandem-X, Herschel, Sentinel Ill. 2: Structural components (Herschel) Ill. 3: ADM Aeolus solar protection 1A & 1B, ADM Aeolus, EnMap, SWARM, Solar Sail, ExoMars TGO Ill. 4: Diverse structural components © 2013 INV

Astronautics Assembly groups (Pre-) Assembly using bonding and bolting techniques Examples: Ill. 1: BepiColombo mounting structure – instrument structures – antenna reflectors and assembly groups – optical benches – individually-designed elements Missions: ExoMars Lander, BepiColombo H2Sat, ESA/ DLR Ill. 2: Satellite antenna STANT Ill. 3: Satellite antenna reflector © 2013 INVENT GmbH

Astronautics Satellite structures Components or complete assembly groups Examples: – sandwich panels from fibre composite or metal – radiators Ill. 1: Sandwich panel (Exomars TGO) – monolithic structures – tertiary structures – strut frameworks Missions: ExoMars TGO, Galileo FOC, eROSITA Ill. 2-4: Satellite structure (eROSITA) © 2013 INV

T+ INVENT COMPONENTS QUALIFIED V FOR USE IN AERONAUTICS INTERIORS CUSTOMER SPECIFIC PROTYPES & FEASIBILITY STUDIES CONCEPT STUDIES TEST PROGRAMMES DESIGN & STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS RONAUTICS MATERIAL QUALIFICATION TEST SPECIMENS QUALITY MANAGEMENT COMPONENT QUALIFICATION Ill.4 © Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY 2.0)

Business activities w Production of qualified components w Quality management in accordance with DIN EN 9100 2009 w Design and structural analysis of the components w Verification through testing w Concept studies Scope: w Testing components: test specimens, test structures, structural components w Flight hardware w Individual prototype and series production w 100% in-house process chain, from incoming-goods inspection up to final surface treatment

Aeronautics Series production The entire production and quality assurance from a single source Production of composite components – monolithic and sandwich components QA related to process and component Special components – – – – external covers interior and operating panels primary structure: profiles, ribs,... fresh and waste water tanks “Tier 1” supplier for Airbus Sandwich cover of the A320 family ©

Aeronautics Customer-specific conversions Cost-efficient custom-made single-item production Material choice in accordance with aircraft manufacturer’s specifications Individual component adaptation directly on aircraft wing and fuselage coverings interior coverings air-conditioning pipes camera covers window frames Ill.1: Nose boom (Dornier 728 Jet) Integration of new elements through matching decoration or functional coatings in existing surroundings Examples: police helicopter squadron, Aerodata Ill.2: Landing gear door (Dornie

Aeronautics Test programmes Material qualification Construction and design of flying/non-flying components – fulfilment of safety requirements – proof of design regarding material characteristics Laminate production Test specimens – determination of basis parameters of the material – behaviour of joining techniques • bonded joints • assemblies – performance of Round Robins (e.g. Airbus CAT 1 PTP) Ill.2: Wing test panel (A400M) Test structures – mechanical behaviour of a assembly design Structural components – e.g. acoustic trials © 2013 INVENT GmbH Ill.3: Structural components test

Smart Works T+ INVENT © 2013 INVENT GmbH INNOVATIVE ACTUATORS NVENT SMART WORKS STATUS MONITORING FOR COMPONENTS INNOVATIVE SENSORS VIBRATION ^ DAMPING & SHAPE 1 MONITORING PROTOTYPES & FEASIBILITY FUNCTION INTEGRATION MULTIFUNCTIONAL MATERIALS Ill.2 © Paylessimages | fotolia.com, Ill.3 © Beboy | fotolia.com, Ill.4 © Andreiadis | Dreamstime.com

Smart Works Multi-functional materials (piezo composites) Robust, compact, multi-functional components Long service life due to encapsulation of fine piezoceramics in polymer composites Series and customer-specific construction methods Ill.1: Schematic structure DuraAct™ Worldwide marketing through PI Ceramic under the brand name DuraActTM Application: Sensory (direct) piezo effect: Ill.2: Construction method enables high flexibility – highly-sensitive, energy self-sufficient sensors – energy generation (energy harvesting) – structure surveillance (SHM) Actuator (indirect) piezo effect: –...