MECAPLEX Overview 2020
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GT Company Overview > Founded 1905 > 60 subsidiaries > In 10 countries in Europe, also in USA > 5,000 employees Auto & Aero ■ Car ■ Train ■ Aircraft Exterior ■ Windows ■ Facade and roof glazing ■ Safety and fire protection ■ Mirroring and nonreflecting Interior ■ Showers & baths ■ Stairs & floors ■ Balustrades & rails ■ Doors & room-dividing ■ Kitchen glass applications ■ Furniture Technical Glass ■ Non reflective glass ■ Displays ■ Switches ■ Household appliances ■ Medical and lab tec

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Mecaplex Overview > Founded 1948 > 125 GT employees > Quality products for the aeronautical and automotive industries > One of two aero companies in GT group > 4 countries Sankt Gallen

Aircraft Glazing > Cockpit and cabin glazing, light covers > Acrylic, polycarbonate and glass > Business jets, military jets, helicopters, trainers, gliders Design, development Turnkey systems and analysis Customer-specific Repair and overhaul

Program Examples Jaguar Sepecat

Program Examples Diamond DART

Program Examples (Heli)

Design, development and analysis Transparency and frame design Bird impact simulation and test Ejection compatibility modelling Stress and deformation modelling Latching, pressure seal and lifting mechanism design

Windshield in stretched acrylic Front canopy in cast acrylic

Design, development and analysis Example: Hurkus > Development of the pressurized cabin for training aircraft > System definition > CAD design of selected parts > Analyses of structural loads and bird impact fitness > Bird strike test > Certification of the system compliance with FAR-23 > System production

Design, development and analysis Example: AW-109 > Development of windscreens for the A-109SP with stretched acrylic > Determine the structure > CAD design of the parts > Analyses of structural strain & bird strike > Bird impact test > System certification to JAR-27 > production

Customised products Example: Falcon 7X light covers Transparency: 2 x cast acrylic glass + polycarbonate, 3 mm, colorless Frame: Carbon fiber fabric Carbon fiber composite

General Aviation Landing Light Lense Frames Helicopter / Assemblies Frame Systems

Composites Example: SKYe SH09 > Full door/window system > All doors (pilot, sliding passenger/ cargo) manufactured as integrated composite and acrylic > Direct assembly on customer request

■ Professional project management ■ Full glazing system design, development and manufacture ■ Company owned tooling ■ FEM analysis and certification testing ■ Weight-optimized glazing/composite combinations ■ Product customisation ■ Composite parts design and manufacturing ■ Organic and inorganic coating development capability ■ Certified by Aeronautic Industry leaders

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