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IN COOPERATION WITH

A Revolutionary Weight-Reducing System for Aircraft &

High-Speed Train Interiors

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(1)  Welcome & Introduction

(2)  SMTC and its approach to this innovative and

revolutionary technology

(3)  The Advantages of Dynatech ®

(4)  Summary and next steps

(5)  Q & A with the Media

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Table of contents

Dr. Michael Effing, AMAC

Mr. Christophe Jenny, SMTC

Mr. Gilles Le Masson, SMTC

Dr. Michael Effing, AMAC

Dr. Michael Effing, AMAC

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•  Weight saving: major driver for aircraft •  Aircraft industry:

Ø  Value: 400-600 EUR/kg due to better fuel efficiency

•  Dynatech® aircraft cabin can contribute to significant weight savings:

Ø  Single aisle (A320 type): 400 – 500 kg

Ø  Large aircraft (A 350/A380): 750 – 1,500 kg

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Introduction

Source: Airbus, RWTH Aachen, Example: A 380, Fuselage in Modular Structure

Example: Life-Cycle-Analysis Aircraft

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Fuselage Boeing 767 (conventional)

Fuselage Boeing 767 (CFRP)

Aluminum Steel Titanium Others CFRP

CO2 – Emission reduction by 20% or 12 tons / fuselage •  During 20 year - life cycle: 1,400 tons

Source: Toray, Japan Carbon Fiber Manufacturers Association (JCMA), AMAC

Total: 60 tons Total: 48 tons (-20%) 1 ton weight saved on the interior over 20 years leads to •  Co2 reduction: 120 tons

•  Fuel savings: €3 Mio

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Ø  Activity: Design, Manufacture and Sales of customized products based on composite panels for the sectors of transport (Earth, Air, sea)

Ø  Date of creation: 1983 Ø  Legal form: SAS Ø  Turnover 2013: 16 Mio € Ø  Employees: 120 Ø  Focused on Innovation for performance and

comfort in mass-transportation Ø  Design capabilities, integrated laboratory

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SMTC at a glance

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AEROSPACE   DEFENCE   MARINE   RAIL   ROAD   ARCHITECTURE   INDUSTRY  

H  O  M  E  

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Our Customers

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•  Reduce weight significantly •  Create new designs •  Gain space and comfort for the passenger •  Improve safety

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Requirements for Aircraft and High Speed Train Interiors

“In order to improve the fuel efficiency for aircraft manufacturers, thus reduce the CO2 emissions and improve the ecological footprint, I designed

this automated, thermoforming process technology.”

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The Idea

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Mr. Martin de Groot Inventor of the Sandwich System

The  Project  Partners  

•  Project Leader •  Industrialization & Marketing

•  Project Management •  Business Development

•  Owner of the Patents •  Knowledge Provider

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Ø  Foamed In-situ Thermo-formable Sandwich System (FITS Patents)

Ø  One (PEI) system in an-isotropic core and fiber-reinforced facings, ready to be formed

Ø  Significant weight savings potential Ø  Lower total system cost

Other Features: -  New design opportunities

-  thinner layers - space/comfort

-  Better safety: Superior mechanical performance & FST values

-  Non fungus, no humidity absorption

-  Environmentally friendly, easy to recycle

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What is Dynatech?

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Weight saving potential: 20-40%

Ø  improved stiffness and damage tolerance

Ø  no additional resin to close edges

Ø  simplified painting process

Cost saving potential: 10-30%

Ø  Lower total system cost

Ø  Low cycle times in thermoforming

Ø  Elimination of labor intensive assembly and edge finishing

Reproduceable processing

Ø  Fully automated processing

Ø  Quality controls via process

Ø  Easy to recycle

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Benefits vs. Traditional Material

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0% 50% 100% 150% 200% 250% 300%

Phenolic / Nomex® Incumbent*

Tensile

Compression

Peel Strength

Bending

Retention@ 80C

Dynatech® vs. Incumbent

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Superior Mechanical Performance

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* Normed values reference Phenolic/Nomex® set to 1

These differentiators lead to significant weight saving potential

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Edge Finishing - Video

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Insert Ultrasound - Video

Weight Savings Potential

Safety Properties

Design Opportunities

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Aircra0  Interior  

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Weight Saving Potential – Aircraft Interior

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Seat Table

Δ75 kg

Cover Oxygen & box

Δ 55 kg

Trolley

Δ 200 kg

Side Wall, Seats and Luggage Bin

Δ 400 kg

Galley Doors

Δ 25 kg

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OSU - total 2 min. kW/m² HR

OSU - peak in 5 min. kW/m² HRR

Smoke Density - Ds

Dynatech FAA max. acceptable values

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Safety  Proper6es  -­‐  Aircra0  Interior  

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Ø  All values were verified by Airbus /Boeing

Ø  Dynatech ® offers superior safety through low FST values

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Design Opportunities - Aircraft Interior

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Dynatech ® offers new design, more space and comfort (better thermal & acoustic insulation)

Technology Demonstration

Pilot Panel Manufacturing

Testing & Qualification

Parts Prototyping

Design of Production Facility

Panel Plant Construction

Full Scale Series Production

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2009-2013 2014 2016

- Commercialization of Interior Panels - Dynatech®  

DYNATECH ® - Market Introduction

Ø  SMTC launches at JEC

Ø  Ramping- up pilot panel production by June 2014 Ø  Demonstration on full scale

Ø  Approaching now Tier1 / OEMs for proto- typing and certification projects: Ø  Weight Savings Ø  Total System Costs

Ø  high volume production line in 2016

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Summary and Outlook

Weight Savings Potential

Safety Properties

Design Opportunities

Q&A

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