Safran, Oerlikon, Limoges University, and the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) announced at the Paris Air Show that they have agreed to form two organizations to develop advanced surface treatments for aerospace applications.
“The planned creation of a joint Safran/Oerlikon/CNRS/University of Limoges research lab specializing in thermal spray coating technologies is the culmination of a long-standing partnership that started over 15 years ago with a number of research contracts and doctoral theses,” noted Jean-Luc Moullet, Chief Technology Transfer Officer at the CNRS.
The collaboration will include a joint research laboratory called Protheis, and a technology platform called Safir, and both will be located at Limoges. With an investment of more than $9 million, this platform will be used to translate the joint lab’s scientific work into concrete technologies, while also being available to work for other transport, energy, and electronics companies.
These two new entities will help Safran enhance its surface treatment capabilities, to make lighter and longer-lasting products capable of reducing noise and nitrogen oxide emissions. The lab’s roadmap also provides for developing the numerical simulation of processes, in line with Safran Factory of the Future initiative, based on capturing, storing, analyzing, and exploiting production data to ensure control over product quality.
Oerlikon expects the collaboration to advance its already-strong support of the aerospace industry along the entire value chain. Oerlikon contributes to the partnership with deep and long-standing expertise in advanced materials, surface engineering, and high-end, industrial equipment to increase competitiveness in the industry.
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