1. African Advanced Manufacturing &
Focusing on Collaborations & Partnerships
African Advanced Manufacturing &
Composites Show 2018
Russel Grefen

2. Aerosud Group Introduction
Key Characteristics of Aerosud
Advanced Composites & IP ownership
– Cellular Core Technology
Design & Manufacture of Aerospace parts and assemblies
Technology Platform & Integration
Industry 4.0 solutions

3. Aerosud Value Offer: Innovation
Composite Manufacturing - Special Mention Award
Cellular Core Technology (CCT)
A unique composite manufacturing process based on a tooling methodology that allows complex assemblies to be manufactured in a single piece. Result is a significant reduction in assembly costs and weight saving.
For a new-age engine nacelle Thrust Reverser Torque Box (TRTB) manufactured using CCT, compared to existing metallic TRTB we have seen:
75% part reduction % weight reduction

4. Aerosud Value Offer: Innovation
Localisation of Manufacturing Capability – Gold Award
Aircraft Insulation Blanket manufacturing
Establishment of a local manufacturing capability. Entire manufacturing chain from processing of the raw materials to assembly and part identification industrialised at the Aerosud facility in Pretoria. Several advantages:
Significant reduction in end item cost (48%)
Job creation
Manufacturing know-how established
OEM (Airbus) approved manufacturing capability

5. Aerosud Value Offer: Innovation
Industry 4.0
Current Projects
Design for certification for AM
Robotic welding with weld bead monitoring & control
IIoT, machine monitoring for process compliance
and control
AR for complex assembly sequences (torque tightening)
Future Projects
AR/VR for training and evaluation
Optical inspection system
Robotic CNC trimming

6. Aerosud Value Offer: Collaborations & Partnerships
South African Collaborations
Business Development AM
PLM & AM
R&D funding
IOT
Metal Forming
Metal Forming
& Composites
Design for AM
AR for complex assy’s

7. Aerosud Value Offer: Collaborations & Partnerships
International Centres of Technical Excellence
Composites
Alternative manufacturing
Design for AM
Design for AM
Composites
Composites
Factory of the
Future

8. Industry Collaborations & Partnerships
Commercial Aviation Manufacturing Association of SA
Business Sector: Commercial Aerospace
Advanced Manufacturing
100 companies active
Export R3.0mb annually – (200 mEuro)
Employ people in high skill jobs
Train 600+ people annually
90% of activity in Gauteng and Cape Town region
Objective of this NPC
Growth-Bilateral between Industry, Government and International OEM’s to significantly boost
SA Commercial Aerospace Manufacturing Exports
Establishing and maintaining Best-Practice Advanced Manufacturing and Certification processes - in Aerospace (and Nuclear)
Promote direct partnerships with international OEM’s and/or Technology partners, to demonstrate and showcase local industry capabilities and capacities to collaborate
Forging stronger ties with the global Aerospace Manufacturing

9. Industry Collaborations & Partnerships
International exposure
Airtech 2016 B2B
Seville Aeropolis & Marocco Midparc
Paris Airshow 2017 B2B
BRICS Business Council
MoU for the supply of Metallic Raw materials
International Forum for Aviation Research
Fraunhofer IPT – Sector benchmarking
Italian – South African Aerospace Industry B2B

10. Collaboration – Industry 4.0
4IR RSA Forum
Aerosud OCTi have established an online forum for discussing 4IR in South Africa
The objective is to establish and maintain a trusted online community where all of Industry can find information, assistance or services related to Industry 4.0 and Digital Transformation matters
Provides a list of 4IR service and solution providers via a “Participant Directory”
Optimised 4IR Collaborations
Need to optimally link up manufacturing demand and supply via an affordable collaborative environment
Significant win-win solution foreseen with noticeable benefit for SA manufacturing
Massive potential for collaboration through technology platform/s
Challenges – need for massive investment, must be an affordable solution, consolidation and creation of demand for advanced manufacturing