All in one – Multi-Functionality in Space Travel Structures

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In 2018, an institute’s team developed the vision for highly integrated space structures which, thanks to their multi-functionality and modularity, can be universally assembled and deployed – even in space. This idea came out as the winner of an institute’s internal “Competition of Ideas”. An exemplary prototype of the concept has now been implemented in…

FUSED BONDING – Reliable Bonding with reactive surfaces

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The production of complex lightweight structures made of fibre-reinforced plastic is virtually inconceivable without bonding. Creating a strong and durable bond poses a fundamental challenge in conventional bonding processes. The fused bonding process developed at the German Aerospace Centre uses reactive joining surfaces to produce reliable bonds, the result being bonded components as if produced…