UCLouvain puts its expertise at your disposal through its 22 research institutes and 45 technology platforms.

In the fields of aeronautics, aerospace and drones, UCLouvain has many assets covering areas such: materials, mechanics, electronics and embedded systems, artificial intelligence, security, Earth observation, and astrophysics. Find below some examples of main expertise in these fields.

Louvain Transfer, as knowledge transfer office, can help you identify the most relevant research experts to meet your needs, whether for:

Sirris is the collective research center of the technological industry created to strengthen the competitiveness of this sector through technological progress and innovation.

By offering its services, Sirris helps companies in a targeted way to make the transition from technological know-how to marketable innovations. With 70 years of experience, field expertise, practical help and tailor-made information, Sirris helps its members to progress.

We can offer several key assets for industry that want to remain innovative:

OUR TECHNOLOGIES AND SOLUTIONS

Our expertise in Processes (dry and wet deposition, compounding, bioprocesses, 3D printing, plasma reforming...), Materials (sol-gel, metallic and inorganic coatings, paints and varnishes, (Bio)polymers) and Smart Devices (biosensors, optoelectronic, thermoelectric, electrochromic devices) is a fertile ground for our strategic axes:

In order to provide state of the art support to the industry, our experts rely on 2 technological platforms. The sintering platform proposes several densification techniques (SPS, Gas Pressure Sintering, HIP, HP…) to address all kind of ceramics oxides, nitrides, borides, carbides... The second platform gathers original rapid manufacturing technologies: selective laser melting, laser cladding, inkjet printing, laser and hydrid milling.

 

V2i's know-how is based on internationally renowned research in the field of structural dynamics, and is continually improved and updated through massive R&D programs..

As an engineering company specialized in structural dynamics, our skills cover:

Whether your needs are for specific design, innovative solutions, built to print or standard items TAC will provide a tailor-made answer for all requirements of aeronautical struts & rods.

210 employees are working at TAC offering the complete scope of competence from developing solutions to performing qualification testing and hence rapid prototyping and production.

References and/or Certifications

• Certification EN 9100
• NADCAP certification 
• ISO 14 001
• Part 21

The services we provides through our engineering office are :

• Study and design of parts, mold and tooling
• Calculation by finite elements
• Qualification of processes and materials

Through our workshop, parts are :

• manufactured using different processes like RTM, RTM Light, Infusion, Pre preg
• Assembled by gluing or riveting
• Painted in our painting booth

We are able to produce 10 to 5000 parts per year each weighing between 5 and 200 kg.

Shur-Lok International is EN 9100 & NADCAP certified and processes all aerospace materials, specifically high-alloyed steels, stainless steels, high-temperature-resistant steels, titanium or aluminium.

SL Fasteners are used in high vibration and load transfer applications to provide superior alignment, load transfer, resistance to wear and movement, and ease of assembly. Our key product lines include bearing locknuts, barrel nuts, expandable diameter fasteners, studs and inserts, lockwireless fittings, and sandwich panel inserts.

Sabca offers end-to-end solutions, from design, to manufacturing, integration and testing, with the objective to deliver a ready-to-fly component.

It does so through its wide range of competencies, developed during its more than 100 years of experience in the design, construction, and assembly of integrated metallic and composite aerostructures as well as the development, manufacturing, and supporting of actuators for advanced thrust vector control for space launchers and flight control systems for military and civil aviation.

The research unit Fluid Dynamics is concerned with the numerical and experimental investigation of flow problems. We treat a myriad of topics, such as the dispersion of particles, external and internal aerodynamics and the propagation of acoustic waves. The scope and objectives of the studies can range from the application of existing models and measurement techniques to the development and implementation of custom-built models.