Silesian Science and Technology Centre of Aviation Industry Ltd is a new facility located near Bielsko-Biała, Poland that provides composite technology services and testing for the aircraft, automotive, marine, and sports industries. The facility includes laboratories for composite structure production and static testing, as well as equipment for composite material testing, non-destructive testing, and static and dynamic testing of aircraft structures. The company offers composite production and testing services to support customers' manufacturing and certification needs.

1. Silesian
Science and Technology
Centre of Aviation
Industry Ltd
COMPOSITES
DESIGN – MANUFACTURE - TESTS

2. Where we are
 11 km from Bielsko-Biała
 45 km from Katowice
 100 km from Cracow
 340 km from Warsaw
Czechowice - Dziedzice
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3. Who we are
Brand new project developed to provide modern composite technology
and best testing methods of materials and structures for aircraft,
automotive, marine, and sports industry.
Silesian
Science and Technology
Centre of Aviation
Industry Ltd.
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4. Silesian Science and Technology Centre
of Aviation Industry
laboratory for static tests
administrative and design offices
composite structures laboratory
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5. COMPOSITE STRUCTURES LABORATORY

6. Key features of our technology
CAD/CAM supported engineering
IDEA
PROJECT
MACHINING
SIMULATION
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7. Key features of our technology
high speed 5D CNC milling
2,0 m
- Models milling
- Structures finishing
- Mold production
6,5 m
- Prototyping
4,0 m
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8. Key features of our technology
clean room
Clean process of cutting prepregs, fillers and batch preparing secures
quality and excellent properties.
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9. Key features of our technology
autoclave curing
• 2 autoclaves (diameter: 2,5 m and 3,5 m; length: 5 m and 10 m)
• large operating volume - superior structure quality
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10. Our offer
• process and technology designing
• process equipment designing and manufacturing
• whole composite structures production
• big scale elements machining
• overtaking certification procedure
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11. LABORATORY FOR STATIC TESTS

12. EQUIPMENT OF LABORATORY
aircraft structure tests
Aero components testing:
• hydromechanical static
actuator (32-240 kN),
• linear hydraulic dynamic actuator
(25-100 kN),
• 64 channel AeroPro strain Data
Acquisition system,
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13. EQUIPMENT OF LABORATORY
ground vibration testing (GVT)
• SC316-UTP LMS SCADAS III 16-slots
mainframe, including PDT 15 710
• shakers (400 N – 1kN)
• force sensors
• vibration sensors
- uniaxial accelerometer
- triaxial accelerometer
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14. EQUIPMENT OF LABORATORY
vibration test chamber – dynamic testing
Climatic chamber that can
cooperate with various types of
shakers for vertical and horizontal
vibration.
• temperature range :
–70 to 180° C,
• humidity range: 1000 mm
10% to 98% 1080 mm
1130 mm
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15. EQUIPMENT OF LABORATORY
composite materials testing
Axial - Torsional Testing Systems:
• tension,
• compression,
• bending,
• fracture toughness,
• torsion,
• fatigue testing (low and hight cycle)
temperature range: -130 to 315 ºC,
structure defects’ diagnostics
under static load using
acoustic emission method
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16. EQUIPMENT OF LABORATORY
non–destructive testing
• IrNDT Active Thermography System
defects detection like cracs, delamination,
bad bonding, voids, loose rivets
• A-scan and C-scan methods
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17. Our offer
• Static and fatigue test of complete construction or their elements,
• High cycle resonance fatigue testing and dynamic tests
• Structural elements Natural Frequency analysis,
• Investigation of mechanical properties (tensile strength, bending,
compression) and fatigue testing of composites material in
temperatures range -129 to 315 ºC,
• Development of investigation methodology and performance testing
for manufacturing process,
• Non-destructive methods of composites structures quality control
• Conformity determination of examined structures with technical
specification, technical approvals and norms
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18. Our offer
Research works range allows to define:
composite structures quality,
compliance of examined structures with reference documents
(technical specifications, technical approvals, norms),
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19. Cooperation
Cooperation in extent of composite structures manufacturing
technologies:
•production rig preparation,
•production process preparation,
•materials’ strength tests and non-destructive tests;
•outsourcing of high performance objects, manufacturing - autoclaves
usage as completion of infusion process,
•„just-in-time” objects delivery right to assembly line.
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20. Contact
Silesian Science and Technology Centre
of Aviation Industry Ltd
Address:
Czechowice – Dziedziece 43-502, Nad Bialka 25
tel.: +48 (32) 779 60 00, fax: +48 (32) 779 60 99
www.scntpl.pl, biuro@scntpl.pl
Project is co-financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund