Lightweighting is a vital aspect of aerospace engineering and manufacturing, significantly impacting fuel efficiency, cargo capacity and emissions for commercial planes, spacecraft and beyond.
However, these lightweighting gains cannot come at the expense of strength, safety or compromises elsewhere in the manufacturing workflow. When evaluating opportunities to make materials lighter, the full production process should be considered. The objective is to reduce vehicle weight while streamlining the entire production process simultaneously.
In this feature article in Aerospace Manufacturing Magazine, L&L Products’ Sales and Marketing Aerospace Account Manager Patrick Siboni details the complexities around material development for lightweighting in the modern aerospace industry. He also reveals the L&L technologies that are making a difference for aerospace manufacturers.
Key L&L Products technologies highlighted in the article include: L&L Reinforce L-9060.
