Your challenges
Find out how SOGECLAIR EQUIPMENT (AviaComp) meets your specific specific needs using Thermoplastic Composite and Additive Manufacturing technologies. We innovate with solutions that integrate mass reduction, automation for efficient production, advanced functionality for optimum performance, and recyclability.
Highlights
Our solutions
Specializing in high value-added thermoplastic composites, and having developed innovative and reliable processes, SOGECLAIR EQUIPMENT is today a key supplier of tank access hatches for major aeronautical programs. SOGECLAIR EQUIPMENT stands out as a proactive player and recognized leader in this sector.
As such, the company is committed to a wide range of innovation and R&D projects aimed at improving efficiency and sustainability.
Procédés de production
SOGECLAIR s’appuie sur des procédés de fabrication innovants dédiés aux composites thermoplastiques, développés grâce à plus de dix années d’investissements en recherche et développement.
En intégrant des technologies avancées telles que l’estampage, la découpe jet d’eau ou la soudure par induction, l’entreprise optimise ses cycles de production et répond aux exigences de cadence élevées des programmes industriels et aéronautiques.
Cette expertise permet à SOGECLAIR de développer et d’industrialiser des structures thermoplastiques légères, performantes et adaptées à la production en série, répondant aux enjeux actuels de performance, de productivité et de durabilité.
Engineering
- Creation of innovative and complex architecture
- Design approach based on weight savings and final product and production costs
- Stress analysis (static, fatigue, FEM) and various certification requirements
Industrialization & processes
- More than 20 qualified processes
- Qualification of new processes
- In-house tool development
- Reliability for high-volume production rates
Qualification / Certification
- Development of tests and qualification resources
- Certification with FAA and EASA authorities
R&D Innovation
- Projects with various customers
- Projects with DGAC
Production processes
Water jet cutting
Overmolding
Thermal welding
Induction welding
Manual lay up
Consolidation