Jeff Sloan, editor-in-chief of the US Composites World website, wrote a long article in December 2020, reviewing the development of aerospace composites in 2020, and analyzing the impact of the epidemic on the composites industry and high-end manufacturing industries such as aerospace. It also looks forward to the development of the composite materials industry in 2021 and beyond.
Jeff Sloan, editor-in-chief of the US Composites World website, wrote a long article in December 2020, reviewing the development of aerospace composites in 2020, and analyzing the impact of the epidemic on the composites industry and high-end manufacturing industries such as aerospace. It also looks forward to the development of the composite materials industry in 2021 and beyond.
Looking at the market development of composite materials in the aerospace industry in 2020, it can be roughly summarized as follows:
First, insist on strengthening future technological reserves. The high-end composite material manufacturing industry represented by the aerospace industry is still a technology-driven industry. Whether it is the prime contractor of the aviation industry such as Boeing and Airbus, or the composite material manufacturers such as Split and GKN Aerospace, they spare no effort to increase their investment in new composite technologies. Although the epidemic has affected the intensity of investment, manufacturers seem to have reached a consensus that they have not slowed down in the development and investment of new technologies. Instead, due to the impact of the epidemic, they have expanded their cooperation to jointly maintain composite manufacturing technology capabilities and the integrity of the supply chain. Make efforts in order to accumulate and gain an advantage in the market after the epidemic has eased.
Second, adhere to the application of low-cost manufacturing technology. The impact of the epidemic is obvious, and high-end manufacturing has been hit. Expensive and inefficient manufacturing technologies are likely to be "vulnerable" in the face of major disasters. High-efficiency, high-quality, and low-cost manufacturing technologies are bound to be the development trend of composite manufacturing. The large-scale application of automated manufacturing technology, the advancement of non-autoclave technology (OOA), or the promotion of thermoplastic composite materials and manufacturing technology, the outbreak of the epidemic has led to the application, development and promotion of these technologies
The process is further accelerated.
Third, new energy, new materials, and new applications have increased the demand for composite materials. The application of composite materials in the aerospace field has driven the development of some emerging technology fields. These emerging fields also require a large number of applications of composite materials, which forms an industrial cycle. For example, the continuous pursuit of the demand for green aviation has promoted the application of clean energy represented by hydrogen energy in the aviation field. The storage of hydrogen energy has promoted the development of the pressure energy storage container industry, and this field is precisely for high-end composite The application requirements of materials are more urgent. Another example is the congestion of urban traffic and the low cost of aviation civil technology, which has promoted the development of urban air transportation. Whether it is applied to cargo or passenger transportation, urban air traffic aircraft has also become a new market for the development of the aviation industry in recent years. The small payload aircraft is a typical "composite-intensive" product.
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