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Sustainability and Environment

20 March 2025

Booklet: Applied research for aerospace industry, space and defence

Royal NLR operates as a non-profit, objective and independent research centre, working with its partners towards a better world tomorrow. As part of that, NLR offers innovative solutions and technical expertise, with the aim of making aerospace more sustainable, safer, more efficient and effective. We are the connection between scientific research, policy-based support and industrial […]
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Sustainability and Environment

20 March 2025

Booklet: Research and Development more electric and hydrogen powered aerospace

Hydrogen as a fuel is considered to be an important route towards future sustainable aviation. For aviationapplications, hydrogen presents several key advantages: it allows for the elimination of carbon emissions inflight and along the entire life cycle. Its usage in fuel cells allows eliminating NOx and particles. When burntin a turbine engine, very low particle […]
Construction and Manufacturing

20 March 2025

R&D case: Enabling temperature control for large scale additive manufacturing

The challenge One of the main challenges of Large Scale 3D printing of high temperature thermoplastics is the control of the interface temperature – which determines the degree of bonding between consecutive layers. When the deposited material has cooled down in excess, poor adhesion is achieved between layers, leading to insufficient strength, delamination, cracking and […]
Construction and Manufacturing

04 March 2025

Booklet: NLR-MAMTeC Additive Manufacturing

NLR-MAMTeC is the independent Metal Additive Manufacturing Technology Centre in the Netherlands and it is part of the Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR). More than 50 years of materials experience in aerospace applications is applied, offering assistance through technology development and product innovation. Our multidisciplinary team can help you develop the process more efficiently, from […]
Construction and Manufacturing

03 March 2025

Laser ultrasonic testing for composites

NLR has recently finished the first phase of the Dutch NXTGEN Hightech programmes related to innovative composite production technology (hardware and software) for high-quality applications in aviation and mobility, in February 2025. The overall goal is to contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions, waste reduction, and efficiency in production processes through automation and digitisation, […]
Construction and Manufacturing

03 March 2025

Large Scale Additive Manufacturing high performance thermoplastics

NLR has finished the first phase of the Dutch NXTGEN Hightech programmes related to innovative composite production technology (hardware and software) for high-quality applications in aviation and mobility, in February 2025. The overall goal is to contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions, waste reduction, and efficiency in production processes through automation and digitisation, and […]
Construction and Manufacturing

03 March 2025

Thermoplastic press-forming assisted by simulation for complex geometry

NLR has finished the first phase of the Dutch NXTGEN Hightech programmes related to innovative composite production technology (hardware and software) for high-quality applications in aviation and mobility, in February 2025. The overall goal is to contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions, waste reduction, and efficiency in production processes through automation and digitisation, and […]
Construction and Manufacturing

03 March 2025

Automated Fibre Placement for high-quality applications in aviation and mobility

NLR has finished the first phase of the Dutch NXTGEN Hightech programmes related to innovative composite production technology (hardware and software) for high-quality applications in aviation and mobility, in February 2025. The overall goal is to contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions, waste reduction, and efficiency in production processes through automation and digitisation, and […]