Aviation Enterprises Ltd is an engineering company specialising in the
design and manufacture of lightweight, high performance structures, in
particular using carbon fibre and glass fibre composites.
Engineering is at our heart.
We thrive on variety (see some of the Projects that we have
brought to fruition) —indeed we often apply our experience & principles
found in one sector to problems in another and welcome challenges from other
sectors.
Our design team
has a track record of successful innovative solutions, weight saving
projects and new materials technology;
and specialising in the the use of composite materials provides
corrosion resistance, low maintenance, and significant weight savings as
well as very good fatigue performance.
We specialise
in new, challenging projects completed to demanding specifications and often
difficult deadlines and recognise the need to take projects through the
development stages into production with all the necessary documentation and
with pre-production de-bugging all part of the service.
We do not sub contract design,
tooling design, manufacture or engineering activity which speeds up the
development process and ensures a compleat, consistent design whilst
ensuring that we focus the
development most commercially and in the minimum timescales.
In particular,
our current involvement in renewable energy projects has resulted in an
unusual fracture mechanics and and fatigue analysis capability—vital to the
long term low maintenance aims in this sector.
We invest heavily in materials R&D
to ensure that we can take on most projects without the delay of
establishing test data that can take some time to carry out, particularly
where seawater conditioning etc are required for marine projects.
Certification
is second nature to AEL stemming from our aviation background we are
actually helping to write the requirements for Tidal turbine blades.
This subject alone demands experience and understanding of the
approach and demands of the certifying authorities — AEL has that experience
and knowledge of working with the CAA, EASA, DNV, GL necessary to smooth the
path and ensure rapid resolution.
Testing—absolutely
necessary in aviation, but can be optional in other sectors.
Where long life and fatigue are involved, there really is no option
but to test as much as possible to establish the true nature of the
materials and design details incorporated in the design.