Composites in actuation systems


Composite gearbox housing
Composites in actuation systems

Wolverhampton-based Goodrich Actuation Systems worked with local SME Rojac and Advanced Composites Group to develop an actuator gear box housing in composite materials to replace traditional aluminium die-casting. The component is 60 per cent lighter than a conventional aluminium part and saves around a quarter of the weight of the full actuation gearbox. Following a series of rigorous and highly successful tests by Goodrich, the company's technology has been welcomed into the Next Generation Composites Wing Programme which is led by Airbus and part-funded by the UK's Technology Strategy Board. 
  
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