Addcomposites & CAELESTIS: Innovative Composites Manufacture for Sustainable Aviation

“The vision of Addcomposites is to enable every manufacturer to become composites manufacturing ready with the help of advanced technology,” explains CEO Pravin Luthada from the company’s base in Espoo, Finland. “We aim to achieve this with our cutting-edge plug-and-play AFP-XS solution, which transforms any robot into an Automated Fiber...

Meet the Supercomputer: An Interview with BSC

CAELESTIS’ various aims coalesce around one core factor: digital technology. Progress in computational power and precision is perhaps the enabling force this project wishes to harness to bring about a new breed of aircraft making zero carbon European aviation a reality. The Interoperable Simulation Ecosystem (ISE) comprising CAELESTIS’ most important...

What is Virtual Prototyping? A Q&A with ESI Group

One of the ways CAELESTIS is aiming to revolutionize aircraft engineering and manufacturing is through virtual prototyping. On paper (or rather, on screen) it’s a no brainer to utilize the power of the computer to model digital test versions of new designs, but the benefits to costs and lead times一along...