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engine and the low and high-pressure com- and the application of emerging technologies to offer reliable and
pressors and the low-pressure turbine will accessible service for commercial aviation customers,” states
be the responsibility of MTU Aero Engines. In Neil Matthews, Senior Manager of Advanced Technology and
its provisional annual results for 2018, MTU Engineering Solutions, RUAG Australia. The new repair solution
announced € 431.3 million in revenues from will be particularly relevant for the repair of expensive components
its military engine business, a decrease of and for components with long repair/replacement lead times and
3 percent from € 444.9 the previous year. could deliver substantial cost and time savings. It will soon be avail-
These revenues are largely from the EJ200 able as a fully certifiable alternative for safe and reliable repairs.
Eurofighter engine programme.
Another patent application has been submitted by the company
with regards to the use of SPD technology, called “Methods for
“IN THE MILITARY ENGINE Restoring an Aircraft Frame Element”, which is currently under
BUSINESS WE SEE POTENTIAL review. RUAG Australia is one of the leaders in the development
ABOVE ALL IN AN ENGINE FOR and application of Powder Deposition Technologies focusing on
A NEXT-GENERATION EUROPEAN both SPD, which is also sometime referred to as Cold Spray, and
Laser Assisted Deposition (LAD) for defence applications. These
FIGHTER JET. MTU IS PREPARING technologies not only enable the restoration of corroded / damaged
INTENSIVELY FOR A PARTICIPATION metallic components / structures to an acceptable level of struc-

IN THE NEW ENGINE PROGRAM”
Reiner Winkler, CEO of MTU Aero
Engines AG.
Emerging Technologies
RUAG Australia announced in February, that
it had been granted an international patent
for additive metal technology solution, with
full patent rights in Australia, Europe and the
United States for its “Methods for Treating
Aircraft Structures”. According to the patent,
Supersonic Particle Deposition (SPD is an ideal
method for rapidly repairing corroded, worn
and damaged components as opposed to
repair by traditional methods or outright com-
ponent replacement. Australian, European and
US patents for “Methods for Treating Aircraft
Structures” were awarded to RUAG Australia
in May, October and November 2018, respec-
tively. “The awarding of this patent underscores
our commitment to research and development

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