http://www.mt-aerospace.de/ MT Aerospace: News en http://www.mt-aerospace.de/fileadmin/templates/img/mta_logo_neu.png http://www.mt-aerospace.de/ 297 51 MT Aerospace: News TYPO3 - get.content.right http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.mt-aerospace.de/en/aktuelles/details/article/eads_und_mt_aerospace_unterzeichnen_absichstserklaerung_ueber_die_koordination_der_lizensierung_ihre.html An initial agreement on a mutual license grant was signed this week by the EADS Technology... press releases Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0200 http://www.mt-aerospace.de/en/aktuelles/details/article/dritter_erfolgreicher_atv_start_mit_mt_aerospace_beteiligung.html Key components for launcher and payload again manufactured in Augsburg press releases Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.mt-aerospace.de/en/aktuelles/details/article/mt_aerospace_mit_bau_von_flug_hardware_fuer_wiedereintrittsfahrzeug_ixv_beauftragt.html Contract signed with Thales Alenia Space Italia press releases Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.mt-aerospace.de/en/aktuelles/details/article/mt_mechatronics_feiert_50_jahre_teleskopbau_in_mainz_kopie_1.html Successful cooperation with Arianespace continued press releases Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:07:00 +0100 http://www.mt-aerospace.de/en/aktuelles/details/article/mt_aerospace_satellite_products_liefert_81_treibstofftanks_fuer_satellitenprogramm_iridium_next.html MT Aerospace Satellite Products has been awarded a contract by Thales Alenia Space for the...
“We are very pleased to have won this major contract, in a very significant international competition, and are fully committed to supporting Thales Alenia Space and Iridium in the success of the Iridium NEXT constellation,” says Michael Dandy, Managing Director of MT Aerospace Satellite Products. “We already have a long history of delivering propellant tanks for the commercial telecoms market. By entering the commercial constellation market, we will now be serving two different and important sectors with our commercial products. This will enable us to offer even more competitive products to our customers in the long term.”

Iridium is the only mobile voice and data satellite communications network that spans the entire globe, enabling connections between people, organizations and assets to and from anywhere, in real time. Iridium NEXT is the most significant commercial space program underway today, and will replace the current constellation to deliver enhanced capabilities the new customers, as well as provide backward-compatible services for existing customers. As prime contractor for Iridium NEXT, Thales Alenia Space is responsible for managing engineering development, systems integration and manufacture of the space segment comprising 66 operational Iridium satellites, six in-orbit spare satellites and nine ground spare satellites.

With MT Aerospace Satellite Products, Thales Alenia Space chose an experienced supplier that has a more than 20 year history of providing titanium diaphragm tanks with 100% reliability on orbit.

“The selection of MT Aerospace Satellite product is part of a competitive process to identify the most efficient partners meeting the challenging requirements for the production of a large constellation such as Iridium NEXT,” said Philippe Aucher, Iridium NEXT project Manager for Thales Alenia Space. “We are happy to include MT Aerospace Satellite product as fully part of our team.”]]> press releases Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:34:00 +0200 http://www.mt-aerospace.de/en/aktuelles/details/article/mt_aerospace_ag_fuehrende_technologien_fuer_luft_und_raumfahrtprogramme_der_zukunft_kopie_1.html Shaping technologies for future aerospace applications – this vision of MT Aerospace is... Enhancing technologies and manufacturing processes The three-dimensional dome segment at the Paris Air show points out that MT Aerospace is taking new paths in the implementation of its leading-edge technologies. Friction stir welding replaces conventional fusion welding for the assembly of a port flange. Due to improved material properties of the weld, wall thickness of the segment can be reduced, resulting in reduced weight and costs. Furthermore, the innovative process is applicable to high-strength 2195 aluminum-lithium alloy for even higher performance. In the field of large cryogenic tanks, MT Aerospace is setting new technology standards. In cooperation with NASA and Lockheed Martin Space, a tank dome with a diameter of 5.4 meters was manufactured for large cryogenic tanks. For the production, flat panels were joined to one plate by friction stir welding and then pressed into the final form using the spin-forming method. The large domes no longer have to be welded together from single segments in many individual steps, as a result significant weight and cost reductions could be achieved. Supported by the Bavarian government and in cooperation with Bavarian research facilities, MT Aerospace now promotes the industrialization of this technology – making future launch vehicles even more efficient and competitive.  Performance delivered A cooperation agreement for the development of the new Upper Stage tank for Ariane 5 Midlife Evolution was signed with Astrium in May. MT Aerospace is responsible for development and production of the enlarged, lightweight propellant tank, making the new cryogenic upper stage more efficient. From 2017 on, the Ariane 5 ME will have up to 20% more payload capacity. The European Launch Vehicle Ariane 5 is developed and constructed under Astrium industrial leadership.
For the European military transport airplane A400M, MT Aerospace produces assemblies and sub systems for the air supply of all heat exchangers (air condition, inflators, hydraulics) as well as aerodynamic fairings made of composite materials. The development stage was successfully concluded including the delivery of five ship sets for the currently carried out test flights. At present the production of the first serial ship sets is ramping up.
For the antennas and mechatronics division, MT Aerospace can also report great success. In April, the first antenna for the worldwide largest radio telescope project ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter Array) in the desert of Atacama in Chile was handed over to the customer. Overall, 25 ready to use telescopes will be delivered by the system provider for this giant project in 5000 m height. The handover of the second antenna is in preparation. MT Aerospace AG
The Executive Board]]> press releases Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:34:00 +0200 http://www.mt-aerospace.de/en/aktuelles/details/article/egestas_consequat.html Key components manufactured by MT Aerospace press releases Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:27:00 +0100 http://www.mt-aerospace.de/en/aktuelles/details/article/aliquam_arcu_est_interdum_sit_amet_ornare_a.html MT Aerospace AG provides key components to milestone mission th Ariane launcher sent the Automated Tansfer Vehicle ATV2 into orbit yesterday. The European supply spacecraft named “Johannes Kepler” is now on its way to the International Space Station, intended to deliver food, fuel and general supplies. With a total mass of more than 20 tons, this was the heaviest payload ever carried by an Ariane 5 launcher. Aerospace supplier MT Aerospace of Augsburg, Germany, contributed key elements to the success of this mission: The technology company not only manufactured tanks and components for the Ariane launcher – approximately 10 percent of the launcher hardware – but also delivered essential components for the ATV. As in the first ATV mission in 2008, important elements of the supply spacecraft were developed and manufactured in Augsburg, for example propellant tanks, gas and water tanks as well as major parts of the load-carrying structure. The ATV is the only vehicle being able to boost the space station into a higher orbit, which is a crucial pre-requisite to keep the ISS in operation. „We are involved in this mission with a variety of innovative products” said Hans Steininger, CEO of the MT Aerospace AG. “Especially our propellant tanks for the Ariane 5 EPS upper stage and the ATV tanks are manufactured using the innovative spinforming method.” The spinforming method patented by MT Aerospace allows the precise manufacture of light-weight tank shells in just one step. In the future, this technique is also to be used for the production of large propellant tanks. MT Aerospace AG The Executive Board]]> press releases Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:29:00 +0100 http://www.mt-aerospace.de/en/aktuelles/details/article/vestibulum_porttitor_ullamcorper_risus.html Aeronautics business grows significantly press releases Thu, 10 Feb 2011 14:31:00 +0100