by Dr. Kai-Christoph Pfingsten, Head of Innovation for Aircraft Component Services In 2021 we announced AeroSHARK, the world’s first series application of sharkskin-inspired surface technology. Dr. Kai-Christoph Pfingsten, Head of Innovation Aircraft Component Services, will share with you how we approached this application to reduce aircraft fuel consumption. If you want to know more, you can read Dr. Pfingstens article here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/aeroshark-story-part-i-dr-kai-christoph-pfingsten/?trackingId=d4BIGrIaMGVvHLoXZ8zFOA%3D%3D Further information or more on LinkedIn: https ..read more

by Wieland Timm, Vice President Sales for VIP & Special Mission Aircraft In our first episode Wieland Timm, Vice President Sales for VIP & Special Mission Aircraft, explains how to make ends meet between highly standardized and optimized commercial airliners and the special needs of VIP customers or governmental operators. On his LinkedIn channel you can read more about this topic: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-add-glamour-optimized-airliner-wieland-timm/ Further information or more on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lufthansa-technik/ Find our latest news: https://www ..read more

by Dr. Henrik Schmutzler, responsible for Composite Manufacturing With this episode by Dr. Henrik Schmutzler, expert for Composite Manufacturing at Lufthansa Technik, we conclude our four-part series regarding the various benefits that a new robotic system brings for repairs on Airframe Related Components made out of composite materials. Since most structures are hybrids of two or even more materials this episode shows how the capabilities of the robot provide even more flexibility and versatility with respect to the usually far broader material and component mix generally found in Airframe Re ..read more

by Dr. Henrik Schmutzler, responsible for Composite Manufacturing In this episode Dr. Henrik Schmutzler, responsible for Composite Manufacturing at Lufthansa Technik, will continue his series on automated repairs with part 3, focusing on the milling of large composite parts. He will also shed some more light on the benefits that the robotic approach brings for the repair of fan cowl doors in daily MRO operations. Did you miss the first two parts of this series? You can listen to the episodes here: https://lufthansatechnik.podigee.io/3-automatic-scarfing-1 https://lufthansatechnik.podigee.io/5 ..read more

by Jan Philipp Graesch, Product Lead Monitor & Detect Digital Fleet Services Jan Philipp Graesch introduces you to AVIATAR’s Condition Monitoring. He is the Product Lead Monitor & Detect Digital Fleet Services at Lufthansa Technik. If you want to know why digital services and data driven maintenance is the new standard in aircraft operations, stay tuned. Interested in hearing more about AVIATAR, head on over to Jan-Philip Graeschs article on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-simplify-troubleshooting-aviatars-condition-jan-philipp-graesch/ Further information or more on Linke ..read more

by Dr. Henrik Schmutzler, responsible for Composite Manufacturing In the second part of our four-part series, Dr. Henrik Schmutzler will share more about composite repairs. He focuses on materials technology and non-destructive testing and deep dives into radome repairs with us. In particular the challenge of varying geometry of a part during its service life. Did you miss the first part in this series? You can listen to the episode here: https://lufthansatechnik.podigee.io/3-automatic-scarfing-1 If you want to know more, visit us on LinkedIn and take a look at Dr. Henrik Schmutzlers article ..read more

by Dr. Henrik Schmutzler, responsible for Composite Manufacturing In this first edition of a four part series, Dr. Henrik Schmutzler, responsible for Composite Manufacturing at Lufthansa Technik, outlines how we have developed the first automated adaptive robot system that can be applied to a multitude of ARC repair processes in aviation MRO. If you want to know more, visit us on LinkedIn and take a look at Dr. Henrik Schmutzlers article: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-we-introduced-mro-industrys-first-automatic-part-14-schmutzler Further information or more on LinkedIn: https://www.linked ..read more

Welcome to Lufthansa Technik’s expert podcast. Here, our colleagues share their unique insights and knowledge regarding aircraft MRO and talk about their their personal field of competence or their projects. We are the leading provider of aircraft maintenance, repair, overhaul, and modification services for civil aircraft, from commercial and VIP, to special mission aircraft. If you want to hear about the current trends and repair methods in aircraft MRO, new predictive maintenance approaches, or the latest technologies in outfitting the latest-generation VIP aircraft, then stay tuned and foll ..read more