In aerospace and astronautics, resilience to extreme loads and
maximal reliability are an absolute requirement. Examples of this include our flexible elements and pipe systems in the civilian Airbus fleet of aircraft, the Airbus Helicopter H135, Rolls Royce engines or the Ariane 5 and MPCV Orion space programs.
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Aerospace
There is scarcely any field in which the requirements imposed on flexible pipe elements, technology and procedures are higher than in aerospace. Witzenmann offers a broad range of flexible metal hoses, diaphragm bellows, expansion joints and pipe systems.
Aerospace product overview
Safety and reliability through a certified quality management system
The goals of our quality strategy are the optimisation of internal processes in production, development and management, the reduction of quality costs and zero-fault quality for our products. We impose the highest standards with regard to product, service and process quality on ourselves in order to be able to guarantee safety and reliability in critical aerospace applications.
Development partner for extremely safe flexible elements and pipe systems
Our certified process helps us find optimal product solutions - from initial idea to economical series production.
As a development partner, together with our customers we come up with initial ideas. Taking into account materials, stress analyses, etc., these are then developed further.
Our solutions are designed in accordance with international standards such as DIN, EN, EJMA, ASME or SAE Aerospace. FEM analyses and material tests are also important in the design and calculation of our flexible elements.
For dynamic and static tests, we have the largest test grounds in the industry. On our test rigs we can go through almost all conditions that occur in practice (different temperatures, pressure and motions).
- 5-axle and 6-axle test rigs for lifespan tests
- hydraulic and electro-dynamic vibration tests
- hot and cold test rigs
- CT system
In manufacturing, our core competencies include metal-working and welding processes as well as test processes such as X-ray testing and crack penetration testing. Here we benefit from our experience in high-alloy steels such as Inconel 625, titanium or aluminium.
Operating efficiency in small and large series:
A modern machine stock with a separate production area only for aerospace as well as access to additional "State of the Art" production capacities in the production association of the Witzenmann Group, allows us to optimally control our production.
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first metal bellows delivery for the aerospace industry
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Witzenmann centres of expertise: Germany, France, Italy
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height of the orbit of our diaphragm bellows in the Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
Extreme flexibility
Witzenmann Flex components satisfy the strictest safety standards and offer reliable performance, even under extreme loads.
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Additional questions
Nothing beats direct contact. We are happy to take the time for a personal discussion with you to answer your questions on an individual basis.
Mr. Jochen Schmitt
Head of Sales & Programs Aerospace
E-Mail: Jochen.Schmitt [at] witzenmann.com
Tel.: +49 7231-581-714