In response to the national strategic demands for the localization and lightweight precision manufacturing of high-end aerospace equipment, Henle Technology Jiangsu Co., Ltd. and Beihang University have forged a strong partnership to jointly establish the Joint Laboratory for Aerospace New Materials Process Research and Intelligent Equipment Manufacturing. As the dedicated global export division, Camille Tech serves as the official foreign trade subsidiary of Henle Technology, which operates as the core manufacturing factory for all our metal profile bending equipment. This laboratory focuses on the core field of precision forming manufacturing for aerospace titanium alloys, with a primary emphasis on researching aviation titanium alloy hot stretch bending process technologies and developing highly advanced CNC stretch bending machines. It aims to build a long-term R&D platform for deep industry-university-research integration, contributing to the self-reliance and controllability of manufacturing technologies for key aerospace components.
Overcoming Bottlenecks in Aerospace Titanium Forming
Currently, aviation titanium alloy profiles and thin-walled structural components serve as core load-bearing parts for large aircraft, next-generation aircraft, and commercial aerospace vehicles. However, the hot stretch bending process faces significant technical bottlenecks, including substantial springback, poor forming accuracy, insufficient process stability, and a lack of dedicated CNC metal bending equipment. These issues have long constrained the efficient, high-precision mass production of high-end aviation components.
Core R&D: Advanced CNC Stretch Bending Technology
To overcome these challenges, both parties are fully leveraging their respective strengths for collaborative research. Beihang University, relying on its top-tier research expertise in aerospace materials, forming mechanics, simulation algorithms, and intelligent measurement and control, is responsible for fundamental mechanism research, novel process design, numerical simulation analysis, and core algorithm development. Henle Technology Jiangsu Co., Ltd. (the core manufacturing base of Camille Tech), leveraging its advantages in heavy-duty metal bending machine R&D, engineering prototyping, and industrial application, provides testing equipment, R&D facilities, and financial support, undertaking the structural design of specialized equipment, control system development, process validation, and technology transfer.
The core research content focuses on the full-chain technological advancement of aviation titanium alloy hot stretch bending. Key activities include investigating the high-temperature deformation mechanisms of titanium alloys, analyzing multi-physics coupling laws during the forming process, and resolving defect issues such as component cracking and cross-sectional distortion. The research will also develop novel low-springback, high-precision hot stretch bending processes and establish a standardized process parameter system, significantly improving component forming accuracy and qualification rates through intelligent compensation algorithms. Additionally, the project involves independently developing integrated CNC intelligent hot stretch bending equipment, constructing a simulation test platform and a process database, and achieving digitalized and intelligent management of the titanium alloy component forming process.
Strategic Impact on Aviation Equipment Manufacturing
The overall project goals are clear and well-defined. On the technological front, it aims to break through the key core technologies in titanium alloy hot stretch bending, establish an autonomous and controllable integrated process and intelligent equipment system, and meet the strict Class 1 aviation structural component manufacturing standards. On the industry-university-research front, it aims to build a stable joint R&D team, collectively apply for research projects at various levels, cultivate intellectual property rights, and reserve high-end technical talents. On the industrial front, it seeks to streamline the technology transfer pathway from theoretical research to process trial production and mass production, effectively resolving the critical bottlenecks in aviation titanium alloy component manufacturing.
The implementation of this project effectively bridges the domestic technological gap in the precision hot forming of aviation titanium alloys, breaking through the technical limitations of high-end forming processes and equipment. Through deep, sustained collaboration between the university and the enterprise, it will continuously generate original technological achievements and domestically produced intelligent metal profile bending machines. This will comprehensively enhance the independent manufacturing capacity for key aerospace structural components, effectively ensuring the security and stability of the aerospace industrial and supply chains. The project holds significant practical implications and strategic value in promoting the high-quality development of the aerospace new materials and high-end intelligent equipment manufacturing industries
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