Replacement Technologies
Collaborating to develop safer, sustainable alternatives to regulated aerospace materials and processes.
Introduction
The Aerospace and Defence industry demands high performance from the hardware it uses in order to ensure product safety, reliability, and performance; extend product lifespan; and be competitive. The materials and processes that best achieve the necessary performance properties may contain chemical substances that are hazardous to human health or the environment. Global regulations place an ever-increasing constraint on the supply and use of these chemical substances; therefore, the industry must investigate substitutes that establish a sustainable supply chain and avoid or minimize disruptions in manufacturing and repair operations.
Meet the Leaders
Michelle McElvaine
Lead
Boeing
Olivia Byrne
Deputy Lead
Spirit Aerosystems
Karen Bubel
Admin
Haley & Aldrich
Purpose
- Create and operate a framework that will enable the completion of collaborative Technical Exchange and Research & Development projects to seek alternatives to materials and processes containing regulated chemicals.
Benefits
- Allow technical collaboration in a non-competitive environment, enabling Aerospace and Defence companies to work together, alongside their suppliers, on Replacement Technologies.
- Reduce the cost and risk of investigation of alternatives to technologies affected by chemical regulations.
Objectives
- Identify and launch project topics, and produce associated deliverables, that will significantly impact the industry, human health, and the environment
- Provide an effective project management framework to guide projects throughout their lifecycle
- Establish viable methodologies to facilitate substitutions of materials and processes that utilize regulated chemical substances