Scintam Engineering, a spinout from the University of Nottingham, has been awarded a £224,000 grant from Innovate UK, alongside the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI), to advance its innovative aerospace maintenance technology. The funding will power the FastEDR Expansion: Enhancing Aerospace Asset Dependability (FEEAD) project, an 18-month R&D initiative aimed at transforming how seized fasteners are removed.
FastEDR, Scintam’s pioneering technology, is a specialised tool that uses electrical discharge machining (EDM) to safely remove seized fasteners, a time-consuming and costly challenge in aerospace maintenance when using conventional methods. The FEEAD project will expand FastEDR’s capabilities by developing a universal mounting and alignment system that works across many engine types, removing the need for custom setups and speeding up repairs.
“At a time when aerospace MRO is under immense pressure to scale sustainably, this funding comes at a pivotal moment for aerospace maintenance”, said Duncan Kerr. “We’re thrilled to receive this backing to advance our innovative EDM tools and tackle the challenge of seized fasters. The global market for engine repair and overhaul has nearly doubled since the pandemic, from £23 billion to £44 billion, but seized fastener removal remains a bottleneck in the MRO process. With FEEAD, we aim to deliver a universal solution that tackles this challenge, eliminating the need for bespoke fixtures and enabling faster, safer maintenance across the industry. The reduction in waste by removing the necessity to manufacture replacement parts through damage will make a significant contribution to CO2e emissions reduction”
Founded in 2021, Scintam continues to scale its operations and the FEEAD project marks a major milestone in the company’s mission to bring intelligent tooling and sustainable engineering solutions to the aerospace sector.
Follow this link for a quick video on FEEAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHrZA06xWzM
About Scintam Engineering
Scintam develops cutting-edge repair, maintenance and remanufacturing tooling for a range of engineering sectors. Our pioneering technology provides environment and sustainability benefits to our customers by enabling repair instead of replacement – our aim is to maximise the number of components that are remanufactured, preventing the need for highly energy-intensive new manufacture. We design tools for aerospace MRO and the energy and remanufacturing sectors.
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