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A D V A N C E D M A T E R I A L S & P R O C E S S E S | N O V E M B E R / D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 9 3 8 iTSSe TSS iTSSe TSS S afran S.A. (Paris), Oerlikon (Pfäffikon, Switzerland), the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), and the University of Limoges (France) have formed a joint research laboratory (Protheis) and a technology platform (Safir) specializing in surface treatments for use in aerospace applications. The initiative will comply with the European reg- ulation REACH (registration, evaluation, authorization, and restriction of chemicals). The laboratory will be located at the Institute of Research for Ceramics (IRCER), the joint research laboratory of the University of Limoges and CNRS. Protheis and Safir make it possible to unite the skills of the three entities. The aerospace company Safran operates DEVELOPING LIGHTER, LONGER-LASTING AEROSPACE PRODUCTS COMPLIANT WITH THE EU REACH REGULATION A joint research project will develop surface treatments that comply with the REACH regulation, which addresses the production and use of chemical substances and their impact on human health and the environment. Alain Denoirjean and Armelle Vardelle, FASM, TSS-HoF, IRCER, University of Limoges-CNRS, France Aurélien Joulia and Martine Monin, Pôle M&P, SafranTech, Châteaufort, France Francis Monerie-Moulin, Safran Landing System, Oloron Saint Marie Cedex, France Gilles Widawski, Oerlikon France, Ferrières-en-Brie in the aircraft propulsion and equipment, space, and defense markets. The Swiss technology group Oerlikon will contribute its expertise in the manufacture of powders, equipment, and coatings. IRCER is a leading research institute on surface coat- ing technologies focusing on understanding, characterizing, and modeling coating processes. The laboratory’s roadmap will include the numerical simulation of processes, in line with Safran’s Factory of the Future initiative, by capturing, analyz- ing, and exploiting production data, to ensure control over product quality. Protheis will benefit from the existing IRCER platform “Charactérisations des Matériaux de Limoges (CARMALIM),” FEATURE 4 Schematic of a “more electric” airplane, to be developed with lighter components, more fuel-efficiency, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. Courtesy of Safran.