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Rolls-Royce
has established a joint venture company with GKN Aerospace to carry out research and development into the use of
composite materials in aero engine fan blades.
Funding for the research and development is expected to be approximately £11 million. Rolls-Royce will fund and own 51% of the
venture, with GKN Aerospace responsible for 49%.
The joint venture activities will build upon the development of composite blade applications undertaken during the EU-funded VITAL
programme, and will combine the expertise of Rolls-Royce advanced engine technologies with GKN Aerospace’s composite research and
automated manufacturing technologies.
Rolls-Royce Director - Research and Technology Ric Parker
said, “Rolls-Royce has been working closely with GKN Aerospace on the
latest carbon-composite technologies for some time and we look forward to building on this relationship with the formation of the joint
venture. The composite technology research that this organisation will undertake is aimed at delivering light-weight and low-cost fan blades
for engines for the next generation of airframe applications.”
GKN Aerospace Chief Executive Officer Marcus Bryson
added, “Through our partnership with Rolls-Royce, we will
achieve a genuine advance in propulsion system technology that will move us towards a lighter, more environmentally efficient
aero-engine.”
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