TEI, Turkey's leading company in aviation engines, which continues its prototype manufacturing activities for the TEI-TF6000 Turbofan Engine, received the fan duct inner case, which was designed and developed for the first time in our country and in which Kordsa semi-finished products were used. The case was manufactured by Sabancı University’s Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Research and Application Center (SU IMC).
The fan duct inner case to be used in the TEI-TF6000 Turbofan Engine enables a lightweight engine design thanks to the use of composite materials. With the high strength advantage provided by the composite material, TEI will offer a competitive solution with the national turbofan engine.
Speaking at the delivery ceremony held in Istanbul, TEI General Manager Prof Dr Mahmut F. Akşit pointed out that the produced part was a first in Turkey and emphasized that the main inputs of the composite material used in its production were domestic. He continued, “At TEI, we continue our projects intensively. We can supply some of the parts we need with this method, which is a good example of university-industry collaboration. In this way, the centers continue their activities. One of our next collaborations may be the production of front-bearing structure blades used in aviation engines from composite materials. I would like to thank all the teams, who successfully completed the project in less than a year.”
Speaking at the ceremony, Sabancı University Vice President for Research and Development Prof. Dr. Mehmet Yıldız said, “At Sabancı University, we attach great importance to university-industry collaborations. We carry out important work with many companies, especially in our Composite Technologies Center of Excellence, which is a pioneering business model in the field of industry. We have been working with TEI for a long time on additive manufacturing. In this context, we have recently implemented another project that enables the use of composite materials in the aviation industry. We are proud to contribute to Turkey having a say in the global aviation industry with this work. In addition to this project, we plan to continue our cooperation with TEI.” said.
The project to develop a fan duct inner case made of composite material in turbofan engines was signed between TEI and Sabancı University at SAHA EXPO 2022. In the project, the design, development and manufacturing of the composite fan duct inner case, which will be used for the first time in a turbofan engine in Turkey, was successfully completed.