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NEWSLETTER 09/2011 

November 2 – 4, 2011, Exhibition CentrE Frankfurt / Main 

Global Business and Technology Event 

for the Aerospace Industry 

International Exhibition combined with B2B Meetings 

and international conferences



Partner region South Carolina 

160 companies from the aerospace sector 

Content 

At AIRTEC 2011 South Carolina is presented 

for the first time as a U.S. guest region of 

honour. With 160 companies in the aerospace 

sector and 18,000 employees South 

Carolina belongs to one of the major aerospace 

facilities in the U.S. and worldwide. 

South Carolina is an important centre for 

the aerospace industry not only in the U.S. 

but also internationally. Many international 

companies make South Carolina their 

home, including: AAI, BAE Systems, Boeing, 

Cytec, Eaton, GE Aviation, Lockheed, 

Honeywell, Michelin Aircraft und many 

more. The most famous product of the aviation 

industry migrating from South Carolina 

surely is the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner. 

South Carolina is among the 10 businessfriendly 

states in the U.S., and finished 

fourth at a weighted ranking of American 

CEOs in 2009. Significant for the success 

are not only the highly skilled and highly 

productive employees but also one of the 

lowest strike rates and the electricity costs 

in the U.S. 

Partner region South Carolina 

& COMAC ....................2 

Tunisia........................3 

Israel.........................4 

Supply on the wings ..............4 

HELI World.....................5 

Morocco ......................6 

Russia........................7 

Japan ........................8 

COMAC 

Chinese aircraft manufacturer COMAC - at AIRTEC 2011 

Poland.......................10 

SPACE World..................13 

Also participation in the B2B meetings – 

“Who is who” of the aerospace industry 

meet from November 2 – 4, 2011 in Frankfurt/Main 

The state-owned Chinese aircraft manufacturer 

COMAC, International Cooperation 

and Supplier Management Dept., has confirmed 

to be at AIRTEC 2011 and also to 

participate in the B2B meetings; meaning 

that AIRTEC 2011 welcomes, among Boeing 

and Airbus, many system and engine 

manufacturers, the “Who-is-who” of the 

aerospace industry. 

COMAC aims to move up alongside AIR- 

BUS and Boeing and become the third major 

international manufacturer of aircrafts. 

COMAC is actively engaged in the areas of 

research & development, testing and manufacturing 

of commercial airliners, as well as 

in related business areas such as marketing, 

services, leasing and operations. 

The COMAC C919 prototype was already 

presented as a subject last year and 

the first orders for this machine have been 

made as for now. The first deliveries of the 

twin-engine medium-range jets, which provide 

space for 150 – 190 passengers, are 

scheduled for the coming years. 

Another product that is being developed is 

the regional jet ARJ21, which will accommodate 

90 passengers. Also for this aircraft 

first orders have been already placed. 

With the guest country of honour Poland 

and the U.S. guest region of honour South 

Carolina AIRTEC 2011 is a world meeting 

place of the aerospace industry and unites 

OEMs, system suppliers and suppliers from 

the USA, Europe and Asia. 

Besides COMAC, other important companies 

have confirmed their participation at 

AIRTEC 2011, among them AIRBUS, Boeing, 

Embraer, Pratt & Whitney, Snecma 

Safran, Spirit, SABCA, Honeywell, Parker 

Aerospace, Astrium, Lockheed, Aero Vodochody, 

Orbital, Indra and Aernnova. 

UAV World ...................15 

Impressum 

airtec GmbH Co. KG 

Carl-von-Noorden-Platz 5 

60596 Frankfurt, Germany 

Tel: +49 (0) 69 27 40 03 - 15 

Fax: +49 (0) 69 27 40 03 - 44 

E-Mail: airtec@demat.com 

www.airtec.aero 

Cover picture: 

© The Boeing Company 

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Tunisia 

Tunisia participates in the AIRTEC 2011 with a joint stand 

Tunisia: a performing partner in the Aerospace industry 

Tunisia will be participating in this year’s 

AIRTEC for the first time. Over the last decade, 

the aerospace industry in Tunisia has 

experienced a tremendous expansion. 

Tunisian companies in the aerospace sector 

are exporting two-thirds of the overall production 

worth 124 Million Dollars mostly to 

France. Exports are expected to reach 401 

In Tunisia, the aerospace industry can rely 

on the 4,500 engineers and technicians 

that graduate annually and it is expected 

that by 2014, they will be 9,000. They 

represent one of the most competitive talent 

pools of the region. At comparable levels 

of qualification, Tunisia offers competitive 

wage costs in proportions ranging from 1 

to 5 compared to European countries. 

trained, and their capacity to respect very 

specific work instructions of the aerospace 

industry.”, says Gaby Lopez, Director General 

of Zodiac Aerospace Tunisia. 

The Tunisian infrastructure is another important 

aspect. The airport, port, road 

and telecommunication infrastructure is 

considered among the most modern in the 

million dollars by 2016. The activities of 

the Tunisian aerospace industry have high 

value added. They range from software 

and hardware engineering to production of 

aircraft systems and high precision turning 

and machining for space. 

Another locational advantage is the excellent 

availability of well-trained manpower. 

Even in the sector of education and recruiting 

Tunisia made great efforts and 

progress. Actually the country counts 15 

sectoral training centres to international 

standards, directly linked to the aerospace 

industry. „What encouraged most our development 

in Tunisia is the education level 

of people with qualifications that are almost 

equal to those of Europe, their ability to be 

southern shore of the Mediterranean and 

in Africa. Tunisia also has about a hundred 

industrial zones and 10 competitiveness 

poles including that of Sousse (centre of Tunisia), 

specializing in mechanical and electronic 

industries as well as the Aeropole in 

El Mghira, an area dedicated exclusively to 

the aerospace industry. The Aeropole in El 

Mghira is an integrated industrial platform, 

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TUnisia (Continued from page 3) 

located in the southern suburbs of Tunis, 

which covers an area of over 200 hectares 

including 20 hectares dedicated to the Aerospace 

Park AEROLIA. Being a subsidiary 

of the European aerospace group EADS, 

the AEROLIA is specialized in the construction 

of aircraft components. 

The favourable investment environment is 

another great advantage. The Tunisian Association 

of Aerospace Industries (GITAS) 

for example supports manufacturers and 

investors in the aerospace branch, counting 

currently 33 members. There are also 

several national institutions that provide active 

support and assistance to investors like 

the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency 

(FIPA-Tunisia), the Agency for the Promotion 

of industry and innovation (APII), the Centre 

for Export Promotion (CEPEX) and the Technical 

Centre for Mechanical and Electronic 

Industries (CETIME). 

In addition, the Tunisian Revolution of January 

2011 introduced the premises for a 

real takeoff of the national economy and 

accordingly sees a promising future in the 

aviation industry supported by a healthier 

business climate with greater transparency, 

better governance and encouraging private 

initiative. 

Israel 

I.A.M.F., Israel Aerospace Machining Federation: 

State of the Art Know-how with more than 20 years experience in aerospace 

The I.A.M.F, Israel Aerospace Machining 

Federation, will be participating at AIRTEC 

with a joint stand for the first time. 

Established in May 2011, the I.A.M.F represents 

Israeli manufacturers, who have 

specialized in the sector of aerospace as 

well as in other technology-intensive industries. 

at a competitive price. The core values of 

the I.A.M.F members are: Quality and credibility 

while striving to exceed customer’s 

expectations. The Federation is managed 

by the BrightStar Group on behalf of the Israeli 

Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labour. 

Each member company of I.A.M.F has more 

than 20 years of experience in the delivery 

of special parts and their assembly for the 

aerospace sector. Customers are renowned 

Aerospace companies like Boeing, Hamilton 

Sundstrand, Creuzet Aeronautique, Alenia 

Aeronautica, Gulfstream Aerospace as 

well as other manufacturers and suppliers 

of the Israeli aerospace industry. 

The member companies of the I.A.M.F deliver 

high level products using state of the 

art technologies with structural complexity 

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Supply on the wings 

6 th International Conference „Supply on the wings“ 

International meeting place for the Aerospace Industry gaining worldwide relevance 

Under this year’s motto “Aerospace – The 

global innovation driver” the international 

conference “Supply on the wings” takes 

place as part of AIRTEC 2011 for the 6 th 

time. 

The high class conference brings together 

renowned experts from all fields of the 

aerospace and aerospace supply industry 

and academia to discuss current topics of 

the aerospace industry, latest developments 

and research results but also to generate 

new contacts and to intensify existing ones. 

The highlights of the conference are 10 keynote 

presentations from high level speakers 

from Airbus Innovation Cell, Boeing, 

Embraer, ASRI (China), Aerospace Cytec, 

Spirit, German Aerospace Center (DLR), 

Rolls Royce, Mistras Group and NASA. In 

total the conference programme combines 

67 presentations from 20 countries. The 

conference Chairman of this 3-day conference 

will be again Prof. Dr.-Ing. Richard 

Degenhardt, PFH Göttingen and German 

Aerospace Centre (DLR), Braunschweig. 

Vice Chairman is Dr. Leslie Cohen, Hitco 

Carbon Composite Inc., USA. 

Since 2011 the Aerospace Industry receives 

a strong growth and has a strong 

effect on OEMs and suppliers. A great demand 

for aircraft, which in turn has a strong 

influence on suppliers and SMEs from 

the supply chain, comes particularly from 

growth countries such as India, China and 

Russia. Growing markets, for example the 

composite sector, offer opportunities and 

challenges for the aviation industry. Intensive 

networking across different sectors and 

technologies is the key to success. OEMs 

are seeking for powerful and reliable suppliers 

to secure their production capacity 

and quality as well to increase those factors. 

AIRTEC offers here an ideal and worldwide 

important platform. 

Composites are continuing to gain a great 

importance, because the aircrafts have to 

become lighter. The development of composites 

increases technological challenges, 

however, offers great opportunities for innovative 

SMEs. 

New at AIRTEC 2011, is that conference 

participants who are coming from various 

fields, ranging from engineering to research 

and development, take part in the B2Bmeetings. 

The conferences are integrated in 

the exhibition hall in order to promote the 

exchange between conference participants 

and exhibitors. 

The conference focuses on all aspects of 

current and future aerospace products. One 

ma-jor topic is composite structures. Other 

important topics are “metallic structures”, 

production, improved simulation, engines, 

systems and components, non-destructive 

inspection, the aerospace supply chain, 

whole aircraft design, “Life Cycle Assessment” 

and others. 

Keynote Speakers 

Gregor Dirks, 

Airbus Innovation Cell, 

France 

Fernando Ferreiro Fernandez, 

Embraer, 

Brazil 

Chris Pederson, 

Cytec, 

USA 

Prof. Cord-Christian Rossow, 

German Aerospace Center (DLR), 

Germany 

Dr Mark J. Shuart, 

NASA Langley Research Center, 

USA 

Prof. Sun Xiasheng, 

Aircraft Strength Research Institute, 

China 

Mike Vander Wel, 

The Boeing Company, 

USA 

Simon Weeks, 

Rolls Royce plc, 

UK 

Peter Wu, Ph.D., 

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., 

USA 

Mark F. Carlos, 

Mistras Group, 

USA 




HELI world 

3 rd international conference HELI World and theme park 

International meeting place of the helicopter industry: Emphasis on R&D, Maintenance and Operational use 

For the third time the international conference 

HELI World, themed „HELICOPTER 

Technologies and Operations” takes place 

along with AIRTEC. The high-profile conference 

brings together renowned experts 

from all areas of the helicopter industry 

and, therefore, creating an innovative and 

international platform for the rotorcraft. 

Highlights of the conference are high-profile 

speakers including representatives from Eurocopter, 

Russian Helicopters, ECT, German 

Army Aviation, German Aerospace Centre 

(DLR), IABG and the University of Liverpool. 

Overall, the lectures accumulate eight different 

nations. “Session Chairmen” are Dr. 

Klausdieter Pahlke, Head of DLR Rotorcraft 

Program, Prof. Dr. Gareth D. Padfield, Professor 

of Aerospace Engineering at the University 

of Liverpool and the General Brigadier 

Reinhard Wolski, Commander of the 

German Army Aviation and the Commander 

of the Army Aviation School Bückeburg. 

The conference presents all aspects of the 

helicopter industry from design, structures, 

communications and navigation to operational 

use (transportation, civil and military 

missions). In 2011 the focus of the conference 

is reinforced in the area of operations. 

The topics put an emphasis on flight simulation, 

flight control and consideration of new 

rotorcraft configurations. The programmes 

on the operational capability of the Tiger 

and the NH90 will be showcased during 

the continual introduction of programmes of 

military helicopters. 

“I expect the presentation on the experiences 

from the operational development of the 

German Army Aviation with great interest”, 

said Session Chairman Dr.Ing. Klaus Dieter 

Pahlke. The theme “Teaming of Manned 

and Unmanned Platforms” will also be considered 

as well as the integration of lowlight 

vision systems in the reinforcing of rescue 

helicopters. 

The comprehensive emphasis on the helicopter 

industry creates excellent opportunities 

for the exhibitors of the HELI World 

theme park and their effective and targetoriented 

performance at the exhibition. 

In addition, AIRTEC offers an excellent 

platform for repre-sentatives of helicopter 

manufacturers, especially in the fields of 

purchasing and devel-opment, where they 

may find suppliers and partners in order to 

intensify the dialogue on future projects and 

developments. 

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Morocco 

Morocco - an attractive aerospace location near Europe 

Morocco participates in AIRTEC 2011 for the first time with a joint stand 

Consolidated by GIMAS, the Moroccan Association 

for the Aerospace industry, many 

companies from North Africa will show 

their performance. 

GIMAS was founded in 2004 with the aim 

to further promote this sector and to support 

business start-ups in Morocco. 

Morocco has established itself as an attractive 

location for the aerospace industry. 

Over the past years the fast growing 

Moroccan Aerospace sector has attracted 

more and more investors. Starting from almost 

zero during the last ten years this sector 

has developed vividly and now comprises 

almost 90 companies employing more 

than 7,500 people. The reported revenues 

for 2010 are estimated to be over $ 595 

million. 

Many of the Moroccan aerospace companies 

are located on the travel route Casablanca 

- Rabat and the duty free zone of 

Tangier. The rapid development of the aerospace 

sector was supported by the public 

and private sector – for example by wellknown 

companies such as EADS, Boeing, 

SAFRAN among others. 

EADS, for example, is represented in Morocco 

with EADS Maroc Aviation manufacturing 

and assembling aero structures of 

metal and composites. Another key player 

in Morocco is SNECMA SAFRAN: Snecma 

Morocco Engine Services (SMES), located 

at Casablanca airport was established in 

cooperation with Royal Air Maroc and offers 

maintenance and repair of aircraft engines. 

MATIS Aerospace is a cooperation 

of Royal Air Maroc and Boeing producing 

cable systems at Casablanca airport. 

In recent years the number of start-ups in 

these sectors has increased considerably. 

Thus in Morocco numerous suppliers are 

well established and deliver to North America 

and Europe. 

Morocco catches up with the trend in the 

aerospace industry outsourcing an increasing 

number of manufacturing processes. 

Morocco signifies high know-how, attrac- 




MOROCCO (Continued from page 7) 

tive labor costs, and its very central location 

as a Southern extension of Europe. In addition, 

companies also benefit from efforts by 

the Moroccan government to further develop 

the Moroccan aerospace industry. 

Russia 

AIRTEC signs memorandum with the Union of Aviation Industrialists (UAI) Russia 

Developing the cooperation between Russian and German aerospace companies 

AIRTEC 2011 has signed a Memorandum 

of Understanding with the Union of Aviation 

Industrialists (UAI) Russia. The objective 

of this cooperation is to develop the cooperation 

between German and Russian aerospace 

companies. 

Diana Schnabel, CEO and President of airtec 

GmbH & Co. KG and exhibition manager 

of AIRTEC, emphasized after having 

signed the memorandum, that this was an 

important step for the German and Russian 

aerospace industry and that this cooperation 

will open new business opportunities 

and perspectives especially for smaller and 

medium sized companies. AIRTEC, as an 

exclusive meeting-place for business and 

technology in Frankfurt, in the heart of Europe, 

is an excellent platform. 

Also the German-Russian economic dialogue 

between Russian and German SME’s 

in the field of aerospace should be promoted 

and strengthened – the focus is primarily 

on small and medium sized enterprises. The 

exchange of experience and knowledge 

with respect to international exhibitions and 

conferences in the field of aerospace should 

be intensified. 

In this agreement AIRTEC and UAI confirm 

that they will organize and develop exhibitions 

and events in the future, such as conventions 

and workshops on relevant aerospace 

issues. Also the expansion of AIRTEC 

in Russia should be supported by the UAI. 

Evgeny Gorbunov, Director General, UAI, Diana Schnabel, CEO/President, airtec GmbH, Volker Schulze, Managing 

Director, airtec GmbH and Evgeniya Soboleva, Coordinator Communications and Member Services, UAI 

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Japan 

Japanese Pavilion JETRO at AIRTEC for the first time 

Introduction of suppliers and manufacturers of aircraft parts and components 

JETRO ジェトロ, the Japan External Trade 

Organization will organize a team of Japanese 

companies in the field of aerospace 

with a corporate pavilion at the forthcoming 

AIRTEC 2011. This will be Japan’s first time 

to set up a national pavilion for this event. 

Japanese companies have played a key 

role in the world’s aerospace industry for 

the past years through its strength in advanced 

materials and component manufacturing 

technologies. 

Japan’s aerospace industry is sure to develop 

as more and more companies are seeking 

to pierce into the global supply chain. 

The Japan Pavilion will present potential 

suppliers/manufacturers of aircraft parts 

and components with high-precision machinery 

and engineering technology. 

Having cultivated their business with major 

Japanese primary suppliers, they are ready 

to search for new international business opportunities. 

Japan at KiMES 2011 in Seoul, Korea 

JETRO is a government-related organization 

that works to promote mutual trade and 

investment between Japan and the rest of 

the world. 

Originally established in 1958 to promote 

Japanese exports abroad, JETRO‘s core focus 

in the 21st century has shifted towards 

promoting foreign direct investment into 

Japan and helping small to medium sized 

Japanese firms maximize their global export 

potential. 




Guest country of honour Poland 

A global player and supplier with a lot of experience 

With the guest country of honour Poland 

AIRTEC 2011 presents an emerging 

neighbour country in the heart of Europe, 

especially offering great opportunities in 

the aerospace industry with significant 

development already made. 

In the past 10 years, the Polish aerospace 

industry sales have more than quadrupled. 

The main focus is on the production 

of aircraft parts and components. Meanwhile, 

the industry in Poland accounts for 

more than 22,000 employees. 

The rapid emergence as a major pillar of 

the European aerospace industry is due 

especially to foreign investments. Therefore, 

a great variety of global OEMs and 

system suppliers with own production facilities 

exist in Poland. 

Moreover, the country also has Polish 

subcontractors, who have extensive experience 

in aerospace and are highly 

specialised. As part of the guest country 

of honour Poland AIRTEC will present 

companies, some of which are listed in 

this newsletter. 

NOTA: Processing of extremely hard materials 

Diamond tools for various applications 

NOTA Zakład Mechaniki Precyzyjnej is an 

independent private company established 

in 1987 and which maintained its strong 

market position in diamond tools for many 

years. 

The main business of the company is manufacturing 

of tools made of extremely hard 

materials and produced on the basis of 

tools for various industries such as wood 

and metal processing, or even in the areas 

of cable and compressed air. 

Furthermore, the company produces highquality 

diamond and CBN wheels, cutters 

and other tools with PCD and PCBN, diamond 

compounds, titanium carbide, boron 

nitride grains and more. 

Years of research, experiments and tests allow 

NOTA to meet customers’ needs with 

technical and technological precision. 

NOTA produces diamond tools for aerospace and related industries since many years 

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Guest country of honour Poland (Continued from page 10) 

WALDREX provides design, production and renewal of tools 

Pratt & Whitney, MTU, Sikorsky et al. as partner 

WALDREX specialises in the areas of design, 

production and renewal of tools in 

the aerospace industry, such as instruments 

measurement, forming, stamping tools, vulcanisation 

molds and wax molds. 

Founded in 1998, the company currently 

employ 92 employees, including experienced 

mangers, machine operators, assemblers, 

designers and process engineers. 

Company’s product range includes manufacturing 

of engine components, machining 

of components for aerospace and structures 

for aircraft assembly. Furthermore, the 

company offers sophisticated machining of 

parts through milling process with CNC (5- 

axes, 3- axes), multi-axis turning with CNC 

lathes, precision machining using conventional 

devices and EDM. The TIG, also 

known as MIG welding, is another core 

competency of the company. 

Since 2010 the company operates using a 

quality management system in accordance 

with AS 9100 certification. WALDREX cooperates 

with several leading foreign aerospace 

companies. The corporate partners 

are Pratt & Whitney, Hamilton Sundstrand, 

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and MTU. 

The company is equipped with a modern 

machine park, which includes the following 

equipment: 5-axis CNC milling machines, 

3-axis CNC milling machines, CNS lathes, 

electrical discharge machine (EDM) instruments 

such as Zenith Too X1000, Y2000, 

Z800 and others. 

In addition, the company has a modern and 

versatile design office. WALDREX designers 

use CATIA V5 systems AutoCad, Pro Engineer. 

The area of the headquarters and the 

production facility is 3000 sqm. 




Guest country of honour Poland (Continued from page 11) 

Blacksmith ZOP Co. Ltd.: 

High-quality blacksmith products for the aircraft industry 

The blacksmith company ZOP Co. Ltd. 

was established on April 1st, 2000, and 

is a subsidiary of WSK PZL-Świdnik S.A. 

The company has emerged from parts of 

former Świdnik (the former blacksmith’s 

department was established in 1954) and 

became independent company with limited 

liabilities. 

Now, thanks to its 60-year history ZOP is 

able to produce high-quality forged products, 

which are used not only in the aircraft 

industry but also in manufacturing agricultural 

vehicles (cars, trucks and specialised 

vehicles) in the areas of tool industry and 

specialised military vehicles. ZOP customers 

come from Poland as well as from 

France, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Czech Republic 

and the USA. 

The company is certified according to AS / 

EN 9100. The methods are used for plastic 

molding and shaping of the following metal 

alloys: aluminium 0.05kg to 50kg, copper 

0.05kg to 50kg, titanium 0.05kg to 10kg 

and iron 0,1kg to 30kg. 

Polish subsidiary of CAV Aerospace Ltd. 

Modern production and assembly facilities in Nowa Deba 

With the Polish subsidiary CAV Aerospace 

presents a modern production and assembly 

facility at AIRTEC. 

CAV Aerospace Ltd. has specialised in 

manufacturing of parts, assemblies and 

systems. Therefore, it supplies major companies 

in the aerospace industry: AIRBUS, 

Boeing, Raytheon, Bombardier, Cessna 

and GKN Westland. CAV Aerospace Poland 

currently employs 66 highly qualified 

personnel in the fields of engineering and 

manufacturing. 

CAV products range includes: 

• Design and production of de-icing systems 

for small and medium-sized business aircafts 

• Design and manufacturing of large milled 

structures like wing spars and flap tracks 

with lengths of up to 60m. 

• Assemblies 

CAV Aerospace business areas in Poland 

The Polish subsidiary of CAV Aerospace 

was established as a manufacturing and 

assembly centre for plastic deformation of 

metal sheet parts. In June 2006 the first assembly 

hall has opened. In July 2006 followed 

the first delivery of components for 

Hawker aircrafts. 

Meanwhile, the production of new units for 

Carmarthen and Hawker Beechcraft has 

started. The company is investing in the 

expansion of existing production. In addition, 

further assembly line in the new hall is 

planned. 

CAV Aerospace has an approved quality 

assurance system AS 9100 of the Civil 

Aviation Authority (CAA). In addition, the 

company has applied for the American 

NADCAP certification. 

CAV Aerospace Limited has six locations in 

the UK, one each in the USA, Mexico and 

Poland – Nowa Deba. The headquarter is 

located in Consett, near Newcastle. 

CAV Aerospace Ltd. has specialized in the manufacturing 

of components, assemblies and systems and 

therefore supplies major companies in the aerospace 

industry. 

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SPACE World 

International conference SPACE World 2011 with international trade fair and B2B meetings 

„From Vision to Commercial Application“– Growing presence from India and Asia 

The international SPACE World conference 

takes place for the second time as well as 

the SPACE World theme park and the B2B 

meeting along with AIRTEC. Thus, AIR- 

TEC presents a sophisticated international 

meeting-place for the space indus-try. The 

SPACE World conference, that takes place 

under the motto “From vision to commercial 

applications“ experiences a great support 

and presence from the USA and Asia. 

After the successful premiere in 2010 

SPACE World 2011 conference has increased 

its international recognition. AIR- 

TEC 2011 presents together with SPACE 

World the entire range of aerospace technologies 

at the Exhibition Centre located in 

the middle of Germany. 

Scientific Chairman of the SPACE World 

conference is Prof. Dr. Klaus Schilling of 

Arianespace carrier-rockets range 

the University Würzburg und CEO of the 

Telematics Center (ZfT). Vice-Chairman is 

Dr. Edgar Krahn, Vice-President International 

Sales & Marketing, Astrium. Keynotes 

will be held by Christophe Bauer (SPACEX), 

Thierry Duquesne (CNES), Michele Franci 

(SES Astra) and Jean-Yves Le Gall (Arianespace). 

Further keynote speakers are Dr. 

Michael Healy (Astrium), Edward M. Irvin 

(Lockheed Martin Space Systems), Barry 

A. Johnson (Orbital Sciences Corporation), 

Amer Khouri (Orbital Sciences Corporation), 

Matthew Melis (NASA Glenn 

Research Center), Dr. Michael Menking 

(Astrium), Linda J. Reiners (Lockheed Martin 

Space Systems Company) as well as P. 

S. Veeraraghavan (Indian Space Research 

Organisation). 

Moreover, the SPACE World conference 

presents further high-class presentations 

from 12 nations, therefore, covering global 

activities that are related to the SPACE 

World concept – “From Vision to Commercial 

Application”. This fascinating combination 

of contributions from space organisations, 

industry and academic world 

addresses the entire range of innovative 

space technology in the areas of programmatic, 

space business opportunities, satellite 

design, launch equipment, space flight 

control and applications (navigation, telecommunication, 

Earth observation and 




SPACE world (Continued from page 13) 

research). Thus, the procurement is represented 

by major system integrators. 

New at the SPACE World conference is the 

daily „Round Tables“, which are dedi-cated 

to procurement on the third day. The speakers 

will be the representatives of procurement 

by Lockheed, Orbital, OHB, SES Astra. 

The B2B meetings offer a great deal of 

opportunity for the conference attendees to 

interact with the exhibitors at the exhibition 

during the entire event. 

The theme park SPACE World together with 

the entire AIRTEC 2011 offers an excellent 

international platform for trade visitors to 

explore new business opportunities and 

to exchange technological innovations. 

SPACE World is, thus, a meeting place for 

experts in the areas of research, engineering, 

project management, procurement and 

business development around the world. 

In addition to the SPACE World conference 

the SPACE World theme park has sig-nificantly 

grown. The exhibitors present innovative 

solutions in the fields of engi-neering 

and software, hardware, components, communications, 

manufacturing, operations, 

optical signals and many others. 

Keynote Speakers 

Dr T. K. Alex 

ISRO, India 

Barry A. Johnson 

Orbital Sciences Corporation, USA 

Christophe Bauer 

SpaceX, USA 

Amer Khouri 

Orbital Sciences Corporation, USA 

Michele Franci 

SES Astra, Luxembourg 

Matthew Melis 

NASA, USA 

Jean-Yves Le Gall 

Arianespace, France 

Dr Michael Menking 

Astrium, Germany 

Dr Michael Healy 

Astrium 

Edward M. Irvin Jr. 

Lockheed Martin Space 

Systems Company, USA 

Linda J. Reiners 

Lockheed Martin Space 

Systems Company, USA 

P. S. Veeraraghavan 

ISRO, India 

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UAV world 

5 th international conference UAV-World and theme park 

UAV World as an international meeting place for the UAV industry becoming more important 

AIRTEC 2011 presents the 5 th international 

UAV World, an international platform for 

unmanned aerial systems. With such conference 

and the theme park UAV World 

AIRTEC creates an international and specialised 

meeting place for the UAV industry 

in central Germany. 

The UAV World exhibition provides a comprehensive 

insight in the technologies of 

UAS’. Among the exhibitors are all key suppliers 

of OEM such as Israel Aircraft Industries 

and others. 

At the UAV World Conference, which this 

year takes place under the theme “UAS 

Technologies and Missions”, current and 

future developments are presented and further 

discussed by renowned national and 

international experts. The three-day conference, 

held in English covers all current issues 

of the UAV industry. This includes technology 

is-sues such as energy supply, micro 

structures, sensor systems as well as “Senseand-Avoid” 

technology. In addition, the 

conference focuses on operational aspects 

and requirements for civilian and military 

missions, such as data storage or the combined 

use of unmanned helicopters. Moreover, 

the conference emphasises on how unmanned 

flight systems may be incorporated 

into the civil aviation. 

Chairman of the conference is once again 

Professor Dr.-Ing. Peter Vörsmann of the 

Technical University (TU) Braunschweig. 

The UAV conference experiences this year 

a further increase of international attention 

and presents lectures from 13 nations. Significant 

lectures are held by, among others, 

AAI (USA), Alenia Aeronautica (Italy), Boeing 

(Spain), Elbit (Israel), DLR (Germany), 

ESG Elektroniksystem and Logistik (Germany), 

Federal Police Department of Brazil, 

General Atomics (USA), IAI (Israel), Northrop 

Grumman International (Belgium) and 

UAV Dach (Germany). 

Flight demonstration of the “Heron” of IAI, Israel Aerospace Industries 


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