Market trends aerospace

From the internal perspective, solutions such as PDM, PLM and MDO allow for the simultaneous inclusion of engineering function stakeholders into the overall process. From an external perspective, supplier involvement is covered by PLM solutions as well as by dedicated supplier portals. An example covered in this book is the Boost Aerospace portal used for supplier information exchange in the aviation domain, as highlighted in Sects. 6.5.1 and 20.5.1.1. At the other side of the value chain, customers can increasingly be involved in the NPD process through direct and indirect means [23]. Direct means include the use of social media and focus groups. Indirect means include data analytics of customer behavior and market trends. 

Applications of fluoropolymers are still growing, even decades after the discovery of the first plastic (polytetrafluoroethylene) in this family. The increasing use of fluoropolymers in such dynamic industries as wire and cable insulation, automotive, aerospace, oil and gas recovery, and semiconductor manufacture has led to significant material developments and trends in the last few years. New fluoropolymers have been introduced to the market (amorphous fluoroplastics, modified PTFE, low-temperature fluoroelastomers, and amine-resistant fluo-... 

Trends in the aerospace industry parallel those in the overall transportation-related market segments. Lighter weight for decreased fuel consumption and enhanced safety are trends that immediately come to mind. In addition to these, reduced cabin noise, and reduction of maintenance/extension of lifetime are important as well. 

The importance of safety-relevant software systems in many application domains of embedded systems, such as aerospace, railway, health care, automotive and industrial automation, is continuously growing. Thus, along with the growing system complexity, also the need for safety assessment as weU as its effort is increasing drastically in order to guarantee the high quality demands in these application domains. However, this trend is contrary to industry s aim to reduce development costs and time-to-market of new products. 

Jackson, Chung, Calundann and East and others have given extensive reviews of the development, applications and future trends of LCP technology. Table 9.2 summarizes some applications pointed out by the Hoechst-Celanese Corporation. Hoechst-Celanese estimates the market for thermotropic LCPs in the mid-1990s to be 73% consumer, 8% industrial, 5% electrical/electronics, 5% telecommunications, 4% transportation, 3% aircraft/aerospace and 2% other. ... 

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