Tier 2 partners
The TPRC Tier 2 partners have access to all the research generated in the field of thermoplastic composites. The Tier 2 partners enjoy partial voting rights.
Catch the overview of the Tier 2 partners.
The TPRC believes that successful innovation is driven by a good fundamental understanding. The understanding of material behavior in melt and the resulting unique characterization tests that TPRC has created, for example, are well appreciated by numerous aerospace companies, whom TPRC helps to produce defect-free thermoplastic composite parts.
Testimonials
What do our members say about us?
DTC
Rene van der Burg, Sales Director – DTC“DTC strongly supports TPRC. Our key driver is to gain a better understanding of the fundamentals of thermoplastic composites through collaboration with TPRC and its partners' to enable further expansion of thermoplastics in the aerospace industry.”
Turkish Aerospace Industries
Bekir Ünlüoğlu, Structural Engineering Manager Aerostructure, Turkish Aerospace Industries"If you are working with thermoplastics, the TPRC is the right partner for you to create a successful thermoplastic product. Their expertise guide YOU to develop your product.
Responsive layout and experienced staff."
Aviacomp
Sebastien Cochais, Industrial Manager - Aviacomp“As thermoplastic materials pave the way for high-rates, cost-efficient and sustainable production processes, Aviacomp joins the TPRC to make use of its know-how and develop international research and technology partnerships, from upstream to applied research and product development. Through TPRC membership, Aviacomp is enhancing its position to support its customers for the technological revolution of future aircraft programs. TPRC expertise combined with our innovation DNA should lead us to tomorrow breakthroughs!"
Daher
Dominique Bailly, Head of Research & Technology (R&T) - Daher"We are fully ready to contribute to the thermoplastic composites value chain that TPRC has brought together, and to benefit from the knowledge of other consortium members. In particular, we appreciate the added value of working with PhD students that gives us access to academic studies and analyses on material behavior during the industrial processes."
Vaupell | sbAERO
Robert Shick, Business Director – Composites“Vaupell has a division that specializes in composite parts production, primarily for aerospace applications. We joined the TPRC to help us expand in the market of thermoplastic composites, and to assist with these hybrid molded prototype demonstrations and basic process/property relationships that are necessary to move these novel approaches forward into innovative new products with improved performance. We appreciate the TPRC’s open, collaborative approach, and have been very impressed with their high quality R&D programs.”
Aniform
Sebastiaan Haanappel, Managing Director – Aniform Engineering“Our collaboration with TPRC researchers leads to matured, recognized, and standardized material characterization methods for forming simulations, which are eventually of great benefit to all our clients.”
