Iranian Knowledge-Based Firm Produces Aircraft Consumables
“After developing a number of magnesium alloys, and producing formed products [using forming method] for the first time in the Middle East, we turned towards the production of a series of locally-made parts based on these alloys,” Behzad Naebi, the researcher and founding member of the knowledge-based company told local Iranian media in an interview.
“Currently, the country's aviation industry is under sanctions, and the maintenance of existing aircraft is difficult and complicated work; because airplanes have a series of magnesium alloys that must be replaced during periodic repairs,” he noted.
“These parts are related to the parts of the body and the parts in an airplane such as those related to gas supply, shafts and pipes and even chambers through which air passes,” the researcher said.
“According to aviation standards, the weight of the aircraft should be reduced as much as possible. Magnesium is a light metal compared to all other metals used in the industry. However, the main and important problem with magnesium is its corrosion,” Naebi explained more.
According to the technologist, magnesium is a low resistance metal to oxidation and wear, but, he noted that the magnesium-based parts they have produced after acquiring the related know-how are highly resistant against oxidation and corrosion.
He went on to highlight that they produced the aircraft consumables and parts after they received customers' orders, adding, “Our customers are a number of airliners. The parts produced for these companies are related the aircraft body or parts related to the hot air transmitter to the glass.”
Stating that the prototype of these parts have been made, he added, “The parts made are being delivered to the companies that had ordered.”
Noting that they have made the parts in conformity with international standards, the researcher added, “We have also produced rehabilitation products based on these alloys, which will enter the market by the end of summer.
According to Naebi, their company has taken help from private sector investors to produce aircraft parts based on locally-developed know-how.
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