Four aerospace interior companies have teamed up to use their respective skills to create an aircraft concept seat to demonstrate the value of a ready-made supply chain to their core customers.
The POISE project rethinks the structure of the economy class seat to enhance the passenger experience, creating extra legroom for every person, irrespective of where their seat is positioned relative to the seat track.
The eight-week POISE project included leading design company, tangerine, seat cover manufacturer, Bradfor Ltd, plastic injection moulding company, IPC Mouldings and the magnesium manufacturer, Magnesium Elektron.
Joanne Liddle, managing director, IPC Mouldings said: “With POISE, we wanted to reflect not just the capabilities of each business, but we wanted to show that through collaboration and co-creation that there can be true innovation. Each partner has brought their own exceptional capability to this concept seat.”
Key to the design is that it is made from a magnesium alloy, making the seat lighter with no detrimental effect on performance or safety.
Sarka Jeremic, product manager, Magnesium Elektron said: “The latest revision to SAE standard AS8049, revision C, which removes the magnesium ban, was published, so there is now a clear certification route for seats containing Elektron43 magnesium alloy.”
“This is what the industry was waiting for as it enables the benefits of lighter materials without the need for new production techniques.”
The POISE concept seat will be displayed on the Northern Ireland Stand, organised by Invest Northern Ireland.