Safety and Human performance
Maintenance and Repair
01 April 2025
Maintenance Engineering
In today's fast-paced aerospace industry, maintaining a competitive edge requires robust maintenance engineering capabilities. The Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) offers expert support to enhance your maintenance organisation and engineering processes, driving efficiency, reliability, and compliance.
Airport Operations
28 March 2025
Safety Management
Effective safety management is crucial for organisations operating in complex and dynamic environments. At NLR, we specialise in supporting the development and assessment of Safety Management Systems (SMS), ensuring that our clients have the necessary frameworks, procedures, and resources in place to mitigate risks and optimise safety performance. Our expertise has been applied in various contexts, including supporting Amsterdam Airport Schiphol with incident data analysis, reviewing safety management processes for Geneva Airport, introducing Operational Risk Management for the Royal Netherlands Air Force, and helping airlines and energy transmission operators like Swissgrid develop their SMS. With a proven track record of delivering tailored solutions to clients across various industries, we help organisations navigate the complexities of safety management and achieve their safety goals.
Safety and Human performance
28 March 2025
Safety Culture
In the aviation industry, achieving exceptional safety standards is paramount. At NLR, we understand that a strong safety culture is the foundation upon which safety excellence is built. Our seven-step safety culture improvement approach is designed to help organisations like yours become number one in safety by identifying and reinforcing weak areas, while leveraging existing strengths. Unlike traditional safety culture assessments that provide a fragmented view without actionable advice, our solution offers a tailored approach that empowers organisations to take their safety culture to the next level.
Maintenance and Repair
28 March 2025
Non-Destructive Inspection
Non-destructive inspection (NDI) plays a critical role in ensuring the integrity and reliability of complex systems and components. Our team of scientists and specialists, equipped with novel state-of-the-art facilities, is dedicated to develop and employ tailored inspection methodologies that meet the needs of our clients. We provide assistance to airlines, air forces and aircraft component manufacturers, providing services that span from fundamental research to the qualification of NDI-methods. Our expertise contains a wide variety of NDI-techniques including (laser) ultrasonic testing (UT), eddy current testing (ECT), infrared thermography (IRT), and laser shearography (ST). An overview of our capabilities is displayed in the ‘Non-destructive inspection’ flyer.
Maintenance and Repair
28 March 2025
Force Life Management
With a unique combination of expertise and state-of-the-art facilities, we are equipped to design and execute comprehensive on-board loads and usage measurement campaigns for a wide range of military assets, from aircraft and helicopters to engines, landing gears, and supporting subsystems. Our capabilities extend beyond data collection, as we also possess the necessary hardware, expertise, and experience to store, process, analyse, and interpret the vast amounts of data generated by these campaigns. By leveraging advanced tools and techniques, such as modal analysis, fatigue strength calculations, and finite element modelling, we can provide actionable insights into the dynamic behaviour and structural integrity of these complex systems, ultimately informing maintenance, repair, and overhaul strategies to ensure optimal performance and longevity.
Maintenance and Repair
28 March 2025
Composite Repair
With a deep understanding of the complexities involved in repairing Polymer Based Composite structures, our team is well-equipped to tackle the most challenging projects. Whether it's thermoset or thermoplastic materials, we possess the expertise and knowledge to deliver high-quality solutions that meet the stringent demands of the 'High Tech - High Spec' community. From aerospace and automotive to maritime, rail, transport, and medical industries, we provide specialised support to organisations that require precision, reliability, and innovation in the repair of composite structures.
Construction and Manufacturing
28 March 2025
Additive Manufacturing
At the forefront of innovation in metal additive manufacturing (AM), the Netherlands' premier Metal Additive Manufacturing Technology Centre, MAMTeC, is driving advancements in the field. Backed by a multidisciplinary team of researchers and a wealth of experience in powder bed fusion and deposition techniques, MAMTeC is uniquely positioned to support the development of complex components and the processing of challenging alloys, including multi-material fabrication.
Training and Simulation
28 March 2025
Live Virtual Constructive
Conducting seamless LVC exercises remains one of the most challenging issues for modern Air Forces. There is a lack of interoperability, limited reuse and loose integration between live, virtual and constructive assets. Our team offers a comprehensive range of user-oriented training concepts and solutions regarding LVC training development, integrated service-oriented architectures, and data exchange technologies. With a focus on downsizing where possible and delivering fit-for-purpose training solutions, we leverage our expertise in education and training, combined with cutting-edge technological knowledge, to provide expert advice on the optimal employment of Live Virtual Constructive (LVC) training solutions.