A. ENTITY DESCRIPTION 

CEiiA is a Portuguese private non-profit research and technology organization working to develop innovative technological solutions in cooperation with Universities, Research, and Development (R&D) centers, Public Agencies, and Private companies from the aeronautical, automotive, mobility and cities, ocean and space industries. CEiiA’s vision, as one of the 10 largest R&D investors in Portugal, is to establish Portugal as a reference within these industries, particularly in the development of technologies, products, systems and services, conceived, industrialized, and operated from Portugal. CEiiA has a global outlook and actively collaborates with international entities and companies from initial design to fully integrated product and process development, industrialization, and in-service engineering support. CEiiA performs all manner of engineering activities from conceptual design to engineering (i.e. CAD/CAE/CFD), prototyping, and testing of materials and full-scale structures.

B. ROLE IN THE HERFUSE PROJECT 

CEiiA will contribute to the HERFUSE project with its expertise in aerostructures testing and materials characterization, building upon experience with major aeronautics OEMs programs, as well as in collaborative research and development programs. CEiiA participates in the HERFUSE project in Work Package 4, Task 4.1, for Materials and Manufacturing Enablers, and Work Package 6 as a leader in both Tasks 6.1, for Materials Layup Characterization, and Task 6.3, for Test for Qualification and Compliance activities, as well as in Work Package 8, Task 8.3, for Test Rig Definition and Manufacturing. CEiiA will perform its activities with a strong focus on innovative fuselage materials, components and assemblies, for lighter and more sustainable aircraft, in close liaison with Leonardo across all these Work Packages.