Mastère spécialisé Manufacturing processes for aeronautical structures (AMPAS) par ISAE-SUPAERO

The academic course consists of modules aiming to provide a deep knowledge of the three main material families used in airframe structures (i.e. aluminum, titanium and long fiber reinforced polymer composites) and their related forming routes in aeronautical industries. It is also devoted to gain knowledge in aircraft architecture, on aeronautical supply chain specificities, lean manufacturing, quality management and certification requested to be able to take over technical and organisational responsibilities in industry.
A team project (100 hours) will demonstrate the ability to address an aeronautical part processing following the theoretical and professional skills.
Part 1: Aircraft, material and process basic scientific know
- ledge
- 130 h
Flight Dynamics AMPAS
- Aircraft and airframe architecture AMPAS
- Computer Aided Design (CATIA)- Aluminium and titanium alloys
- Epoxy and thermoplastic composites
- Assembly processes
- Material and processes qualification
- NDT for metallic and composite materials
- Optical techniques for assembly aid
Part 2: Composite structure forming and machining processes
- 100 h
Physical phenomena description and modelling related to thermoset based manufacturing
- Raw material and composite quality control
- LCM/RTM processes
- Autoclave Vacuum Bagging (monolithic
- sandwich) processes
- Composite material trimming, drilling and assembly
- RTM/Infusion Simulation
Part 3: Metallic structure forming and machining processes
- 106 h
Material behaviour and mechanical models
- Cold and hot sheet forming processes
- Surface treatments
- Substractive and additive manufacturing
- Sheet forming simulation
Part 4: Industrial Organisation and management
- 84 h
Supply chain structure and Organisation
- Materials management and Lean manufacturing
- Supply chain improvement and collaborative processes
- Quality requirement, management and tools
Part 5: Integrated Team Project
- 100 h

The Aeronautical industry market is facing a rapid and continuous increase worldwide as shown by the record breaking contracts recently signed by both Airbus and Boeing. These two industry leaders forecast an increase of close to 5% in activity over the next years. Estimations indicate that the annual increase of large commercial airplanes will induce a doubling of the number of aircrafts by 2030. Nearly sixty percent of the turnover is subcontracted all over the world and concerns mostly production and manufacturing activities. As a consequence, most aeronautical subcontracting companies will have to increase their production rates but also to keep up to date with technological changes; moving from metallic processes toward composite materials processes. Moreover the aircraft manufacturers have changed their supply chain structure in the last years, and subcontractors are now required to manage more complex parts and to take over, on their own, the qualification processes.
The Advanced Master course AMPAS, is designed by IMT Mines Albi and ISAE with the support of aeronautical industry partners. It will give a specialization to master level students allowing them to take over high level responsibilities in airframe structure manufacturing plants. It is especially well suited to students who have followed general studies in mechanical engineering, material science or equivalent and who would like to gain a major chance to be recruited by aeronautical industry