The Belgian start-up Aerocircular introduced a whole new circular approach towards end-of-life treatment of passenger aircrafts. Learn more about Aerocircular’s ambition to disrupt the current aircraft dismantling business.
Vircular approach of passenger aircrafts (by Toon Wassenberg)
1. Title presentation (change text in slide master) 1
CONFIDENTIAL Template Innovation Day 2018CONFIDENTIAL
THE CIRCULAR IN AEROCIRCULAR
Toon Wassenberg
Chief Sustainability – Aerocircular
toon.wassenberg@aerocircular.green
TRACK 1 - CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR A BETTER WORLD
2. Topics
• What happens today?
• AeroCircular makes the difference
• The company
• The facility & process
7. From linear to circular
Circular economyReuse economyLinear economy
Non-recyclablewaste
Use
Production
Raw materials
Produ
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Use
Recycling
Raw materials
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Non-recyclablewaste
Use
Production
Raw materials
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8. What is full circular ?
AeroCircular only
All players
10. Frames: circumferential 7075
Chords: circumferential, in
between the frames 7075
Stringers:
nose-to-tail
direction
7075
Skin:
Thickness typ.
3,2mm
2024
Keel- and Floor
Beams: 7075
The Alu aircraft structure
17. AeroCircular is a start-up Belgian company
introducing :
an innovative business model that provides
• green
• service only
• economical end-of-life
• reuse / upcycling / recycling
services to fleet owners of large passenger
aircraft
home based at Ostend Airport (Belgium)
The Company
18. The Company
Funding stakeholders :
• Private investors
• Partnerships with private/public sector
• Start-up subsidized by the region of Flanders
Purpose :
• Participate in circular/green economy
• Prevent shortage of rare/high end use materials
• Provide answer to changing mentality
• Anticipate future disposal regulations (cfr. car
disposal, WEEE, ship recycling,…)
19. The Company
AeroCircular aims at a permanent upgrade of
the services we provide and the value that
can be created out of parts, components and
materials.
Therefore AeroCircular is creating an
ecosystem of customers, suppliers,
technicians, innovators, designers,
academics, technical training institutes and
policy makers, including aircraft OEMs.
Ongoing expansion talks with ME and USA
parties.
21. The facility at Ostend
• for narrow body aircraft
• dual hangar 4500m2
• part 145 and part non-145
• tooling store
• new dedicated machines for dismantling
• part 145 warehouse (4000m2)
• office space (500m2)
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22. A facility for the ME
• for narrow & wide body aircraft
• hangar 11400m2
• 90m entrance opening
• part 145 and part non-145
• tooling store
• part 145 warehouse (4500m2)
• office space (250m2)