RTX's Collins Aerospace wins prestigious Crystal Cabin Award for STARLight™ structural technology
RTX's Collins Aerospace has won a prestigious 2024 Crystal Cabin Award for its STARLight™ structural technology, marking its 14th win in the award's 18-year history.
STARLight™ structures, which placed first in the Material and Components category, are ultra-lightweight, strong, and sustainable composite structures designed for aircraft interiors. These structures can be integrated into seats, galleys, lavatories, and more. They are created using advanced composite design tools, automated manufacturing techniques, and renewable materials, resulting in thinner and lighter architectures compared to traditional honeycomb panels.
These innovative structures eliminate the need for pre-preg fabric, adhesives, and bonding during assembly, significantly reducing structural weight, material waste, and energy consumption in manufacturing.
In addition to winning for STARLight™, Collins Aerospace was also a finalist for two other 2024 Crystal Cabin Awards for its ARISE™ intelligent comfort system and ADAPT™ digital flight experience control.
- Collins Aerospace wins the prestigious 2024 Crystal Cabin Award for STARLight™ structural technology, enhancing its reputation for innovation.
- STARLight™ structures are ultra-lightweight and strong, potentially increasing operational efficiency for aircraft.
- Use of renewable materials in STARLight™ structures aligns with sustainability trends, which can attract eco-conscious investors.
- Advanced manufacturing techniques reduce material waste and energy consumption, improving cost efficiency.
- Collins Aerospace was named a finalist for two additional Crystal Cabin Awards, highlighting its broad innovation capabilities.
- The press release does not mention any immediate financial gains or contracts resulting from the award, leaving the financial impact on the company unclear.
- While innovative, the adoption and integration of STARLight™ technology by airline manufacturers are not guaranteed, adding an element of risk.
Collins has now won 14 Crystal Cabin Awards in the program's 18-year history
Placing first in the Material and Components category, Collins' STARLight structures are ultra-lightweight, strong and sustainable composite structures that can easily integrate into many cabin interior spaces – including seats, galleys, monuments, lavatories, interior linings and more.
Advanced composite designs tools, automated manufacturing techniques and the use of renewable materials result in architectures that are thinner and lighter weight than traditional honeycomb panels. The monolithic structures are reinforced with stiffeners that match the shape and curvature of the final structure, providing enhanced strength, reliability and integrity to the end product.
"Innovation and the relentless pursuit of technology development and integration is not just core to all we do but is foundational to Collins' service of our global customer base," said Rebecca Stoner, vice president of engineering at Collins Aerospace. "The recognition of STARLight structures as a Crystal Cabin Award winner is an incredible testament to the Collins team and how something as simple as material development and optimization can provide an outsized impact on manufacturing, cabin integration and aircraft operations."
The advanced machining techniques utilized by STARLight technologies eliminate the need for pre-preg fabric, adhesives and bonding in the material assembly process – not only eliminating structural weight but also leading to a significant reduction in material waste and energy-intensive processes in manufacturing.
Collins was named a finalist for two other 2024 Crystal Cabin Awards, including its ARISE™ intelligent comfort system and ADAPT™ digital flight experience control.
About Collins Aerospace
Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, is a leader in integrated and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Our 80,000 employees are dedicated to delivering future-focused technologies to advance sustainable and connected aviation, passenger safety and comfort, mission success, space exploration, and more.
About RTX
With more than 185,000 global employees, RTX pushes the limits of technology and science to redefine how we connect and protect our world. Through industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon – we are advancing aviation, engineering integrated defense systems, and developing next-generation technology solutions and manufacturing to help global customers address their most critical challenges. The company, with 2023 sales of
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