INRTU Strengthens Cooperation with United Aircraft Corporation (UAC)

INRTU and United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec State Corporation) are expanding their cooperation following a roadmap agreed by both parties to implement joint projects. This decision proceeds from a series of productive meetings and videoconferences, during which, a database of research and development (R&D) proposals and ideas from INRTU personnel was compiled.

INRTU will implement the projects aimed for the benefit of Russian aircraft manufacturers within the framework of the Federal Priority 2030 Program.

According to Mikhail Korniakov, Rector of INRTU, the university and the aircraft manufacturer have jointly identified new interesting areas of technology development, planned for use in the design and production of airplanes.

"Irkutsk Polytechnic is among 13 universities supported by UAC. We work closely together with Russia's aviation industry leader - Irkutsk Aviation Plant, a branch of Irkut Corporation. Our scientific and technological capabilities and cooperation experience enables us to solve the pressing technological and human resources needs of the industry. This roadmap gives the university a real opportunity to integrate innovative solutions into UAC's technological development program”, Mikhail Korniakov said.

Innovations of INRTU students noted by UAC management are included in the roadmap. INRTU personnel will continue to develop complex technologies and equipment for molding and strengthening large curved aircraft panels and skins and will create import-substituting tools for molding machines from composite materials. Industry experts estimate the annual demand for one Russian aviation plant at approximately 100 sets of these tools per year.

Development of drilling machines with automatic feed and cutting tools for processing mixed packages (PCM/metal), development of calibration and automatic welding technology for titanium tubes, creation of technology for application of special coatings on cutting tools on the basis of domestic equipment are among areas of focus. INRTU students are also developing digital technologies for manufacturing of low-rigid parts.