FIT AG introduces deconstruction in aerospace quality management

Additive manufacturing Deconstruction integrated into EN 9100

2025-04-02 Source: FIT | Translated by AI 1 min Reading Time

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FIT AG is the first company in Europe to include the manufacturing area of deconstruction within the scope of EN 9100. This standard forms the basis for quality management systems in the aerospace industry and is primarily focused on additive manufacturing, mechanical processing, and assembly processes.

FIT AG is the first company in Europe to include the manufacturing area of deconstruction within the scope of EN 9100. As a result of a research project, so-called mirror objects, whose physical and optical behavior shows emergent properties, are the focus. These can be precisely and reproducibly manufactured using 3D printing.(Image: FIT) — FIT AG is the first company in Europe to include the manufacturing area of deconstruction within the scope of EN 9100. As a result of a research project, so-called mirror objects, whose physical and optical behavior shows emergent properties, are the focus. These can be precisely and reproducibly manufactured using 3D printing.
(Image: FIT)

What may seem paradoxical at first glance—deconstruction as part of an aerospace quality management system—is the result of more than four years of research: The foundation for this was laid from 2000 to 2024 in the research project "BROLIGHT" (BROken LIGHT) together with the TU Munich and the Fraunhofer IGD in Darmstadt, Germany .

At the center is an algorithmic approach where Hilbert spaces—abstract mathematical spaces used in signal and image processing—are specifically distorted to change the underlying triangulation of technical structures. The result is so-called mirror objects, whose physical and optical behavior exhibits emergent properties. These can be precisely and reproducibly manufactured using 3D printing.

Now it is up to the industry to integrate these new possibilities into their products. Deconstruction is not a step backward – it is the next step.

Lars Langhans, Head of Aerospace and Defense at the FIT AG

Such a milestone also demands strong support: Together with Hagen Hoch, a consultant at TQC-Management GmbH, an audit process was designed, which represented uncharted territory even for the experienced inspectors of TÜV Nord—successfully mastered. "I am very proud of my team at FIT," emphasizes Carl Fruth, CEO of FIT AG. "What we have achieved here is more than a certification—it is a statement for radical innovation."

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