Christoph M. Heine

Member of the transnational team "ALM Technology" in M&P domain. We support the introduction and qualification of Additive Manufacturing technology at Airbus and our supplier network. My focus is on parts qualification, the certification approach, development of safe properties for sizing, and support to the stress teams for their design tasks. Expert on structure analysis in primary aircraft structure with focus on metallic materials and additive manufacturing. Represent Airbus in external bodies.

Member of the "3D-Printing" team in Hamburg, that deals with the introduction of Additive Manufacturing technology and structural optimization of aircraft components. My focus is on part qualification and certification approach, and the development of safe design values for sizing and certification. Expert on structure analysis in primary aircraft structure with focus on metallic material properties. Represent Airbus in MMPDS coordination committee and IASB committee.

Expert on structure analysis in primary aircraft structure with focus on metallic material properties. Advice management and perform trainings for colleagues and stress engineers. Determine metallic design values for certification in cooperation with materials department. Support on adequate usage of material properties in analysis methods development. Support stress teams on material selection and nonconformancies. Represent Airbus in MMPDS coordination committee and IASB committee.

Determine metallic design values for certification in cooperation with materials department. Support on adequate usage of material properties in analysis methods development. Support stress teams on material selection and nonconformancies. Represent Airbus in MMPDS coordination committee (FAA handbook on metallic material properties) and IASB committee (German industry handbook on structure analysis).

Planning, preparation and analysis of two certification test programs to evaluate the effects of defects on the buckling behaviour of skin material from fiber-metal-laminates Glare for Airbus A380 program. Analysis of test results from Airbus research project on Global Strength of fuselages

Stress summary reports for certification of weight variants for Airbus long-range program. Design and stress-check of cabin interior fittings. Working on modifications for ATA53 and ATA25. Support Bishop GmbH in its ISO 9001 certification process.

Partictipation in research project “Communication of product-defining data via ISDN-B” (April 1992: project presentation on the Hanover industry trade fair)

Partictipation in research project “Realization of a dialog between remote modelling systems within the German research net (DFN)”

Postgraduate course on composite materials (sponsored by Airbus). Master's thesis: "Investigations about the application of acoustic emission analysis in peel-specimen and bending-shear-specimen from CFRP with respect to bonded joints."

Emphasis on lightweight engineering and on aircraft operations. Diplom thesis: "Comparative evaluation of strength criteria for interlaminar failure by acoustic emission analysis on HTA-CF/epoxid tensile specimen” (in cooperation with the federal institute for material research and testing, BAM).