Robotics Specialist Aims To Improve Drag-reducing Sharkskin Technology
Xyrec's Automated Paint Robot, which can automatically print maskless aircraft livery designs. The company is now looking at ways to incorporate drag-reducing sharkskin technology directly into robotically-applied paint.
Credit: Xyrec
A growing number of airlines have recently adopted sharkskin-inspired aircraft surface film to reduce drag, fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. Dutch robotics specialist Xyrec is now developing an automated way in which this type of technology could be directly incorporated into aircraft...
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