The VENTURI Project Achieves Final CDTI Certification

The VENTURI project, developed by a consortium comprising Integración Tecnológica Empresarial (ITE), Surcontrol, INESOPTICS (IOVI) and the technology centre CATEC, has reached a key milestone with the achievement of final certification from the CDTI, after successfully completing all technical milestones and concluding its roadmap as a Research, Development and Innovation (R&D&I) project.

This official recognition marks a further step forward towards more efficient and sustainable aviation, reflecting the coordinated work and active involvement of all the entities forming the consortium.

The CDTI certification endorses the project’s high technological content, technical complexity and innovative approach, focused on the research and validation of advanced aerodynamic surfaces aimed at improving the environmental performance of aircraft.

Within this framework, VENTURI has developed:

• Sensor-based solutions and collaborative robotics for the automated measurement of Step & Gap, improving accuracy and reducing operational workload.
• Artificial vision applied to the intelligent dosing of sealants, optimising application and minimising errors that generate turbulence.
• Augmented reality for the automated verification of geometry and tolerances in critical components such as leading edges.
• IoT technologies and industrial cyber-connectivity aimed at securing data generated on the shop floor.
• Digital twins that enable the simulation and validation of laminar flow behaviour at different stages of design and production.

Proyecto VENTURI de ITE junto al equipo de CDTI

“The CDTI’s recognition represents an independent and rigorous validation of the work carried out by the consortium, confirming that the technical objectives set out have been achieved in accordance with the defined roadmap. The project is therefore officially approved, completed and financially settled, with the certification and payment process successfully concluded by the agency.”

— Says Pablo Arranz, Head of R&D, on behalf of Integración Tecnológica Empresarial. And adds:

 

“With this step, VENTURI completes its full R&D&I cycle, establishing itself as a strategic project that strengthens ITE’s positioning in the field of aeronautical innovation and the transfer of technological knowledge to industry.”

Following the completion of the project, the consortium is currently assessing the continuation of the research with the aim of enhancing the prototype and progressing towards a commercially viable TRL (Technology Readiness Level) for real industrial environments.