Sponsorship - Schwer Fittings

Sponsorship and Commitment

Through sponsorship activities we would like to present ourselves as a charitable employer. Schwer Fittings supports, i.a., the regional clubs in the first division and wishes you a successful season!

Hydrogen

Sponsorship Aero Delft hydrogen plane

AeroDelft has been partially sponsored by Schwer Fittings for the past two years as they run a specific project to use liquid hydrogen to fly passenger aircraft. The University from November until December, have conducted the first full-scale gaseous hydrogen powertrain tests. This testing campaign was meant to show initial performance and served as a proof of concept. After initial teething problems and trouble, on the 14th of December 2023, AeroDelft were able to attempt to start the fuel cell. “We are happy to confirm that our powertrain has worked and we spun the propeller on electricity generated by our fuel cell for the first time”. Once this testing is completed the students will move to building the system into the full-scale aircraft.

SF U2 Fittings have been used in the fuel lines of the Aircraft test bench to move gaseous Hydrogen to the Fuel cells. Schwer contribution to the powertrain, specifically the anode loop -- hydrogen side of the fuel cell system, consisted of stainless steel fittings and tubing provided by Schwer. The anode loop has multiple sections, the first being the fuel line: a series of Schwer fittings connect our first pressure regulator (200 -> 10 bar) to the hydrogen cylinder (200 bar). Then, a series of hoses and fittings (elbows, t-fittings and straight) with several tubes in between lead to the second pressure regulator (10 -> 2 bar). After the second pressure regulator, it enters the system and will be passing through a number of components before going to the fuel cell.

In addition to the sponsorship of Aerodelft, in the past months Schwer Fittings has received enquiries from French and German companies all associated with hydrogen projects for commercial Aircrafts, and initial orders from a UK university for a commercial aircarft. Here the product range has been extended to threaded fittings and stainless steel convoluted hoses, with fire protectiopn sleeves. Customer evaluation is ongoing to confirm the specifications and suitablity of the Schwer Fittings offer.

Aero Delft has been visited regularly by the Schwer team from the Netherlands and through the networking and development work with the students, Schwer Fittings remains in contact with a number of students who have now started careers in the Aerospace industry, where we know the brand Schwer Fittings will be evaluated in commercial projects.

Commercial Airlines are looking for ways to remove the Carbon Footprint related to Aircraft emissions, two solutions being investigated are SAF Sustainable aviation fuel and hydrogen, Boeing are tending towards SAF, (a Bio fuel derived from plants, animals, or waste ) which will be commercially available in volume before hydrogen solutions are developed, SAF reduces the Carbon Footprint, where as Hydrogen (preferred by Airbus) will virtually eliminated the carbon footprint, however the development time is significantly longer.

TUM-Boring: Wettbewerb Tunnelbohrmaschine

TUM-Boring gewinnt Wettbewerb in Las Vegas!

Herzlichen Glückwunsch dem Team für diesen Erfolg! Das Team der Technischen Universität München (TUM), TUM Boring, schaffte 22 Meter der vorgegebenen Strecke von 30 Metern und ging damit als klarer Sieger hervor. Die Bohrmaschine von TUM Boring wiegt insgesamt 22 Tonnen, sie besteht aus einem 12 Meter langen Container, in dem die Komponenten wie Bohrkopf, Stahlröhren und Vorschubsystem installiert sind. Über ein Jahr hatten die über 60 Mitglieder von TUM Boring an ihrer TBM getüftelt und gebaut. Das Team entschied sich für ein Verfahren, das Pipe Jacking oder Rohrvortrieb genannt wird. Dabei werden Stahlröhren bereits während der Bohrung nacheinander in den Boden gepresst und unterirdisch miteinander verbunden. Schwer Fittings lieferte die Hydraulikkomponenten wie Schneidringverschraubungen, Schnellverschlusskupplungen, die Schlauchtechnik und viele Einzelkomponenten.

Tesla- und SpaceX-Gründer Elon Musk: Wettbewerb

Schwer Fittings ist offizieller Sponsor

TUM Boring – Innovation in Tunneling e.V. ist ein Team der Technischen Universität München (TUM), in dem sich 60 hochmotivierte Studierende zusammengeschlossen haben, um an einer grüneren Zukunft zu arbeiten, in der wir weniger Zeit im Verkehr verschwenden.

Um dies zu erreichen, ist das Ziel, die schnellste Tunnelbohrmaschine der Welt zu bauen und bei Elon Musks Not-a-Boring Competition teilzunehmen. Bei diesem Wettbewerb, der von The Boring Company veranstaltet wird, müssen Teams aus der ganzen Welt einen 30 m langen und 50 cm breiten Tunnel so schnell und präzise wie möglich bohren.

Da Studierende der TUM alle vier SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Wettbewerbe gewonnen haben, hoffen sie, den Erfolg fortzusetzen zu können. Die TUM ist eines von nur 12 Teams (teilgenommen hatten circa 400 Mitbewerber), das in das Wettbewerbsfinale eingezogen ist. Dieses findet im Sommer 2021 in der Nähe von Los Angeles statt. Social Media: @tum_boring!

HBW Balingen-Weilstetten: Handball Bundesliga

Schwer Fittings has been supporting HBW-Balingen-Weilstetten in the Handball Bundesliga for many years. The "Gauls from the Alb" are always good for a surprise and offer top-class sport in the "Hell South".

Furthermore, the local clubs are supported in the implementation of events as well as social institutions.