2021 annual peak innovation: innovation focus group

Outbreak of course didn't kill group creativity!In 2021, safran continue to conduct annual innovation theme activities, on November 22 to 25, 2021, held the peak innovation (SIA) in the final.Every year since 2005, the campaign to encourage creativity and the emergence of key products and services, to lead to higher performance and competitiveness.

Focus on employees' innovation

From the global group, all the company's employees submitted application, not less than 108 in the high levels of energy innovation and operational excellence.There are 24 teams for 7 kinds of other awards.

In order to safran strategic focus in environmental, social and digital change completely consistent, this year's contest has added two major categories: "low carbon" and "digital transformation".

The prize presentation ceremony of the activity this year by 100% online virtual manner, safran all employees can watch the presentation of different team and communicate with the final finalists.

7 winning projects and a "fight against the new virus" special award

"The experience" category:acousticcamera

The portable device designed by safran aviation system, the company's employees, can quickly and efficiently detect aeration equipment on all gas leak or vacuum leak.This new camera is equipped with 124 extremely sensitive microphone, can reduce equipment inspection time, and can be used in any stage of the maintenance cycle.

"Maintenance" category: Mar $project

The project team by the peak nacelle company with the help of safran analysis department development, can be deployed in many group companies, just click a few times (including quantity, price, etc.) can identify PMA information (" components manufacturing instrument of ratification "), relative OEM (original equipment manufacturer), PMA is a third party through data processing production of spare parts.

"Digital transformation" category: CIICLADES - ultimately collaborative robot control links

Safran helicopter engine company team put forward a kind of simple, quick and low-cost engine visual check solutions.This innovative use of collaboration, touch screen and artificial intelligence, robot will check time reduced by 50%.

"Open innovation" category: no headphone design

The technology developed by safran airline seats employees enables passengers in the absence of headphones to listen to the multimedia content on the screen.The technology involves the seats can be adjusted within the "wing" four speakers.

"Low carbon" category: e - Energy

The development by the safran airline seats company energy management solutions can real-time measuring electricity consumption and co2 emissions.The goal is to better analyze the consumption of the branch and implementation of action plan to avoid the energy loss.This solution can also remote authentication various source of electricity consumption, such as lighting or air conditioning.

"Product, technology and patent" category: RGB to secondary development

Safran drive system the company's team developed a new kind of two-stage reduction gear architecture, its near turbine, can achieve very high bypass ratio, is the necessary condition to reduce the engine fuel consumption, thereby reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

"Operational excellence and competitiveness" category: 300 m automatic balance

Safran company team to develop this automatic landing gear system algorithm to determine processing center in a few seconds on the ideal location of parts.New solutions can also be when necessary for remote assistance to operators.

In this year than ever, safran electronics and defense company team also was awarded the special award "to fight the new crown pneumonia", in recognition of his contribution and commitment in fighting the new crown virus, to provide protection for medical staff, such as: improving the decathlon free breathing (Easybreath) snorkeling mask, SafeAer purification and analysis equipment (original safran insiders use), textile protection (masks, gowns, masks, breathing apparatus parts...

"Innovation: the driving force behind our transformation"

"thisEvent once again shows that innovation is the peakThe lifeblood of a group, and a variety of creative transformation is our driving force.Although we are in the past18Months meet many difficulties, we will continue to more than5%The income of investment in research and technology"

Safran chief executive anders (Olivier Andries)