ACITURRI ENGINEERING SL

Their core work

Aciturri Engineering is a major Spanish aerospace structures manufacturer specializing in aerostructures, composite components, and assembly systems for commercial and regional aircraft. Within H2020, they focus on advancing thermoplastic composite manufacturing, automated production processes, and next-generation airframe parts. Their work spans from human-robot collaborative assembly to digital manufacturing methods for multifunctional aircraft components, consistently targeting improved efficiency and quality in aerospace production lines.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their early H2020 participation (2014–2019), Aciturri focused on regional aircraft structures (REG GAM 2018, their largest project), collaborative robotics for assembly (SYMBIO-TIC), and fundamental multi-material joining research (ComMUnion). From 2020 onward, their work shifted toward digitalization and smart manufacturing — DOMMINIO introduced structural health monitoring, additive manufacturing with multifunctional filaments, and online process control, while GAM-2020-REG continued the regional aircraft line with added emphasis on environmental benefits and passenger comfort. The clear trend is a move from basic composite manufacturing toward intelligent, monitored, and digitally-driven production of next-generation airframe parts.

Aciturri is evolving from a traditional aerostructures manufacturer toward digitally-integrated production with embedded sensing and automated quality assurance — expect future work at the intersection of composites, additive manufacturing, and Industry 4.0.

How they like to work

Aciturri participates exclusively as a consortium partner, never as coordinator, which is typical for a large industrial end-user that contributes manufacturing expertise and validation infrastructure rather than driving the research agenda. With 79 unique partners across 15 countries in just 5 projects, they operate in large consortia (averaging 16+ partners per project). This makes them an accessible partner — they are experienced at integrating into diverse teams and contributing industrial use cases and testing facilities.

Aciturri has built a broad European network of 79 partners across 15 countries through 5 projects, indicating participation in large, multi-national consortia typical of aerospace programs. Their network likely includes major aerospace OEMs, research institutes, and materials specialists across Western Europe.

What sets them apart

Aciturri brings genuine industrial-scale aerospace manufacturing capability to consortia — they are not a research lab but a production company that builds real aircraft structures, giving projects a credible path from lab to factory. Their dual expertise in thermoplastic composites and digital manufacturing processes makes them particularly valuable for projects that need to demonstrate manufacturability. With over EUR 6.2M in H2020 funding and sustained participation from 2014 to 2024, they are a proven, reliable industrial partner in the European aerospace ecosystem.

Highlights from their portfolio

• REG GAM 2018
  Largest single project at EUR 4.38M — a major Clean Sky 2 regional aircraft program demonstrating Aciturri's core business in aerostructure production.
• DOMMINIO
  Represents their strategic shift toward digital manufacturing, combining additive manufacturing, structural health monitoring, and online quality control for next-generation airframe parts.
• ComMUnion
  Addressed the fundamental challenge of joining metals to thermoplastic composites — a key enabling technology for lighter, multi-material aircraft structures.