Spanish aerospace SME specializing in manufacturing tooling, composite structures, and full-scale demonstrators for Clean Sky 2 aircraft programs.
SERTEC is a Spanish engineering SME specializing in advanced manufacturing tooling and composite structures for the aerospace industry. They design and build assembly jigs, maintenance tooling, and production equipment for aircraft components — from fuselage barrels and pressure bulkheads to cockpit systems and lightweight wheels. Their work sits at the intersection of manufacturing engineering and aerospace design, turning research concepts into physical hardware and full-scale demonstrators. All five of their H2020 projects fall under the Clean Sky 2 Joint Technology Initiative, positioning them as a dedicated aerospace supply chain partner.
ASTRO focused directly on assembly and maintenance tooling with structured light inspection for rotorcraft; FORMIT and FUSINBUL also involved manufacturing integration of aircraft structures.
FORMIT addressed thermoplastic forming and integration, FUSINBUL developed full-scale composite pressure bulkheads using infusion, prepreg, and dry fiber techniques.
WELTMAP (coordinated by SERTEC) focused on lightweight wheel manufacturing processes; FUSINBUL keywords explicitly include 'lightweight' and 'reduce emissions'.
ASCENT, their largest project (€975K, coordinator role), developed active simulator cockpit enhancements.
ASTRO explicitly lists structured light as a key technology for tooling verification in rotorcraft assembly.
SERTEC's early H2020 work (2016-2017) centered on forming and shaping technologies — thermoplastic integration (FORMIT) and cockpit simulation systems (ASCENT). From 2018 onward, their focus shifted visibly toward physical tooling, composite manufacturing processes, and full-scale demonstrator production, with projects like ASTRO, WELTMAP, and FUSINBUL bringing in specific techniques such as dry fiber infusion, prepreg layup, and structured light inspection. This trajectory shows a move from component-level design participation toward owning the manufacturing process itself.
SERTEC is moving deeper into composite manufacturing processes and full-scale aircraft structural demonstrators, suggesting they are building capability to serve as a turnkey tooling and prototyping partner for next-generation aircraft programs.
SERTEC balances leadership and partnership roles — they coordinated 2 of their 5 projects while contributing as a specialist participant in the other 3. With only 9 unique partners across 4 countries, they operate in focused, small-to-medium consortia typical of Clean Sky 2 innovation actions rather than sprawling multi-partner projects. This suggests a hands-on partner that takes on concrete manufacturing deliverables rather than advisory roles.
SERTEC has worked with 9 distinct partners across 4 European countries, all within the Clean Sky 2 aerospace ecosystem. Their network is compact and sector-focused, centered on the European aviation supply chain.
SERTEC occupies a valuable niche as an SME that bridges aerospace design and physical manufacturing — they don't just engineer on paper, they build the tooling and demonstrators that prove concepts work at full scale. Their Clean Sky 2 track record across both fixed-wing and rotorcraft programs gives them breadth within aerospace that many similarly sized companies lack. For consortium builders, they offer the rare combination of an agile SME structure with hands-on production capability for aircraft-grade components.
