PI IntegralSolutions

Pi Solutions

We are innovation engineers.

erospace product development is challenging to say the least. Your team is working to solve extremely complex problems but how do you ensure you’re getting the most out of the process? Our consultants fit into the product development pipeline where and when we’re most needed to help uncover new, unseen pathways. We apply our expertise in a wide spectrum of technologies to your problem to reveal previously unimagined solutions.

Our projects.

Meet a few of our notable works.

SUPREME
SUPerconducting Readiness Enhanced Magnetoplasmadynamic Electric-propulsion. An international and European-wide effort aiming to establish the conditions needed for Applied-field Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster (AF-MPDT) technology to increase flight proficiency by boosting the TRL from 4 to 5. To accomplish this, High-temperature Superconductors (HTS) will be used as a key enabling technology for the generation of the applied field. Taking advantage of the low resistance of HTS, they will be incorporated in the electromagnets, thus producing larger magnetic fields with lower power consumption and heat production compared to conventional technologies. HTS coil systems offer a unique competitive advantage in terms of lightweight, the compactness and thrust efficiency at higher power levels. The business opportunities for AF-MPDT are wide-reaching. At high-power missions above 100 kW new market opportunities can be exploited in the near future: in-space logistics, Mars and Moon missions. The project brings together SMEs, research institutes and industry leaders from Germany, France, Spain, Romania, the UK, the Czech Republic and New Zealand.

MEESST
Development of a concept Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) Enhanced Entry System for Space Transportation (MEESST) operating at nearby planets with atmospheres, offering advanced solutions to various technological challenges during atmospheric entry such as telecommunication blackout, aerodynamic control at high speeds and high altitudes and heat flux and integral heat load reduction. The aim of this project is to boost the TRL 4-5 by designing, building and testing a proof-of-concept demonstrator of an MHD enhanced entry system that can mitigate the telecommunication blackout, generate magnetic forces, as well as reduce heat fluxes and integral heat loads in atmospheric entries. MEESST enables direct communication to the ground without the need of satellite constellations for data relay through the combination of static electric and magnetic fields to create a magnetic window close to the antennas allowing the propagation of the electromagnetic waves via the plasma sheath and the mitigation of the telecommunication blackout between the spacecraft and the ground. The target atmospheres are from Earth and Mars, where the majority of the space transportation market will be focused in the near and mid-term future.

TICOS 3D
The venture TICOS 3D (Turbine with Integrated Cooling System 3D-printed) combines the project approach EUPROMAP (European Prototype Manufacturing Platform) with one of the fundamental challenges in aerospace engineering: managing extreme conditions in combustion chambers. Its long-term objective is the increase of turbine efficiency that can be achieved by the merging of key enabling technologies such as additive manufacturing, advanced coating technologies and accelerated high cycle fatigue testing of critical components. Within TICOS 3D a turbine blisk (disk with turbine blades) with integrated cooling channels will be designed, simulated and 3D printed. The project aims to perform first engine runs within the next 12 months after simulation tasks have been completed. The three-year-long project will be the proof-of-concept for rapid prototype manufacturing. The application of the developed conceptual framework in EUPROMAP by PI Solutions allows a unique and fast approach to overcome manifold problems in all innovation driven industries.

MOLAR
MOdulare Leiterbahn Architektur (Modular Circuit Architecture) the project aims to develop a flexible smart-fabric suit with a modular circuit architecture and incorporated graphene. The principle focus of the project is the development of a fabric design that combines fashionable and technical aspects. Depending on the field of application, different sensors can be attached at interfaces. The MOLAR suit is deigned to be used as a basic textile for further R&D projects, with direct applications in high-intensity sports and fitness. Thanks to the modularity of the fabric, it can be used across multiple industries and applications. In addition to the design, various materials, sensors and energy supply systems will be investigated and represents an interdisciplinary approach, combining the fields of electrical engineering, engineering and materials science.

How we work.

Tell us where you’re having trouble and we’ll get to work. Our teams are custom-assembled to address any problem in a wide spectrum of technologies. We integrate seamlessly with existing project teams anywhere along the product development pipeline. Alternatively, we interface with internal teams through workshops or perform intensive R&D exercises in tandem with internal development. bulb

in•no•vate
(n) - to introduce
something wholly new.

We believe that the fundament of all working relationships is mutual respect amongst participants, constant dialogue and fluidity of idea exchange. It is the duty of leadership to utilize transparency to cultivate trust and optimize for the cross pollination of ideas. Only then is true innovation possible.

We fit in anywhere along the product development pipeline.

Identifying Value

Where is your product’s untapped potential?

Capturing Value

How best do we harness that opportunity?

Roadmapping R&D

How can we construct a TRL map that encapsulates this optimized objective?

Strategic outsourcing

What potential partners have the best resources to help us reach our goal?

Product positioning

From what angle do we enter the market?

Who we are.

We are a network of experts providing in-depth
knowledge from a wide spectrum of industries.

Manuel La Rosa Betancourt

Founder & Director

A Venezuelan-German entrepreneur, Manuel has been in business for 19 years. Collecting wide industry experience working in marketing and technology development positions in different chemical multinationals like Honeywell, Lanxess and Solvay, he founded Pi Integral Solutions in 2009 to be able to apply his various expertise in material science, nanotechnology, and elastomers to other thriving businesses. Manuel’s passion for cultivating innovation and his resilience in the face of insurmountable challenges make him an invaluable asset within any aerospace product development pipeline.

Qualifications

Master Degree in Business Innovation
European Business School, Oestrich-Winkel - Germany

Specialization Degree on Elastomer Technology
Leibniz Universität, Hannover - Germany

Material Science Engineering Specialization in Polymers
Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas - Venezuela

Expert Network

Manuel La Rosa Betancourt

Founder & Director

Master Degree in Business Innovation
European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel

Specialization Degree on Elastomer Technology
Leibniz Universität Hannover Material Science

Material Science Engineering Specialization in Polymers
Universidad Simón Bolívar

Expert Network

Nathan Donaldson

(Ph.D.)
Aero-Mechanical Engineer

PI Solutions
Expert on re entry

Qualifications Expertise

Ph.D in Engineering Science
University of Oxford, Oxford – UK

MEng in Aero-Mechanical Engineering
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow – UK

• Hypersonic wind tunnels
• High speed rarefied flow simulation
• Aerothermal modelling
• Atmospheric re entry

Marcus Collier-Wright

MEng Aeronautics and Astronautics – Spacecraft Engineer

PI Solutions
High Power Electric Propulsion

Qualifications Expertise

Aeronautics and Astronautics – Spacecraft Engineering
University of Southampton, Southampton – UK

• Electric Spacecraft Propulsion (Grided Ion and Electrothermal Thrusters)
• Entry, Descent and Landing Systems
• Spacecraft Systems

Amon-Elias Klausmann

(Ph.D. Candidate)
Material Science Engineer

CHT Bezema Gruppe
Research Manager

Qualifications Expertise

Ph.D. Candidate in Development and Characterization of Si-C-N Polymers and Thin Films Development and Optimization of Chemical Vapor Deposition Process
Technische Universität, Darmstadt – Germany

Engineering in Material Science
Technische Universität, Darmstadt – Germany

• Material Sciences
• Metallurgy
• Physics of Polymers
and Macromolecular Chemistry
• Advanced Coating Technologies

Bartomeu Massuti Ballester

(Ph.D.)
Aerospace Engineer

Air Europa
Aircraft Systems Engineer

Qualifications Expertise

Aerospace Engineering
Universidad Politecnica de Cataluña, Barcelona – Spain

Ph.D. Candidate in Aerothermochemistry of high-temperature materials for atmospheric entry
University of Stuttgart, Institute for Space System (IRS), Stuttgart – Germany

• Aerospace technology
• Plasma Wind Tunnels
• High-enthalpy Plasmas for Earth reentry-applications

We will be there.

Cross pollination is essential to our process.
We welcome interaction from professionals in
all advanced areas of interest. Come see us at
one of these upcoming events.

Maximizing your aerospace company’s strengths to help unlock hidden value.

Pi Solutions

We are innovation engineers.

Our projects.

Meet a few of our notable works.

How we work.

in•no•vate
(n) - to introduce
something wholly new.

We fit in anywhere along the product development pipeline.

Identifying Value

Capturing Value

Roadmapping R&D

Strategic outsourcing

Product positioning

Who we are.

Manuel La Rosa Betancourt

Expert Network

Manuel La Rosa Betancourt

Founder & Director

Expert Network

Nathan Donaldson

Marcus Collier-Wright

Nantwin Gerhard Kuhn

Amon-Elias Klausmann

Bartomeu Massuti Ballester

We will be there.

INNOspace Masters 2019

IEPC 2019

17th Reinventing Space Conference

Pi Solutions

We are innovation engineers.

Our projects.

Meet a few of our notable works.

How we work.

in•no•vate(n) - to introduce something wholly new.

We fit in anywhere along the product development pipeline.

Identifying Value

Capturing Value

Roadmapping R&D

Strategic outsourcing

Product positioning

Who we are.

Manuel La Rosa Betancourt

Expert Network

Manuel La Rosa Betancourt

Founder & Director

Expert Network

Nathan Donaldson

Marcus Collier-Wright

Nantwin Gerhard Kuhn

Amon-Elias Klausmann

Bartomeu Massuti Ballester

We will be there.

INNOspace Masters 2019

IEPC 2019

17th Reinventing Space Conference

in•no•vate
(n) - to introduce
something wholly new.