NLR is a leading international research centre for aerospace. Its mission is to make air transport safer, more efficient, more effective and more sustainable. NLR provides innovative and comprehensive solutions to the complex challenges of the aerospace sector.
One of the research areas of NLR is manufacturing technology. In this area we focus on composite manufacturing, metal printing, automation and digital twins.
Founded in 1919, and employing some 650 people, NLR achieved a turnover of 76 million euros in 2017.