Aerospace

Additive Aerospace Parts Certification Package Offered

Westec 2017: Stratasys offers the Aircraft Interiors Certification Solution (AICS), an aerospace package designed to remove the complexity from FAA and EASA certification and help aerospace organizations get more parts certified for flight.

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CAD/CAM

Manufacturing News of Note: July 2017

A big R&D agreement looks at additive for structural airplane components, Autodesk appoints a new president and other industry news.

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Grinding

Fives Landis Opening Tech Center in Maryland

The facility’s focus will be on application support, especially for aerospace manufacturers grinding difficult and exotic materials.

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Aerospace

GKN Aerospace, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Form Partnership

The five-year partnership will work to develop laser metal deposition and electron beam melting processes for use in making large structural components for aircraft.

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Automotive

Jesse Garant Metrology Center Invests $15 Million in CT, X-Ray, 3D Scanning Technology

The center serves the aerospace and automotive industries with non-destructive testing and part inspection services.

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Five-Axis

Improvement Versus Reinvention: Impressions from Virginia

A three-day journey through Virginia shows advanced manufacturing’s concern with pursuing lean principles when facing challenges rooted in the past and arriving on the horizon.

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Aerospace

Airbus, Dassault Systèmes Hold Dual Grand Openings at Wichita State University

The two companies kicked off their respective residencies on WSU’s campus with facilities intended to collaborate with students and faculty in education and industry research.

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Aerospace

Additively Manufacturing a Large Component with a Small Work Envelope

Airbus successfully reduced the weight of an aircraft partition by redesigning it for additive manufacturing. The large component was produced in pieces, with connection features built-in.

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Complete Machining of Large Aerospace Parts

Machine Specialties Inc. needed to produce large parts with a constantly increasing degree of complexity. The M120 Millturn from WFL enables the shop to process large components in only one clamping.

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Aerospace

Bidirectional Material Handling Vehicle Accommodates Tight Spaces

A report from Creform indicates that space restrictions need not prevent manufacturers from automating material handling applications.

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MMS Leaders in CNC Machining