Fine Tubes celebrates 75 years of tube manufacture Fine Tubes, Plymouth-based manufacturer of high-precision, high performance tubing products, celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. The company supplies a wide range of advanced stainless steel, nickel alloy and titanium…
Russian helicopters opens repair centre in Peru The maintenance and repair centre for Russian-made helicopters, Helicentro Peru, has been launched in Lima at the facilities of the Peruvian Air Force Maintenance Service – SEMAN. Built in partnership with…
Inmarsat signs satellite launch agreement Inmarsat, a specialist in global mobile satellite communications, has today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to be the first commercial customer to…
Zimmermann unveils new HMC for producing airframe structures A new, 6-axis, horizontal-spindle machining centre (HMC) with a working volume starting from X:4,100mm x Y:1,600mm x Z:650mm, with options of 2.1m and 2.6m in the Y axis and up…
University of Sheffield partners with GKN with £32m new centre The University of Sheffield has been announced as a partner in GKN Aerospace’s new Global Technology Centre (GTC) aiming to accelerate the adoption of new digital technologies in the aerospace…
Bodycote holds official opening ceremony for new facility Bodycote held an official opening ceremony last week at its brand-new facility on the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP), Rotherham, Yorkshire. The new advanced heat treatment centre, now fully operational and…
IPC Mouldings awarded SC21 Silver for third time Leading Northern Ireland injection moulding company, IPC Mouldings, has again achieved the Silver Award in the Aerospace Supply Chain Programme SC21, recognising its continued development and improvements in performance. The…
Largest ever R&D investment set to make UK composites world leader The National Composites Centre has announced a major new R&D investment programme that will help define the future of composites. £36.7 million is being invested in 10 new technologies, tailor-made…
New partnership for VTOL air taxi Bell Helicopter, has signed a teaming agreement with Moog, for the development of the Flight Control Actuation System (FCAS) to support Bell’s vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft and on-demand…
Boeing and ELG to recycle excess aerospace composite material Boeing and ELG Carbon Fibre have announced a partnership to recycle excess aerospace-grade composite material, which will be used by other companies to make products such as electronic accessories and automotive equipment.…
Fast jet and F1 technology partnership signed between BAE Systems and Williams A new partnership agreement between BAE Systems, Williams Grand Prix Engineering and Williams Advanced Engineering will see technology, expertise and skills shared between the world leading, technology-led engineering businesses across…
New agreement for airborne refuelling Lockheed Martin and Airbus have signed an agreement to jointly explore opportunities to meet the growing demand for aerial refuelling for US defence customers. The companies will seek to provide…
Rolls-Royce adopts AI software to maximise engine availability Rolls-Royce has joined forces with Industrial AI and IoT software specialist Uptake to extend its digital ecosystem. Complimenting the company’s in-house data science expertise at its R2 Data Labs, an…
£175k Investment sparks company growth for McGreevy Engineering Belfast-based McGreevy Engineering is set to end 2018 on a high, as the company injects a £175,000 investment to further enhance its advanced technology. Alongside a 50% company growth and…
Boeing delivers its 2,000th plane to China Boeing has delivered its 2,000th aircraft to a Chinese operator, a 737 MAX for Xiamen Airlines. The milestone and the pace at which it was reached reflect the accelerating growth…
Confidence in UK aerospace reflected at FAC annual conference The subject of Brexit hovered over the Farnborough Aerospace Consortium’s (FAC) annual conference this year, but confidence in the sector was as strong as ever. A group of speakers addressed…
Don't miss out on MACH 2020 The Manufacturing Technology Association (MTA) launched its run up to the next MACH 2020. PES spoke to James Fudge, Head of Events at the MTA, about new developments for the…
Coatings expertise set to automate the aerospace industry Aerospace Manufacturing discovers how Intertronics contributes to bespoke automated masking system for an aerospace client. To assist with the development of a bespoke automated masking system for a leading…
An unmissable opportunity in store at MACH 2020 The Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA), which organises MACH 2020 says the exhibition will be ‘the unmissable event for manufacturing technology suppliers’. Following on from the success of MACH 2018, which…
