3D modelling with Olympus for enhanced videoscope inspections The Olympus IPLEX NX is a high-end videoscope for remote visual inspection (RVI), offering excellent image quality, manoeuvrability and user interface. Now, thanks to a newly released software update, the…
See the latest in aerospace inspection at Materials Testing 2019 Aerospace companies can discover the latest inspection trends and technologies at Materials Testing 2019 which takes place from 3-5 September in Telford, UK. The biennial event, which is free to…
Raising the profile of women in engineering To mark International Women in Engineering Day, we hear the views of Hamilton Precision Metals’ process engineer, Christina Ciganik. International Women in Engineering Day is an awareness campaign, held…
Northern Manufacturing & Electronics returns to Manchester Northern Manufacturing & Electronics makes a welcome return to EventCity, Manchester from October 2-3. Following a similar format to the Southern Manufacturing Show, the wide-ranging portfolio of components, production hardware…
Seco tells a tail of engineering skill and prowess This year’s ‘Inspiration through innovation’ brand identity has been machined from solid on a Hermle 5-axis machine by technician apprentice, Emma Roberts. Seco’s Inspiration through Innovation manufacturing best-practice event is…
Northern Manufacturing & Electronics returns to Manchester Northern Manufacturing & Electronics makes a return to EventCity, Manchester from 2-3 October 2019. Following a similar format to the popular Southern Manufacturing Show, the wide-ranging portfolio of components, production…
Gundrilling machine aids helicopter part manufacture Kays Engineering says its DeHoff 1536T gundrilling machine is ideal for the manufacture of high-performance military helicopter components. Several of the helicopter’s drivetrain components are gundrilled to produce hollow centres,…
Engineering honour for composite wing innovation The Belfast team behind an innovative, resin-infused advanced composite aircraft wing that minimises the environmental impact of commercial jets, has been named the winner of the MacRobert Award 2019 by…
Stelia Aerospace celebrates its support for Bombardier 7500 Inaugurated in June 2014, the Stelia Aerospace plant in Mirabel, Québec, one of the group’s two sites in North America, celebrated its fifth anniversary recently and the delivery of its…
Zetec Introduces scanner optimised for aerospace inspections Zetec has introduced the FlexTrack automated X-Y scanner for ultrasonic nondestructive testing applications of materials and structures used predominantly in aerospace, both in production and maintenance environments. FlexTrack is a…
New maritime patrol aircraft delivered to Pakistan Navy RAS, Rheinland Air Service, has delivered a second aircraft to the Pakistan Navy. The aircraft, known as RAS 72 - Sea Eagle, is part of a multi-year contract signed in…
Aro PR announces new partnership with aviation charity Aro PR and Marketing, a specialist engineering agency, is working to help raise the profile of fly2help an aviation charity. Through its Air Smiles programme the Gloucester-based charity aims to…
AE Aerospace opens new factory in Birmingham AE Aerospace has officially opened its new 16,500ft2 factory at Network Park, Birmingham to meet growing global demand. The state-of-the-art facility was opened by the Mayor of the West Midlands,…
Solvent-based cleaning at high pressure Increasing demands on cleanliness in terms of freedom from both particulate and film-type contaminants, call for the use of adapted cleaning solutions. These now include a new spray cleaning system…
New features for OTEC CF disc finishing machines The new design of OTEC CF series of disc finishing machines is available now in the UK from their exclusive agents, Fintek. “OTEC has made significant control improvements through a…
Saft delivers first EverSky battery systems for Boeing 777 and 777X Saft has delivered its first EverSky batteries to Boeing as part of a contract awarded in 2018 to fit new 777 and 777X airliners with onboard rechargeable nickel-based battery systems,…
Schaeffler reduces CO2 emissions in the aviation sector Schaeffler Aerospace Germany presented a range of solutions for reducing carbon dioxide emissions in the aviation sector at the Paris Air Show 2019 in June. From bearing reconditioning solutions for…
Nasmyth invests in latest environmentally friendly metal treatment processes Nasmyth Group, a global supplier of precision engineering and metal treatment solutions, has been investing globally to ensure that its processes are the most technically advanced in the world. Nasmyth…
GKN Aerospace to lead 3D printing research programmes GKN Aerospace is to lead two ground-breaking collaborative additive manufacturing (AM) research programmes, AIRLIFT and DAM and will inject its Laser Metal Deposition by wire (LMD-w) AM technology in the…
