Collaboration and investment lead to growth at T&T Precision When brothers Victor and Finbarr Twohig created T&T Precision back in 1996 it was in a rented barn no bigger than their current reception area, with a manual lathe, mill,…
GKN Fokker and Lockheed Martin collaborating on F-35 At the roll-out event of the first operational Dutch F-35 in Texas, both GKN Fokker and Lockheed Martin Aeronautics confirmed the continuation of GKN Fokker’s efforts on F-35 Lightning II…
Large scale additive and subtractive advances The Large Additive Subtractive Integrated Modular Machine (LASIMM) has announced a major milestone in its development. One of the world’s largest hybrid manufacturing machines, which features metal additive and subtractive…
Teijin to Supply Tenax CFRTP intermediate material for Boeing Teijin has announced that its Tenax carbon fibre and carbon fibre thermoplastic unidirectional pre-impregnated tape (Tenax TPUD) were qualified by Boeing and registered in its qualified products list. Teijin will…
DeburringEXPO returns to Karlsruhe, Germany in October Whether they’re required for downstream manufacturing steps or for error-free functioning, surface characteristics are decisive with regard to part and product quality. Processes such as deburring and precision surface finishing…
Protolabs launches high-performance 3D printing alloy Protolabs, the digital manufacturing source for custom prototypes and low-volume production parts, has announced the addition of Inconel 718 to its growing list of Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) materials.…
Global demand for aircraft leads to new industry production record Global aircraft deliveries have reached a new annual record for the eighth consecutive year. 1,618 aircraft were delivered in 2018, an increase of 120 from 2017. The growth in deliveries…
Web Industries acquires Omega Systèmes Atlantique and Aquitaine Web Industries, a precision formatter of advanced materials including high performance composites used in the aerospace, defence and industrial markets, has announced it has acquired France-based Omega Systèmes Atlantique and Omega Systèmes…
GKN Aerospace delivers 10,000th standard parts order to RNLAF In December 2018, GKN Fokker Services delivered its 10,000th order for standard parts to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF). The order was delivered at the Air Force Base of…
Teijin wins Bombardier Airbus A220 supply contract Teijin has announced that it has been awarded a contract to supply its Tenax carbon fibre material to Bombardier Aerostructures and Engineering Services for another seven years until 2025. Teijin…
AIX 2019: New generation of germ-reducing coatings Mankiewicz is presenting a second-generation interior paint at Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX 2019), with antimicrobial effective additives. By preventing mould and odours, it helps improve in-flight hygiene. Many microbes and…
AMA invests in new Indian metals facility Aero Metals Alliance (AMA) says it has made its latest investment to ensure that it continues to provide a dedicated offering to the aerospace industry with the announcement of the…
US Fortune 100 company enters UK aerospace tools market Fortune 100 company Grainger Inc. is entering the UK aerospace market in hand tools, power tools and PPE through its subsidiary Zoro UK. Zoro offers a one-stop shop for over…
Web Industries to highlight custom-formatted thermoplastic composites at JEC Web Industries’ Aerospace division will highlight its world-class capabilities in the formatting of flexible thermoplastic composite materials for next-generation aerospace applications at JEC World 2019, March 12-14, Paris. At the…
Beckwood and KOMT deliver automated press to Spirit AeroSystems Beckwood Press Company, a leading manufacturer of custom hydraulic presses, and Kansas Oklahoma Machine Tools (KOMT), a prominent machinery distributor throughout the Midwest, recently delivered the first ever press with…
Silcoms secures contract with Barclays Northern Powerhouse Fund help Bolton-based manufacturing business Silcoms, has secured a £340K asset finance facility from the Barclays Northern Powerhouse Fund helping it secure a new Rolls-Royce contract. Silcoms is a niche supplier of…
Meggitt signs Pratt & Whitney contract for the supply F135 and F119 parts Meggitt has signed a long term agreement with Pratt & Whitney to continue the supply of advanced composite components for the F119 and F135 engines which power the F-22 Raptor…
CGTech to debut VERICUT Composites Applications V8.1.2 at JEC At the 2019 JEC Composites show, March 12-14, 2019 at the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre, CGTech will demonstrate how advanced programming strategies and simulation can lead to better composite…
Boyce Precision Engineering to double workforce as it opens new facility Boyce Precision Engineering has officially opened its new manufacturing facility and announced plans to almost double its workforce as part of a £6.9 million investment. The company has built a…
Airbus Helicopters sees strong sales increase in 2018 Airbus Helicopters says it delivered 356 rotorcraft and logged gross orders for 413 helicopters (net: 381) in 2018 (up from 350 gross orders in 2017), maintaining its lead in the…
Subcontractor invests in new Doosan CNC machine tools Mills CNC, the exclusive distributor of Doosan machine tools and the newly appointed distributor of Doosan collaborative robot (co-bot) systems and solutions in the UK and Ireland, has recently supplied…
Middlesex Aerospace fuels growth with Mazak machinery investment Middlesex Aerospace has committed to a seven-figure investment with long-term machine tool partner, Yamazaki Mazak, to support the continued expansion of the company following an extended period of success. Middlesex…
Pexa all set to exhibit at Aero India 2019 Pexa has announced it will be exhibiting at Aero India 2019, held on 20-24 February in Bengaluru on stand F2.25. The company supplies a wide range of aerospace approved paints,…
Customer reduces cycle time with hyperMILL MAXX Machining Open Mind Technologies has reported that its customer, Concept Reality Inc. based in Vancouver, WA is increasing productivity and improving part accuracy using the hyperMILL MAXX Machining finishing module for…
