Hannah Mason Technical Editor

Aerospace 26 Mar 2020

ACMA moves Thermoplastic Composites Conference online

The event will be moved to a virtual conference format taking place April 29 - May 1, 2020.

Additive Manufacturing 19 Mar 2020

Fortify launches photopolymer 3D printing system

The Continuous Kinetic Mixing (CKM) system combines fiber or particle additive reinforcement to photopolymers for electrical applications and more.

Aerospace 19 Mar 2020

U.S. Families First Coronavirus Response Act offers paid sick leave, COVID-19 testing

For eligible U.S. employees, the newly signed law will reportedly provide emergency paid sick leave, family medical leave and other measures.

Aerospace 20 Mar 2020

Orion spacecraft successfully completes major testing

In preparation for the Artemis I mission, NASA’s Orion spacecraft has recently completed systems-level testing in a simulated space environment.

Wind/Energy 18 Mar 2020

AWEA: U.S. offshore wind poised for exponential growth

According to a report from the American Wind Energy Association, 20,000-30,000 megawatts of offshore wind capacity will be operational by 2030 in the U.S.

Defense 18 Mar 2020

Rockwood Composites to produce Eurofighter decoy launch systems components

The company’s bladder molding process offers cost and quality improvements for fighter plane parts previously made via filament winding.

Defense 17 Mar 2020

Kaman delivers 80,000th rear fuselage packer for F-35

This is part of a long-term partnership with BAE Systems for manufacture and supply for multiple defense aircraft platforms.

Workforce Development 16 Mar 2020

Strata automates Airbus A350 inboard flap production line

With two MTorres automated tape laying (ATL) machines, the UAE-based aerostructures manufacturer plans to reduce processing times for aircraft components.