Aerospace
Weber Manufacturing expands, buys huge machine
Weber has recently installed an innovative, high-speed 5 axis machining center, a 2017 DMU 340 P Unimould by DMG Mori (Bielefeld, Germany), the first of its kind in Ontario and just the third such machine in North America.
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FACC secures additional order for Bombardier C Series
FACC will produce rudders for the new short-haul jet of the Bombardier C Series.
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Mikrosam launches hybrid AFP & FW solution for composites production
The hybrid work cell integrates the advantages of filament winding (FW) and automated fiber placement (AFP) technologies.
Read MorePlataine wins automation award
The 7th Annual Aviation Industry Summit 2017 announced the winners of its 2017 industry awards at a prestigious Gala Evening Award Ceremony in Shanghai. Plataine (Waltham, MA, US) was granted the Best Aircraft Automation Solution award.
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Update for the Google Lunar XPRIZE
The goal to initiate launch to the Moon by Dec. 31, 2017, and other Moon 2.0 conditions have been replaced by new Mission Requirements.
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A350-1000 receives type certification
Also on board of the new widebody aircraft are various FACC components and systems.
Read MoreVartega and Sojitz Aerospace announce collaboration
Vartega Inc. (Golden, CO, US) and Sojitz Aerospace Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) will be jointly exhibiting Vartega’s novel carbon fiber recycling technology and materials at the upcoming CAMX 2017 trade show and conference.
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FACC expands, installs new autoclaves
Due to steady growth in passenger volumes, more than 41,000 aircraft are needed by the year 2036, says FACC AG (Ried im Innkreis, Austria), which has started expanding to meet the anticipated demand.
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BGF – US link to global composites high-tech
With >50 years in composites, this well-known US supplier is widening its portfolio of composites technologies into opportunities for integrated products and advanced manufacturing.
WatchNew web site for PLM Action Group
CIMdata, Inc. (Ann Arbor, MI, US), announced on Nov. 29 the creation of a new website to promote the work being undertaken by the Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group (A&D PAG), an association of aerospace and defense companies.
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