Molds/Tools

Plant Tours

Plant tour: Van Horn Aviation, Tempe, AZ

Van Horn Aviation seized a real opportunity in helicopter blades, with little composites acumen but big desire. The rest is history worth reading.

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Plant tour: FBM Composite Materials, Kiryat Gat, Israel

Tier 2 composites manufacturer FBM Composite Materials developed the right pill for a Boeing headache and became the sole supplier of 787-9 Dreamliner door surrounds.

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Aerospace

Plant tour: Elbit Systems Ltd., Haifa, Israel

Military and commercial tier supplier Elbit Cyclone maintains precision and quality as it continues growth in composites, complex assemblies and high-rate production.

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Plant tour: Israel Aerospace Industries, Ben Gurion International Airport, Israel

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is developing increasing expertise both in and out of the autoclave as it expands an already broad composites production portfolio.

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Aerospace

Plant tour: Kanfit Ltd., Migdal HaEmek, Israel

Aerospace tier supplier Kanfit Ltd. is expanding, offering both composite and metal parts for applications in an expanding range of high-performance markets.

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Feature

Drones: Composite UAVs take flight

First seen in defense applications, unpiloted aircraft development is surging in the commercial world, enabled by a host of new material, process and assembly technologies.

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Molds/Tools

Innovate UK backs Oxford-based automated composite tooling company

Mouldbox has received a grant from the UK innovation agency to develop their machine learning platform and design-to-product composite tooling service. 

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Out of Autoclave

Tooling Tech Group acquires Century Tool

Century Tool acquisition makes Tooling Tech Group the largest North American tooling provider.

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Molds/Tools

Coastal Enterprises' material selection guide is here to help

Material selection guide can help determine if Precision Board HDU is right for a project.

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Composites at AeroDef 2018

Highlights from the Aerospace Defense Manufacturing Conference – AeroDef 2018 include new technologies for tooling, drilling/machining and inspection of advanced composites.

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