Digital technology is reshaping the design for manufacturing business. Specifically, Aerospace and defense companies require transformation operations in order to effectively compete. Digital engineering accelerates research and development and improves manufacturing processes while reducing costs. On June 16, join HCL in the upcoming webinar, DFX Strategy Improves Program Performance and Digital Transformation, and find out how […]
The Society of Women Engineer’s Advance Learning Center 2.0 has a range of activities that can help women move forward with their engineering careers.
This week’s products include a robot guidance system, heavy-duty bearings, and embedded IoT.
The EcoPulse distributed propulsion hybrid aircraft demonstrator – which is being developed by Daher, Safran, and Airbus with the support of France’s Civil Aviation Research Council (CORAC) and French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) – has successfully completed wind tunnel testing at the Airbus UK Filton facility. Distributed propulsion systems divide thrust generation into many small […]
A 3D printed sump cover for the F110 engine. (Photo courtesy GE.) GE Additive and the US Air Force have formed a collaboration to develop 3D printed parts for the F110 jet aircraft engine. Currently, the company is focused on printing a sump cover for the GE F110 engine. While the covers are traditionally cast […]
Sigmatex, which makes carbon fiber textiles, has received funding from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) to grow its business. The funding comes from the UK’s National Manufacturing Competitiveness Levels (NMCL) Automotive Programme (SMMT) which aims to help companies improve competitiveness, raise workforce capacity and capability, increase productivity, and grow UK exports. ‘This program is designed […]
Carmelo Lo Faro has been promoted to a new role as president of the company’s materials segment, which includes specialty polymers and composite materials. According to the company, its materials business had revenues of €2.6 billion in 2020. ‘I am delighted that Carmelo will be leading our materials segment,’ said Solvay CEO Ilham Kadri. ’He brings more […]
The £40 million, 10,000m2 research and testing facility will cover the structural testing of large-scale aircraft assemblies. Airbus says that its Aerospace Integrated Research and Test Centre (AIRTeC) has been officially opened in Bristol, UK. The £40 million, 10,000m2 research and testing facility will cover the structural testing of large-scale aircraft assemblies from full-size wings […]
Scientists struck a crystalline material with ultrafast pulses of laser light and then used X-rays to probe how its magnetic order changes. Image: Cameron Dashwood, University College London. What happens when very short pulses of laser light strike a magnetic material? A large international collaboration led by researchers at the US Department of Energy (DOE)'s […]
The result is very exciting because it adds significant new support to the idea that high pressure shocks whether occurring in space in the early solar system, in a lab by firing projectiles at a target, or in an atomic blast can lead to new forms of matter that were not known before in this […]