Stratasys has been awarded a contract extension to produce 3D printed polymer cabin interior components. While the initial Airbus contract with Stratasys was focused on production parts for the A350, this contract extension expands the range of parts printed for Airbus to include replacement and spare parts for maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) as well […]
Fenner Precision Polymers, a Michelin Group Co., hosted state, county, and local officials for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour of its new $4 million fabric treatment line in Manheim, Pennsylvania. Sen. Ryan P. Aument (R-36) joined local officials to observe state-of-the-art operations where technical fabrics are treated with specialized coatings for clients in markets including […]
Ingersoll Machine Tools Inc. and Bell Textron Inc. have collaborated using a large format 3D printer to successfully manufacture a 22ft long vacuum trim tool for producing main rotor blade components. The effort used Ingersoll’s hybrid large format MasterPrint gantry type 3D printer and 5-axis milling machine housed at Ingersoll’s headquarters facility in Rockford, Illinois. […]
Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (ACT) of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, has been awarded a contract from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for engineering development and flight hardware manufacturing of Constant Conductance Heat Pipes (CCHPs) and an embedded warm radiator panel, which will fly as part of the coronagraph instrument on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. […]
The first U.S. portion of the T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer has officially entered the Boeing jet’s state-of-the-art production line. The training jet, designated the eT-7A Red Hawk by the U.S. Air Force because of its digital heritage, was fully designed using 3D model-based definition and data management systems developed at Boeing during the last […]
Phoenix LLC plans to construct a second neutron imaging center near the aerospace, defense, and tech hub of the San Francisco Bay Area in northern California to address the regional demand for commercially available neutron radiography services. This announcement follows the success of the company’s first Phoenix Neutron Imaging Center, or PNIC, in Fitchburg, Wisconsin, […]
NASA is seeking proposals for ground and flight demonstrations of integrated megawatt-class powertrain systems for subsonic aircraft. The deadline for proposals for this solicitation is 5 p.m. EST April 20. The demonstrations will help rapidly mature and transition integrated Electrified Aircraft Propulsion (EAP) technologies and associated EAP vision systems for introduction into the global fleet […]
ABL Space Systems Co. has obtained a services agreement to launch two L2 Aerospace spacecraft on the RS1 rocket’s first demonstration flight in Q2 2021. “We’re excited to announce L2 as a customer for the first launch of RS1,” said ABL President and co-founder Dan Piemont. “L2 and ABL are like-minded companies focused on addressing […]
JPB Système, a manufacturer of efficiency-enhancing technology solutions for aerospace and other industries, has received funding from the French government’s Ministry for Economy and Finance to establish a new purpose-built, state-of-the art production facility in Villaroche, south of Paris. The grant was secured through the government’s Francerelance plan, part of its Territoires d’Industrie program designed […]
Auburn Bearing & Manufacturing Inc., an American-based designer and manufacturer of thrust bearings, custom bearings, and precision components, has acquired the assets of Aurotek TSB Inc. Aurotek TSB specializes in the production of precision thin-section bearings for a broad array of industries. These bearings are used in a variety of applications, namely, for use in […]
