Airbus’ first A321XLR (Xtra Long Range) has successfully accomplished its first flight. The aircraft, MSN 11000, took off from Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport at 11:05 hrs CEST on 15 June 2022 for a test flight which lasted approximately 4 hours and 35 minutes. The aircraft’s crew consisted of experimental test pilots Thierry Diez and Gabriel Diaz de […]
About the presentationStamping lines generate scrap when production conditions slide outside the “process window” the line is tuned to run within: ranges of tonnage, material, gauge, lubrication, blank positioning, etc. In reality, these parameters are not all sufficiently controllable. When this happens, even the most sophisticated in-line data acquisition and process control/AI technologies are incapable […]
About the presentationStarting a new business is never an easy task. This was true for PEMBREE founder, Phil Law, who felt it was his ethical obligation to ensure his products could be carbon balanced. PEMBREE uses Fusion 360 to realize the manufacturing process, from design concepts to computer aided manufacturing (CAM) programming and machine simulation. […]
Recaro Aircraft Seating partnered with Panasonic Avionics Corp. to unveil a new in-flight entertainment seat-end solution installed on the CL3810 economy class seat. The launch took place on the first day of the 2022 Aircraft Interior Expo (AIX) trade show in Hamburg, Germany. The lightweight approach to seating taken by Recaro is further enhanced by […]
NASA’s Mars helicopter is the first controlled aircraft in history to be used on a planet other than Earth, laying the way for future airborne exploratory missions to other planets. The pioneer project has been developed by a team of engineers, including from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), AeroVironment, and maxon. The more than a […]
About the presentationAs automation accelerates value-added activities in the production of complex components, a growing portion of the cycle time is taken up by quality monitoring activities, including manual inspections and those performed by coordinate measuring machines (CMMs). This trend creates an opportunity to reduce overall cycle time by accelerating inspection and corrective actions. Laser […]
Collins Aerospace opened a new additive manufacturing center and expanded its maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) capabilities at its campus in Monroe, North Carolina. The company completed a $30 million expansion of the site in 2021 and has since invested an additional $15 million as part of the Monroe City Council and Union County Board […]
About the presentationFives Landis Corp. and AddUp, partnered to design and manufacture a 3D-printed coolant nozzle which was installed on a rebuilt Landis LT2 grinding machine to optimize its performance. The custom nozzle design allows the flow position and shape to precisely match the challenging wheel geometry with fewer components in the assembly. It also […]
KBC Tools & Machinery and its team members have been busy during the pandemic improving its warehouses, counting inventory, adding new items to its offerings, upgrading its websites, and envisioning and creating a new showroom concept in three of its branch locations. Elk Grove Village, Illinois; Sterling Heights, Michigan; and Mississauga, Ontario, are all now […]
About the presentationThis talk will give the audience a sense the manufacturing platform and suite of technologies 3DEO has developed and integrated over the last five years to become one of the highest volume metal AM service providers in the world. But 3DEO’s Manufacturing Cloud is more than a metal 3D printing company – it’s […]
