Editor’s comment: Where wonders never cease

Any new company looking to break into the aerospace manufacturing supply chain always wants to hit the ground running.

But like an energetic rookie pilot on their first mission, there’s so much to comprehend in terms of the sheer size and scope of a competitive and vibrant industry that in terms of design and manufacturing technology, knows no bounds. It truly is a world of wonder!

The latest additive manufacturing technologies, composite aerostructures, increasing integration of embedded electronics and burgeoning zero carbon initiatives means technology breakthroughs happen nearly as regularly as flights in and out of our busiest airports. It continues to demonstrate that the industry is a hotbed for continually evolving innovative product designs, full of creative people thinking not only of the here and now, but of the aircraft of tomorrow.

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Revolutionising the commercial space sector

Experts and innovators from across the space sector supply chain are invited to meet at Space-Comm Expo, taking place 7-8 September 2022 at Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre.

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Video: The Metal Airforce. One Mission: Aircraft Performance.

From fighter jets to commercial aircraft and spacecraft to satellites, our metals are performance enhancing.

Offering 85 years of aerospace excellence, we work in partnership with major aircraft OEMs to manufacture custom metal products that optimize the performance of airframe and engine applications.

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thyssenkrupp Materials Services and ITP extend partnership

thyssenkrupp Materials Services, a leading materials supplier and supply chain solutions provider, and Industria de Turbo Propulsores (ITP), a Spanish global operator and foremost manufacturer of aircraft engine turbines, components and associated services for the aerospace sector, have agreed to extend their existing strategic cooperation until the end of 2024.

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Plans for UK hypersonic aircraft revealed at Farnborough Airshow

A team of UK industry, military and government has revealed plans to deliver a hypersonic aircraft to enhance defence capabilities.

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Vertical’s first eVTOL assembled and delivered by GKN Bristol

GKN Aerospace has reached an important milestone in its partnership with Vertical Aerospace, a company that is pioneering zero emissions aviation.

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View the Subcontractor Sourcing Guide 2022

The Aerospace Manufacturing Subcontractor Sourcing Guide 2022 is a brand new digital publication to help you source the right subcontract solution for your business.

Accelerating the pace of innovation

In a Q&A session, Lin Kayser, co-founder & CEO of AI-powered design software specialist, Hyperganic explains how the company enables the development of algorithms which – based on manually inputted descriptions – create highly functional parts, structures and machines in a quick and automated way.

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The data-driven course to net zero

Andy Silcox, research director at the University of Sheffield AMRC Cymru, says zero-emissions flight won’t be possible if you don’t have the right data.

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Abrasives ready for blast-off!

Titan Abrasive Systems’ president, Brandon Acker looks at how abrasive blasting can play huge role in bringing aging aircraft back to life.

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A complete picture for metalworking

Since 1982 the German metalworking show AMB has been a showcase for products, technologies, innovations, services and concepts for people who are passionate about metalworking. After an interval of four years due to Covid, the organisers are keen to report it “open for business” once again. Aerospace Manufacturing reports.

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TE Connectivity introduces small but mighty high-voltage contactor

TE Connectivity, a leader in connectivity and sensors, released an additional configuration of its KILOVAC CAP120R contactor.

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Treston launches new industrial workstation

The Treston Quick Edge Workstation is an industrial workstation with an extremely fast and user-friendly height adjustment mechanism.

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New Witte vice offers secure location of irregular shaped workpieces

With the fractal vice FracVise, German fixturing specialist, Witte Barskamp opens up new possibilities for fixing irregularly shaped workpieces.

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Horn unveils new cubic boron nitride tools

Horn has announced an expansion of its product portfolio to include tools tipped with cubic boron nitride (CBN) for machining difficult materials, such as superalloys and hardened steels.

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