Specialist aerospace parts manufacturer, TWM Technology, has taken delivery of two new vertical CNC milling machining centres and associated tooling and workholding. This forms the latest stage of a £250,000 investment...
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The Aerospace Growth Partnership (AGP) has published Means of Ascent; a strategy document for UK Aerospace for 2016.
15 Aug
The strategy outlines how the AGP plans to build on achievements over the past six years, and how the industry will continue to work with government and academia. Means of Ascent sets out ways in which the AGP will enable UK Aerospace to meet the challenge of...
Free Guide for Managers on Leading by Overall Equipment Effectiveness
3 Aug
Managers seeking to boost productivity and quality by introducing a continuous improvement process (CIP) will be interested in a new white paper from Forcam, one of the worlds most experienced suppliers of manufacturing execution systems (MES). The paper introduces...
Bodycote Chard achieves SC21 supply chain award
26 Jul
MACCLESFIELD (U.K.) — Bodycote, the world’s largest thermal processing services provider, today announced that its Chard facility has become the first subcontract heat treatment plant in the UK to enter the SC21 Supply Chain programme at Silver Award level. SC21 is an...
A380 at Farnborough is a (two) grand day out
22 Jul
Airshow visitors donate £2,612 to Hospice UK Airbus opened the doors to its A380 at the recent Farnborough Airshow, and raised more than £2,600 for charity partner Hospice UK from visitors to the aircraft over the two public days. The A380 test aircraft had been...
Branding Refresh and New Brochure Signifies Step Change for Smart Factory Pioneer Forcam
22 Jul
After 15 years continuous growth, manufacturing software specialist Forcam has completed a comprehensive re-brand. With a directly employed staff of over 150 at their German HQ and subsidiaries in the UK, USA, China and Poland, the company has over 160 user locations...
How can you MAXXimise your Productivity?
18 Jul
If you want to increase your productivity and reduce your machining costs by up to 90%, we have something for you... HyperMILL by OPEN MIND Technologies can drastically improve your cycle times, improve tool life and surface finish, to increase your productivity and...
Airbus continues to evolve with the ‘test’ of time
8 Jul
It’s an exciting time for Airbus in the UK at the Filton site with the announcement in January 2016 of the Airbus Wing Integration Centre. The major investment on site will support a ‘state of the art’ research and test facility underlying the fact Airbus is...
Understand Your Warranties!
8 Jul
We all like to save money. Most of us like to think we are pretty savvy when it comes to shopping around for the best deal - be it that shiny new car, latest piece of technology, or the latest clothing fashion. However, many of us do not make that purchase on the...
CFMS to lead Future Engineering System Research Project
6 Jul
Bristol, 6th July 2016 - The Centre for Modelling & Simulation (CFMS) has announced it will be leading the Future Engineering System (FES) Project. With a project value of £4.22m, FES began on 1st April 2016 and will run for three years, completing in 2019. The...
Corinium Aerospace Design – Electrical Load Analysis – help is at hand!
28 Jun
How often do you change something electrical on an aircraft? How often have you added or removed equipment maybe installing new avionics to keep pace with regulatory requirements, or de-activating redudant systems?
Aish Reveals its Company Vision
24 Jun
Aish Technologies, the defence systems design and manufacturer based in Poole, has re-evaluated its vision statement and company values, following its record turnover year in 2015 and significant growth in staff. Managing Director Lloyd Bates unveiled the changes...