Andrew Allcock reviews current progress on sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs). Less sexy than the topic of electric aircraft (p9), it is, however, technically the nearer term solution for cleaner air travel
While electric cars are today a reality, albeit we will see many further strides yet in the development of that technology, the aerospace industry has a larger challenge and is still early into its journey. Andrew ...
Steed Webzell explores the theme of voice-controlled machine tools after a notable breakthrough was showcased at the IMTS exhibition in Chicago last September
It is a widely held tenet that to succeed companies must principally have access to the very latest manufacturing technology, which often these days is complemented by its supplier’s process knowledge. The big welcome ...
Castle Precision Engineering won an £80 million Rolls-Royce order last year, its largest ever contract. But the company had to travel a hard road to before that, learning a critical lesson along the way – that it was ...
MACH2020 (www.machexhibition.com) will take place from 20-24 April, 2020 at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham. It will be the second show since the move to new halls, with the event last year attracting 25,000+ ...
As we kick of the New Year, Andrew Allcock sets the general business and technology scene, taking in comments from organisations and companies within the magazine’s sphere of operation The obvious statement to make is ...
Steed Webzell recently visited the Elite Centre for Manufacturing Skills for metalforming & foundry skills. He explains what sets this newly-created training provision apart from so many others (first published in ...
Machine tool industry slowdown and remedies; chlorinated paraffin concerns; coolant recycling; high speed spindles; B Elliott companies bought out; largest press brake built in the UK; are transfer lines at end of the ...
In a world-first, Starrag has designed, developed and fully integrated a flexible manufacturing system (FMS) for the automated complete machining – incorporating combined milling and turning on Starrag machining ...
Heller Machine Tools has spent more than £2 million upgrading its Redditch manufacturing plant and headquarters. The administrative and applications engineering departments have benefitted from a comprehensive makeover, ...
Doncasters has been using electroforming for more than 13 years, predominantly as erosion shields on rotor blades. Earlier this year, the company unveiled a breakthrough use, as Andrew Woods, business development ...
Ian Woodward, director of group UK sales at Filtermist, discusses how the desires and demands of the younger generations differ greatly from their older peers and outlines actions manufacturing and engineering ...
A global automotive group that has 24 manufacturing plants and 13,500 employees is connecting equipment within its plants globally. Andrew Allcock reports, explaining the end game of predictable quality levels and ...
GE is a major additive manufacturing (AM) user and technology supplier, and is set to be a major force in expanding AM use. Here Machinery charts its story in brief, highlighting key developments. GE is a key player in ...
Starrag Group’s ‘Turbine Technology Days’ annual gathering does what it says on the tin. If turbine blade or blisk machining is your interest, this is right on target, and aerospace is a central theme. Andrew Allcock ...
