Tag: Featured

July 24, 2024

Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has introduced the fully automated PRESTO XL inspection cell, tailored to inspecting large aerospace components, the latest addition to its modular series of turn-key systems that can be deployed into manufacturing lines globally in 16 weeks. […]

July 23, 2024

Researchers working at the forefront of an emerging photovoltaic (PV) technology are thinking ahead about how to scale, deploy, and design future solar panels to be easily recyclable. Solar panels made of perovskites may eventually play an important role in […]

July 23, 2024

The manufacturing industry is grappling with a massive labor shortage, with over 600,000 job openings nationwide. As an industry, we need to take bold action to attract new talent and equip our existing workforce with the skills required by the […]

July 22, 2024

GKN Aerospace has successfully delivered the full composite wing assembly and by end of July will deliver booms for Supernal’s first electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) demonstrator aircraft.The Full-scale Technology Demonstrator (FSTD) will begin flying later this year. These […]

July 22, 2024

Verisurf Software has introduced Inspection Planner Suite, the latest in a series of application suites. Inspection Planner provides an affordable solution with full-featured CAD capabilities, open device compatibility, and an optimized inspection and reporting process. Inspection Planner lets users quickly […]

July 17, 2024

ETQ, part of Hexagon, has revealed results of its global survey, The Pulse of Quality in Manufacturing 2024. The survey found that the vast majority of respondents (73%) have had a product recall in the past five years, with financial costs reaching […]

July 16, 2024

Ensuring the highest standards of quality is paramount in medical device manufacturing. No matter the healthcare specialty or the size and complexity of the project, operational excellence plays a pivotal role in achieving and maintaining superior quality across all stages […]

July 16, 2024

Boeing [NYSE: BA] has provided NASA with the second core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. Built at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF), the core stage is designed to send the Artemis II crew to lunar orbit for […]

July 15, 2024

Transitioning from rapid prototyping to full-scale production is a critical phase in product development. This shift requires careful planning, thorough testing, and a strategic approach to ensure that the final product is manufactured efficiently, cost-effectively, and meets all quality standards. […]

July 15, 2024

Due to launch in the coming weeks, the Φsat-2 satellite (pronounced PhiSat-2) is equipped with a multispectral camera and AI computing to analyse and processes imagery in real-time. The promise is for smarter and more efficient ways of monitoring our planet AI […]

July 10, 2024

SPS Technologies, a world-leading specialist fasteners, assemblies and precision components manufacturer for the aerospace sector has increased productivity by 23%, which equates to 273 additional productive hours per week across 15 machines, after utilising smart technology from FourJaw Manufacturing Analytics. Employing […]

July 10, 2024

Silicon dominates the current commercial solar cell industry, offering an attractive combination of low cost, high efficiency and long lifespan. But metal halide perovskites present a promising alternative, as researchers have repeatedly proven at The University of Toledo’s Wright Center for Photovoltaics […]

July 9, 2024

Boeing agreed to pay a $487.2 million fine and invest at least $455 million over the next three years to strengthen its compliance and safety programmes. The company has been put on probation, supervised by the Federal District Court for […]

July 8, 2024

Nano Dimension and Desktop Metal have jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Nano Dimension will acquire all outstanding shares of Desktop Metal in an all-cash transaction. The transaction represents a 27.3% premium to Desktop Metal’s closing […]

July 8, 2024

In today’s manufacturing landscape, the terms ‘Big Data’ and ‘Smart Data’ have become essential buzzwords, signifying a pivotal transformation in how production processes are managed and optimized. Both concepts are integral to the industry’s advancement, but understanding their distinct roles […]

July 3, 2024

To make the electronic fibre, a long thin flexible PCB is helically wound along, and bonded to, the elastomer core, with its components facing inwards. “The basic idea has been around for centuries – it’s the same concept as taking […]

July 3, 2024

Hello Additive has announced the release of its groundbreaking Dragon Software, designed to revolutionize the additive manufacturing industry. Dragon Software offers advanced capabilities for optimizing the 3D printing process, providing manufacturers with unprecedented control, precision, and efficiency. Hello Additive is […]

July 2, 2024

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cracked down on imports of plastic syringes from China as the agency has raised concerns about quality issues. In November, the FDA said it was evaluating the potential for syringes to suffer problems such as […]

July 1, 2024

The aim is to significantly limit the proliferation of debris – in Earth and Lunar orbits – by 2030, for all future missions, programmes and activities. And to ensure compliant satellites can be designed and built in time, ESA says […]

July 1, 2024

Airbus SE has entered into a binding term sheet agreement with Spirit AeroSystems in relation to a potential acquisition of major activities related to Airbus, notably the production of A350 fuselage sections in Kinston, North Carolina, U.S., and St. Nazaire, […]