Bengaluru, Circa 1972

A young Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientist Parameshwaran Sivasankaran Nair signed off a letter addressed to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). He sought a software product called NASTRAN that helped design more efficient space vehicles. NASA had released it to the public a year before. Nair was one of many scientists working on Indias first satellite Aryabhata at ISROs satellite division, then in Peenya in Bengaluru.

Three weeks passed, and a reply arrived in the ISRO mailbox in the negative. The letter said something along the lines of: If you have a software, we can try and exchange. But we dont give such software. Nair turned to the treasure trove that was the Indian Institute of Science library, which housed the countrys finest aerospace journals. What did NASA know? ISRO scientists had to write their own code. With no computer in Bengaluru, they travelled to Ahmedabad or the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, to access one.

Noida, December 2011

Nirmal Suraj Gadde, 21, was a few months from graduating from IIT-Kharagpur. Schooled in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, the lean lad wasnt bothered about the Delhi winter. The aerospace engineer from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, wanted to work at TeamIndus, but his only contact with boss Rahul Narayan for weeks was on the mobile phone. Worse, Narayan wanted him as an intern.

His first assignment at the company that was working out of Noida: We are going to the moon. What I need you to do is study previous moon missions. Tell me how trajectories are done. Gadde did that, but hit a block after studying several research papers from NASAs Space Science Data Coordinated Archive online. Going to the moon is not that tough. Its about getting the timing correct, he told Narayan, adding that he could calculate the trajectory. Maybe there is some software solution for it? asked the voice in Gaddes phone. Gadde found two options: an AGI software priced in the region of Rs1 crore. Or, a free open source tool: General Mission Analysis Tool. The satellite STK (software tool kit) is very costly, Gadde said, so I will go with the open source toolkit.

Can you walk to my cabin? Narayan asked. Open the drawer. The STK CD is there. Use it. You have this software here? Have you done anything with it? Gadde didnt know that Narayan had no aerospace background. No, I havent installed it yet. I will give you a contact to figure out the licence, the boss replied. Can I install it on my machine? Gadde asked. Narayan thought for a moment. No problem. You are the only employee right now.

But how did a bootstrapped entrepreneur like Narayan get his hands on the Rs1 crore software?

The Google Lunar XPrize (GLXP).

This global contest has a $30 million prize purse for teams that can land a spacecraft on the moon, get a robot to move 500 m on the surface, and send back high-definition video footage to earth. XPrize, a non-profit organisation that designs and manages public competitions like GLXP, had sent a tool kit comprising the AGI software to more than 30 GLXP applicants. One of them was TeamIndus, founded by Narayan with Indranil Chakraborty (the only cofounder with an aerospace background at inception), Sameer Joshi, Julius Amrit and Dilip Chabria. TeamIndus is among the final five that will set off for the moon later this year. And ISROs Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle XL will inject them into lower earth orbit.

What makes these audacious space missions possible? Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and aerospace company Blue Origin, told this writer when he was in Bengaluru in 2014. All the computation required now is extremely low cost, he said. What Blue Origin can do with 350 people couldnt have been done by 1,000 people 20 or even 10 years ago. Now you can do computational fluid dynamics, say, to simulate whats happening inside a rocket thrust chamber. Blue Origin does such experiments on a computer, and then builds the hardware.

At its very essence, TeamIndus and Axiom Research Labs, the company that houses it is on track to becoming a citizen of that space industry. It is the first private sector company from India that is readying a space mission.

Shooting for the Moon

After Gadde joined in 2012, he used all the gravitational parameters and physics built into the AGI software to design moon missions. Back then, it took him more than five hours to do one trip to the moon. He would get the trajectory close to it, not quite on the moon. By now, hes done more than 5,000 moon landing. It now takes him five minutes to calculate the most suitable route. We have laid down the path. Then, navigation is about whether we are following that path or not. And then, how do we control?

In the same period, Axiom Research Labs has evolved into a 110-employee organisation, including Nair, that young ISRO scientist from the 1970s. He is employee No. 25, and has embraced the new era, where young engineers can email the University of Colorado Boulder for a mission operations software that tracks a spacecraft when in flight and buy other software off the shelf. His only grouse: the software influence is growing at the cost of aerospace engineers losing touch with hand-calculations for basic design the physical understanding of engineering.

There is plenty of information available on the net now, says Nagapathi Chidambar Bhat, 69, another ex-ISRO scientist and TeamIndus employee. India didnt even have a Xerox machine in our days. Bhat and Nair are among eight former ISRO scientists at Axiom Research Labs. These and 20 other experienced consultants from the space fraternity (professors, scientists) form a core group, with a bulk of the work managed and done by engineers in their 20s.

A TeamIndus may not have been possible in the US because there are many established aerospace companies and it requires a lot of capital to create an aerospace startup, says Vivek Raghavan, who heads the technology function at TeamIndus as a volunteer, in addition to being an investor and director on the board of Axiom. Here, the unique thing is that a bunch of talented engineers graduated and TeamIndus became an employer of choice. It has allowed us to build a large team despite not having large funding in the early years, compared with other teams competing for the GLXP.

The unique aspect of the journey to date has been a systems-engineering culture that marries the experience of ISRO veterans with the work of young engineers, many of whom are here because they love aerospace engineering and see this as a gateway for a career in it. Take the ones in their early 20s: systems engineer ES Paul Edward, in the structures and mechanisms team, who finished his masters from Cranfield University, UK; Karan Vaish, an aerospace engineer who has already worked on the moon rover. Nakul Kukar, another systems engineer who trained at the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Department of Space, in Thiruvananthapuram, even worked with ISRO for some time before joining Axiom.

Each one of the kids who joined four or five years ago is now ready and primed to go to the next level, says Narayan, fleet commander (aerospace parlance for CEO) of Axiom. They will be able to lead a much bigger team, to lead a program. In any industry someone starts it. Maybe, Axiom is that entity for private aerospace. I am fairly certain that a lot of what we do here is creating a template for what more can be done from India. But the ISRO confluence has been crucial, especially for an organisation that cannot afford to look back on what is a $65 million moon mission. And the costs are eye-popping, considering that Axiom has placed 95% of the orders for equipment and material in the US (10+ vendors), Europe (10+ vendors), Japan (one), apart from home (7).

The TeamIndus spacecraft (or lander) has tanks that will cost $2.5 million, a $3 million engine and an IMU (inertial measurement unit) to manoeuvre the spacecraft that costs $1.5 million. The vibration test of the spacecraft at ISRO (over Rs50 lakh) costs more than that version of the spacecraft. The XPrize has already awarded a $1 million milestone prize to TeamIndus, and ISROs Antrix sign-off for the PSLV deal has been another huge validation. Says Narayan: There are rough edges. But as an organisation, we are able to punch way above our weight.

The real challenge is now, says Nair. Overcoming technological and time constraints, testing, showing the functionality and, of course, the mission itself. Compared with what we have been through, the biggest challenge is in the next 12 months. The ISRO veterans have already instilled something invaluable: a review structure.

The spacecraft: The all-aluminium quadrapod has been designed and developed by TeamIndus to survive temperatures between -230C and 150C.

Do, Review, Repeat

To do any space mission, there are 11 or 12 standard steps to follow. Narayan didnt know about this until 2012. That year he met Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, who had retired as ISRO chairman and was member of the now disbanded Planning Commission in Delhi. The 15-minute appointment went on for more than an hour. Kasturirangan said TeamIndus is on the right track, a validation that would in time prove crucial in many of the ISRO veterans making time for Axiom.

The Moon Mission is divided into around 10 subsystems (See Inside TeamIndus Technology Subsystems), each of which has four 4 to 12 people. There is an expert or manager in each subsystem. Since 2013, Axiom has separately built a group of 20-odd independent reviewers who know about the mission. Early on, it was OK to start from scratch and tell somebody in half hour how we got here and what the design is. Now we need people who have reviewed us before, so they dont have to start from scratch, Narayan explains.

From December 13 last year, TeamIndus had a weeklong review of all systems. Forty reviewers sat together for the systems-engineering overview, and then broke into groups of six or eight that reviewed each subsystem. Reviews can take half a day to two days. I can choose to do a review every two months, says Narayan. Or when I have made a dramatic change, like a supplier backing out. In that case, a change in component has an impact on power, mechanism and structures. Therefore I want to do a review. Every subsystem knows it has to get an independent review before proceeding to the next level. The next all-systems review is in April. Nair says ISRO has always had such an open environment. If you attend an ISRO review, you see the real nature of analysis and criticism, he says. Even for Chandrayaan I, a lot of changes were made after every review for improvement. I see the effort to emulate our processes here at TeamIndus. The young engineers couldnt have asked for a more testing environment, while working on subsystems. Such a project approach also lends itself to a flat organisation. At ISRO too, everyones work was open to very critical reviews. Everyone could question, criticise. There would be arguments. Once the decision was made, it would be executed as a team, Nair says.

Epilogue

Will Axiom evolve into a Blue Origin? Perhaps not, with the capital at its disposal. It looks improbable for Indias private sector today. Aerospace engineering is learned by experience, says Rishikesha Krishnan, director and professor of strategy at Indian Institute of Management, Indore. Organisations like Boeing or ISRO have cumulative expertise who can build from the experience of trying and failing, Krishnan explains. That is hard to replicate and cant be bought. The other issue is material aerospace is all about having very strong but lightweight material, which India currently imports or are not available because of import restrictions.

Axiom has started on the path by blending ISRO wisdom with an organisational model. The market they target needs to be deep, if not a mile wide. Bhat, the ex-ISRO scientist, says Indias private sector can have an infrastructure to build satellites rather than focus on launching rockets. Building and testing is one of the key areas which we have to turn into a world-class capability, so that satellites can be built and tested from India, he explains, while the others compete over preparations and launch. Even this slice of an opportunity calls for huge investments. And the moonshot will prove critical to draw attention to India and Axiom.

The team has made a small dent in the global supply chain by making it to the top five at the GLXP contest. Dhruv Batra, Jedi master (program), has been instrumental in stitching together the vendor base with global players, notably in the US. But when the team started meeting vendors, he heard the following from one of the companies there: We have the financial muscle to pull off what TeamIndus wants to do. But do you have the technical capabilities to do what you want to do?

TeamIndus was in the US to collect the milestone prize for its spacecraft. But the vendors had grown used to several other GLXP contenders approaching them for sweet deals or freebies. We are not here to donate our products for charity, a vendor said. Axiom had done its legal paperwork and emphasised, This is going to be a commercial venture.

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IN FIVE decades a lot can change, especially in the world of aerospace engineering.

However, for Basingstokebased Middlesex Aerospace one constant in the last 50 years has been the presence of customer accounts manager Steve Wood.

Mr Wood joined the company at the age of 16 as an apprentice and has been right at the heart of the firm ever since his first day on February 6, 1967.

Praised for his encyclopaedialike knowledge, the 66-year-old quickly made an impression on the people he worked with at theTelford Road workshop and became an integral part of the Middlesex Aerospace team.

He said: I always got on really well with everyone I worked with and the quality of engineers who work here is exemplary.

Even though I was traditionally a pen-and-quill man I learnt how to adapt my role with the advancing technology.

But people would still come to me because I remembered all the part numbers of different components.

In his 50 years at the company, Mr Wood has experienced some highs and lows in his personal life, but said the joy of the job was always what kept him going.

I have always really enjoyed the work that I do, added Mr Wood.

I have always got up in the morning and looked forward to going to work, and even when I had personal problems the firm really helped me through it.

Now, almost 50 years to the day from when he started, Mr Wood has decided that at the end of March he will be retiring fromhe company.

Addressing his employees at a recent presentation, chief executive of Middlesex Aerospace, Paul Foulds, praised popular Mr Wood.

He said: Steve you have many friends and colleagues in the company and we will all miss you as a person and we shall also miss your skills and vast knowledge.

You have made an important contribution to maintaining excellent customer relations and service which is a hallmark of Middlesex Aerospace.

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Exports of civilian aircraft, aviation engines and parts jumped more than 30 percent last year, becoming Maines second-most valuable export industry after seafood, according to federal trade data.

The total dollar value of Maines aerospace exports was a record $312 million last year, about 11 percent of the states $2.8 billion in foreign exports. Though Maines aviation exports declined between 2012 and 2015, the value has risen dramatically overall in the last decade, jumping more than 700 percent, from $37.8 million in 2006 to last years record.

The increase in exports from the aerospace industry coincides with declining export value in electric machinery, paper and wood products. Trade data can sometimes be misleading or incomplete, said Wade Merritt, vice president of the Maine International Trade Center. In this case, however, the numbers appear to show sustained growth in aviation-related companies.

There is a trend line there for sure, Merritt said.

Though it is unclear what company, or companies, are driving the export increase, industry observers suspect that the Pratt & Whitney manufacturing plant in North Berwick is responsible for a good portion of the growth.

Pratt & Whitney, owned by Connecticut-based United Technologies, employs about 1,700 workers in Maine and its North Berwick plant is the states largest manufacturing facility under one roof, the company says.

Warehouse specialist Corina Glidden picks aviation parts from a huge inventory at C&L Aviation at the Bangor International Airport in Bangor. Staff photo by Kevin Bennett

Ray Hernandez, a Pratt & Whitney spokesman, declined to answer questions about exports from Maine. In a statement, the company said the North Berwick plant manufactures parts for its geared turbofan engine, which is used by more than 80 customers in 30 countries. The technology also is used in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, a next-generation military jet under development by Lockheed Martin.

Due to the success of the programs in our portfolio, we anticipate doubling our engine production volumes by the end of the decade, the company said in a statement.

To prepare for this significant increase in production, we are investing more than $1.3 billion in our manufacturing network, which includes more than $125 million in capital investments in our North Berwick, Maine, facility over the last several years.

Pratt & Whitneys turbofan engine is an option on passenger jets manufactured by Frances Airbus and the Russian Irkut Corp. It also is used as the exclusive engine provider for some jets manufactured by Bombardier, headquartered in Montreal; Embraer, from Brazil; and Mitsubishi, in Japan.

Plane wings are stacked from floor to ceiling at C&L Aviations Bangor warehouse at the Bangor International Airport. Staff photo by Kevin Bennett

Germany was the top destination for Maines aviation industry last year, accounting for $177 million, according to federal data. Canada was the second-biggest importer, followed by Japan and the United Kingdom.

Aerospace is the United States third most valuable export industry, providing $134 billion in trade in 2016, according to the U.S. International Trade Administration. U.S. companies could further benefit from worldwide demand for commercial passenger aircraft. A 2013 forecast from PricewaterhouseCoopers estimated that between 2013-2032, there would be global demand for 35,000 aircraft with a total value of $4.8 trillion.

Although Pratt & Whitney certainly accounts for much of Maines aerospace exports, other aviation companies also are looking to international markets. Aircraft sales from C&L Aviation Group, based in Bangor, were between $35 million and $45 million last year, and 50-60 percent were international sales, said Pat Lemieux, the companys marketing director. Its biggest foreign customers are Canada, Japan and Australia, but it also sells to a mix of countries in Europe and Asia, and has sales offices in Australia and the Czech Republic. The company also has a services division based at Bangor International Airport. The company completed a $5 million expansion in 2013 and has grown from 20 employees seven years ago to almost 200 today, Lemieux said.

Pat Lemieux, marketing manager for C&L Aviation, stands in the repair hangar at the companys Bangor headquarters at the Bangor International Airport. Staff photo by Kevin Bennett

As we continue to grow, we expect much of our sales business to continue to come from overseas, he said.

Small second- and third-tier manufacturers also may be responsible for rising exports, said Lisa Martin, director of the Manufacturers Association of Maine. In 2009, the association started the Maine Aerospace Alliance to develop an aerospace cluster in the state and grew its membership to more than 80 companies, training 46 of them in areas such as licensing and marketing, according to a 2013 report to the Maine Technology Institute, which provided funding for the project. Many of those companies are contracted to make component parts and manufacture small machine products, Martin said.

According to the national Aerospace Industries Association website, 5,170 Maine workers were directly employed in the aerospace industry in 2015. The industry added $700 million to Maines GDP and accounted for almost 7 percent of the states manufacturing production, the association said.

Maine is certainly not perceived as a place that did aerospace work, but there is a huge amount of activity that is going on in Maine that we dont know about or talk about, Martin said.

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Maine's aerospace exports soared to record $312 million last year - Press Herald

Connecticut aerospace companies, ranging from Vernons 50-employee Soldream Inc. to East Hartford-based jet engine giant Pratt & Whitney, will be promoting their products at Australias Avalon Air Show the week of Feb. 27.

The U.S. Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center in Middletown has organized a delegation of companies from Connecticut and other northeastern states to travel to Australia for the Avalon Air Show, Anne S. Evans, commerce department district director said.

One of Pratts major products, its F135 military engine, will be front and center as the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter makes its first appearance in the Australian air show. The plane, built by Lockheed Martin, uses the Pratt engine exclusively.

Two of the state-of-the-art combat aircraft will be flown there from their U.S. base, where Australian pilots are being trained, the air show website says. The planes will be part of the air shows extensive ground display of military aircraft, the website adds.

The Royal Australian Air Force has ordered 72 of the planes.

Soldream, founded in 1992, is a subcontractor for Pratt and several other aerospace companies as well as the Defense Department. The company in 2010 moved from Tolland to its 25,000-square-foot plant at 129 Reservoir Road, Vernon.

The regional northeastern U.S. delegation also includes Interpro Technologies of Deep River, Specialty Cable Corp. in Wallingford, and Connecticut Coining Inc., of Bethel, Evans said. They will be joined by similar companies from New York to Vermont, she said.

Evans said the last such trade mission to Australia in 2013 paid dividends for the local companies that took part.

That mission had an aerospace/defense component, but also included a number of other companies in the software, medical device, and tourism sectors, Evans said. A number of those companies have been doing business in Australia over the more than three years since the trade show, she said.

Evans said her office is working closely with Australias State of Victoria to arrange for companies from Victoria and other parts of Australia to share exhibit space with the Northeast USA exhibit. There also will be a number of pre-arranged one-on-one meetings for the northeast contingent with potential Australian customers and partners.

U.S. Rep. Joseph D. Courtney, D-2nd District, has worked with the Commerce Department to forge a business relationship with Australia, Evans said.

In September, Courtney hosted a breakfast meeting in Washington, D.C., for the Victoria member of parliament who is head of their business and trade department, she said.

Victoria, in turn, is hosting a luncheon for the U.S. companies on Feb. 27 that will include a session on doing business with the Australian defense forces, Evans said.

Courtney has led several trade trips abroad since 2009, taking Connecticut companies to Belgium, Great Britain, and Israel.

The Connecticut District Export Council is organizing the Australian trip, with each company paying its own costs, Evans said.

There is no government funding for this trip, she added.

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State's aerospace companies to head to Australian air show - Journal Inquirer

Bengaluru is hosting the Make in India Karnataka conference on February 13 and 14 and the state is hoping to help small and medium industries understand their place in a world where automation is fast changing the way businesses are run.

Next weeks Make in India conference is the second outside Delhi, the first having been held in Mumbai last year. The conference will be held on February 13-14 in association with the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion and the Confederation of Indian Industry.

Karnatakas Medium and Large Industries Minister R.V. Deshpande, spoke to YourStory on what the state is expecting from the conference and the role that the government would play.

The minister said that Karnataka had already taken a number of initiatives to enhance its stature as one of the leading high-tech industrialised states in the country.

The minister said,

The Make in India-Karnataka conference is the perfect platform for Karnataka to showcase its potential and capabilities in manufacturing. The previous Make in India conference outside Delhi was held in Mumbai last year. We hope to do it better and interest more people.

But interestingly, he said Make in India started as a journey for Karnataka way back in 1953, when Bosch (earlier Mico) started its sprawling manufacturing facility in Bengaluru. Since then, the manufacturing sector, in small, medium and large classifications, has come a long way, and the industry has upgraded itself to the latest technologies, which include nano-tech, robotics, 3D printing, space, drone, rocket, military and aircraft technologies, as well as high-end electronics.

The manufacturing industry is fast moving towards automation, and different skill sets are required now. The sector plays a key role in the overall health of the economy and economic prosperity, and small and medium enterprises have to prepare themselves for the challenges ahead. This is a very good opportunity to understand and adapt to the changing times and be on par with the global standards, Deshpande said.

This meet will help companies focus on their strengths, and will aid brand Karnataka and India. It will also help in learning to tackle future challenges, he added.

The state wants to focus on defence and aerospace as it is a major player already. A world-class aerospace park with IT and hardware is coming up at Devanahalli, in addition to an aerospace park at Belagavi.

According to DIPP data, Karnataka had attracted $4.1 billion in FDI only in the year 2015-16, the fourth highest among Indian states.

But inflows in the year 2016 were three times higher than that of Gujarat, according to Deshpande.

The Make in India-Karnataka conference will also help brand and market Karnataka as one of the most progressive and industrialised states in the country. The capital city of Bengaluru is a globally renowned knowledge hub and houses the largest number of R&D centres, technical and medical institutions and startups in Asia.

Deshpande spoke of the states salubrious climate, cosmopolitan culture and investor-friendly ecosystem, and stressed on the government being a very responsive administration.

The summit, on the eve of the biennial Aero India event starting on February 14 at Yelahanka Air Force Station, will be attended by leading industrialists, CEOs of both domestic companies and MNCs, policy makers from across the globe, members of international business and financial houses, trade and industry associations, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and others who will interact with and aid the small and medium industry in Karnataka.

The conference will create awareness about business and investment opportunities and ease in doing business, showcase Indias inherent strength and visibility, attract major projects and encourage startups to grow in India.

The two-day conference will have a total of 10 sessions while one will be on Make in India, nine others will focus on sectors such as aerospace and defence; biotech and pharma; textiles, apparel and leather; heavy engineering and machine tools; electronics and electricals; agri and food processing; auto and their components; manufacturing startups and plastics and chemicals.

At the sessions, sectoral issues, including regulatory hurdles, will be deliberated on, and an action plan to maintain Karnatakas lead in them will be drawn up.

Consul Generals, Ambassadors and trade consulates from 25 to 30 countries will sit down for B2B and B2G meetings, the minister said.

An exhibition area, with participation from 55 world class companies, is being set up and this will help in showcasing state and nationally competitive organisations. Around 4,000 delegates have already registered, Deshpande added.

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The aerospace industry is bigger than ever. As more and more people rely on air transport, the Airbus Global Market Forecast predicts the need for 33,000 new passenger and freighter aircraft in the next 20 years. Between recent space endeavors and increasing air traffic, fabricators are constantly faced with new problems to solve. In aerospace, the parts needed are often unique or newly designed and the deadlines are tight. With materials constantly changing, fabricators must be able to create new ways of safely and effectively drilling through them in as short a time as possible. At Allied Machine & Engineering, engineers deal with these challenges every day and have a long history of success in the aerospace industry.

Aerospace technology relies heavily on specially made parts and new or changing designs. Creating parts for a craft that must regularly survive high-speed, high-altitude, and/or space conditions requires working with specialized materials and unique problems. Parts for air and spacecraft are made ever lighter and longer lasting. As the leaders of the industry come up with new ideas, the fabricators are faced with tight deadlines to create and assemble something that has never been made before.

The aerospace industry calls upon holemaking technology to drill through engine components, hydraulic manifolds, and any interior or exterior material that must be drilled and assembled. While the holemaking industry has been drilling holes through steel for decades, titanium, high-temp alloys, and composite materials are entirely different materials that do not behave well under the usual drilling techniques. Using general purpose drill tools on these newer materials is akin to using a household drill bit on concrete. It wont be terribly effective and it certainly wont last very long. Where a fabricator may be able to drill over 1000 one-inch holes into standard materials without a specialized drill, they might be lucky to get 100 holes into the current composite materials before the drill wears out completely. Therefore, holemaking technology has had to evolve along with the aerospace industry in order to keep up.

Engineers need to work with fabricators to find the best tools for the job. Making new drill bits with specialized coatings and substrates to survive cutting todays materials is an everyday challenge. New and experimental parts sometimes need tools with customized cutting edges, and todays lightweight materials call for new substrates, coatings and edge preps. Other times, more power is called for behind the machines, needing more Z-axis thrust in addition to a better drill to make it through a composite material. In the worst case scenario, if done improperly or with inadequate tools, the material or drill can melt or crack. Otherwise the tool might not be able to complete the hole or will wear out after only a few, wasting time and money in frequent replacement. In order to fabricate exactly what is needed, manufacturers must work closely with the original engineers on the project. To keep up with the industry, blueprints and knowledgeable engineers must be matched with tools and realistic procedures that can get the job done in a timely fashion and on or under budget.

As an example, in a case study at Allied Machine & Engineering, a customer needed to manufacture high-quality precision parts out of stainless steel for commercial, military, and space components. Once production of their order started, they used five different tools in a multistep process to complete the job. Each part took 18 minutes and 41 seconds to complete and mixing different tool operations caused issues with quality. Tooling costs were much higher than expected due to frequent restocking as the tools wore down. Allied recommended one tool that could do the same job in 30 seconds per part and saved the customer $81,684 per year.

In another case, a fabricator machining landing gear was using an ineffective tool that took 15 minutes to drill a hole and only lasted through two parts before the tool needed to be replaced. Each new head cost $5000, simply not feasible within their budget and deadline. The recommended change reduced the drill time to one minute and 20 seconds per part with a tool life of 43 holes before replacement.

The recent acquisition of Wohlhaupter GmbH, a world-renowned German manufacturer of precision boring tools, allows Allied Machine to resolve even more complex applications with their offering of high-precision digital boring heads. Finished goods inventory of Wohlhaupter boring tools has more than doubled in the US as Allied prepares for the increased demand for product by aerospace companies that often comes as a result of those last minute, critical decisions.

This is the kind of knowledge and innovation that is necessary in todays aerospace industry. Fabricators have to be creative and fast, ready to take on whatever the industry can throw at them with a clear head. Companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin are launching noteworthy and experimental projects using cutting-edge technology and materials. Companies like Boeing and Airbus are pushing the boundaries of current technology to make the most powerful and efficient aircraft. The holemaking technology that is used to cut and assemble these projects must keep up with the leaders of the industry.

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OTTAWA Well, its been three weeks since Donald Trump was sworn in as U.S. president, and so far, nothing terrible has happened to Canada.

Thats the nature of the strained attempt at optimism coursing through the national capital these days as policy makers muddle through the Trump-inspired confusion that is spilling around the world. With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau set to have his first tete-a-tete with the president on Monday, political Ottawa has been working at full tilt all week to make sure the visit to Washington does more good than harm.

Even as three of Trudeaus most powerful cabinet ministers trekked to Washington to till the soil for Mondays visit, there were developments here in Canada that will touch everyday lives on opioid addiction, on Arctic sovereignty and on government subsidies for Canadian companies.

Heres how politics touched us this week:

ADDICTION

After years of political wrangling, the federal government has announced approval for three safe-injection sites for drug addicts.

All three of them will be in Montreal, but there are 10 others waiting for government approval for Toronto, Vancouver, Surrey, B.C., Victoria, Ottawa and another in Montreal. There are already two in operation in Vancouver.

At the same time, the federal Liberals and the NDP are working together to amend legislation in order to make it easier to open up new supervised sites.

The sites are a key part of the federal governments nascent approach to dealing with an alarming escalating of drug abuse and deaths linked to opioids. The RCMP is working with China to curb the flow of opioids into Canada. And the government says it is building a fuller strategy set to be rolled out soon.

THE ARCTIC

Trudeau made his first prime ministerial trip to the Arctic this week, accompanied by his social development minister, his indigenous affairs minister and his health minister.

While the Liberals have not really set out a full-fledged Arctic policy, there are hints emerging about the federal governments approach. In the long-running debate about whether sovereignty in the Arctic is best established through military presence or socio-economic development, Trudeaus entourage suggests he favours the latter approach although any government would officially say both approaches are required.

(Former prime minister Stephen Harper made a habit of visiting the Arctic once a year, his trips often coinciding with military exercises and shows of strength.)

Northern populations, especially indigenous peoples, face high rates of poor health and poverty, and are also on the front lines of global warming climate changes that are having direct effects on lifestyle and development.

In Iqaluit, the ministers promised to make amends for how tuberculosis victims of the past were treated, and said they would focus on education and community development. They also committed to regular meetings with Inuit officials to address health, suicide prevention, housing shortages and persistent problems with TB.

AEROSPACE

Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains finally announced how the federal government would address the long-standing request for $1 billion in aid for Bombardier Inc. He announced repayable loans worth $372.5 million for the Montreal aerospace giant in order to support the Global 7000 and CSeries aircraft projects.

The suspense may be over, but the politics are still in full swing. In the absence of a clear policy that sets out when and how government should subsidize business, the Liberals were hammered with alternating criticisms of picking favourites, helping Quebec at the expense of others and/or not helping Quebec enough and stirring up sovereigntist sentiment.

How will the money help the broader Canadian public? Bains says the funding will secure 4000 jobs.

But he did not produce the iron-clad assurances from Bombardier that he had insisted on earlier in the negotiations. The government had been asking for a revamping of the companys share structure to make it more sustainable and competitive, as well as a promise that Bombardier would keep its head office and jobs connected to research and development activities in Canada over the long term.

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French Aerospace Lobby Calls 2016 A Good Year For Exports Aviation Week LYON, FranceGifas, the lobbying group for France's aerospace industry, has released annual performance numbers earlier than planned, reacting to recent negative comments about the contribution of the industry to France's 2016 balance of . and more »

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B/E Aerospace Inc., in potentially its last earnings report as an independent company, reported Friday an 8.9 percent jump in fiscal 2016 net income to $311.1 million.

B/E agreed Oct. 23 to be sold to Rockwell Collins for $6.4 billion in cash and stock and $1.9 billion in B/E debt.

Although B/E is based on Wellington, Fla., its largest U.S. workforce is in Winston-Salem, having grown from 850 employees to more than 1,300 employees since 2011. B/E has 10,057 employees globally, according to MSNMoney.com.

The deal is expected to close in the spring, with both companies shareholders holding a vote on the deal March 9.

Rockwell executive Kelly Ortberg provided analysts Wednesday with an update on the deal. He said the companies have Securities and Exchange Commission approval, but are awaiting on regulatory approvals in the U.K., China and the Philippines, the latter two could take until early April to obtain.

Were actively planning the integration, Ortberg said. Well be ready to go as soon as we hear from the Chinese approval.

B/E shareholders would own 20 percent of Rockwell.

Rockwells focus is on flight deck avionics, cabin electronics, mission communications, simulation and training, and information management systems.

What it is acquiring from B/E Aerospace Inc. is an array of cabin interior products, which include seating, food and beverage preparation and storage equipment, lighting and oxygen systems, and modular galley and lavatory systems for commercial airliners and business jets.

Rockwell said it would have about 30,000 employees if the B/E sale is completed, along with $8.1 billion in annual revenues.

Ortberg said Rockwell will eliminate quickly duplication of public company costs as well as target direct and indirect supply chain expenses.

He continued to stress cost savings would come from shifting engineering and production to lower-cost countries such as India.

We think theres opportunity for us to do more work in India, where we have about 250 engineers, and gain some of that labor arbitrage going forward, Ortberg said.

Theres areas where we duplicate facilities, duplicate sales offices, duplicate capability within the business that were just going to need to get the teams together and spend some time figuring out how were going to gain those synergies and become more efficient.

As is customary for a company in the process of being sold, B/E provided a bare-bone earnings report with no management commentary.

Fiscal 2016 diluted earnings were $3.08 a share, up 35 cents. Adjusted earnings were $3.28, reflecting a 20-cent charge related to $21.9 million in merger-related expenses taken in the fourth quarter.

The average earnings forecast was $3.27 by nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research. Analysts typically do not include one-time gains and charges in their forecasts.

Full-year revenue increased 7.4 percent to $2.93 billion.

For the fourth quarter, net income was $60.4 million, down 4.7 percent. Adjusted net income was $80.4 million.

Diluted earnings were 60 cents, down 1 cent, while adjusted earnings were 80 cents. The average earnings forecast was 80 cents by seven analysts.

Revenue rose 10.8 percent to $730.4 million.

The company did not provide a breakdown on commercial aircraft and business jet segment sales.

Rockwell reported Jan. 20 a 7.4 percent increase in net income to $145 million for its first quarter of fiscal 2017.

Rockwells diluted earnings were $1.10 a share, up 8 cents from a year ago. Rockwell took charges worth a combined 10 cents in earnings, the equivalent of $14 million, related to the B/E acquisition.

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SpaceX just launched 10 Iridium Communications satellites into low-Earth orbit. These satellites will beam phone and data service to tens of thousands of Americans who live or work in areas too remote for regular cellphone coverage.

Until a few years ago, blasting bus-sized satellites into space with rockets that can be reused belonged in the realm of science fiction. Now, such activities seem routine.

Policymakers should take note. Americans are set to reap the benefits of aerospace firms race to tame the final frontier and the industrys investments in manufacturing will create new jobs and wealth in the United States, not just shuffle current jobs by moving around government dollars.

Since its inception, the aerospace industry has produced technologies that improve Americans quality of life. NASA helped invent memory foam, scratch-resistant glasses, insulin pumps and hundreds of other products we use every day.

Now, private companies are driving aerospace innovation. Thanks to satellite internet firms, airplane passengers can enjoy Wi-Fi while cruising at 30,000 feet. That has made flying more enjoyable and far more productive for those who choose to work in-flight. The technology also makes it possible for Americans in remote areas to access high-speed internet.

Satellite internet has yet to reach its full potential. The satellite internet of things market is expected to grow nearly 20 percent each year through 2022. Improved connectivity made possible by new satellites will improve the efficiency of a wide range of appliances, not just computers and smartphones.

Launching hundreds of new satellites to support this increased connectivity would have been far too expensive a few years ago. But today, thanks to California-based SpaceX and Washington-based Blue Origins advances in rocket manufacturing, the cost of launches has plummeted. The Air Force is showing interest in ultralow cost access to space, where reusable launch technologies stimulate tactical innovation in space operations.

Next-generation rockets have even made space-based businesses look viable.

Made in Space, a California start-up, recently sent a 3D printer to the International Space Station, laying the groundwork for manufacturing in zero gravity. The firm ultimately plans to produce optical fiber in space, which would eliminate the microscopic imperfections caused by gravity. This high-quality fiber could revolutionize everything from medical devices to telecommunications.

Aerospace firms arent just spurring technological progress theyre supporting millions of jobs. Americas aerospace sector employs more than 1.2 million people and indirectly supports an additional 3.2 million jobs.

These jobs are helping to replace losses weve seen in the broader manufacturing sector. While the number of overall American manufacturing jobs dropped by 22 percent from 2002 to 2012, jobs in the aerospace industry grew by 7 percent. Many of these positions pay double the national average salary. Aerospace exports also generated a trade surplus of more than $80 billion in 2015 the highest in the manufacturing sector.

Aerospace companies are even leading the charge to revitalize the manufacturing workforce.

Firms are designing their own educational programs, often at community colleges, to train workers in the specific skill sets they need. Northrop Grumman, for instance, has partnered with Antelope Valley College in Lancaster, California, to create a 16-week vocational program in aircraft manufacturing. The firm recruits many of the students upon graduation. Such public-private partnerships could serve as a model for manufacturers in other sectors who struggle to find skilled workers.

Private aerospace companies are strengthening the labor force and pouring billions of dollars into new technologies that will improve Americans lives and livelihoods. Thats a reason to cheer every liftoff.

Rebecca Grant is president of IRIS Independent Research and director of the Washington Security Forum.

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BENGALURU: Eight Tata companies will exhibit their expertise and offerings in the Aerospace and Defence sectors at the five-day 11th Aero India, Asia's premier air show, beginning here on February 14.

Tata Advanced Systems Limited, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Advanced Materials Limited, Tata Motors Limited, Titan Company Limited, Tata Steel (Specialty Steel business in Europe), TAL Manufacturing Solutions Limited and Tata Power Strategic Engineering Division are participating in the show.

Tata group has historically been associated with the aerospace industry, and its large presence is an outcome of Ratan N Tata's vision who encouraged it to enter the aerospace segment and foster significant partnerships with global majors to provide convergent solutions, and make India a global manufacturing hub.

The participating companies offer end-to-end design to manufacture solutions, leveraging India's technical workforce to deliver productivity gains to the global supply chain of leading Aerospace and Defence OEMs and Suppliers in different areas, a Tata Sons Limited release here said.

The areas are Engineering to Production,Design to Manufacturing, New Design to Manufacturing,Design Modification to Manufacturing, Build to Print and Build to Specifications, it said.

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February 6, 2017 Updated 2/6/2017

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Denroy Plastics Ltd. Denroy Plastics Ltd. is investing in more technology after receiving an order from a U.S. customer.

United Kingdom injection molder and mold maker Denroy Plastics Ltd. has launched a 3 million ($3.7 million) expansion after winning more business from a U.S.-based aerospace company.

In a Feb. 3 statement, the Bangor, Northern Ireland-based company said over 1 million ($1.25 million) of the investment will be made in its IT systems and new manufacturing equipment, including two Engel injection molding machines, as well as a Citizen turning center machine.

The phased investment will see expansion of the production capacity at Denroys factory premises following a recent multi-million pound deal with Triumph Group Inc. of Berwyn, Pa., and its Triumph Aerostructure business based in Grand Prairie, Texas.

We want to remain at the forefront of polymer processing and this investment will enable us to develop our R&D capability and test laboratory to support our development activities, said John Rainey, Denroys managing director.

The company has invested in Infor CloudSuite Industrial (SyteLine), an application that helps enhance planning, service and quality control. The app will also offer an integrated platform for quality control and compliance for the aerospace and other sectors requiring complex controls.

Denroy Plastics employs 119 people at its Bangor plant and is part of the Denroy Group Ltd., also of Bangor.

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In collaboration with the Leonardo da Vinci Museum in Florence, Italy, the Aerospace Museum, alongwith international scientists and visionaries, has created "meticulously constructed" displays of da Vinci's 15th and 16th century innovations.

The four sections of the museum center around the natural operating powers of each machine: earth, water, air and fire.

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Children can enjoy the "PlayZone" and create their own works of movement, just like the artist and inventor.

Museum admission starts at $12 for children ages 6 to 17 as well as seniors and teachers. Adult's can get in for $15 and can bring a child aged 5 and under for free.

The Aerospace Museum is located at 3200 Freedom Park Dr. at McClellan Park. The museum is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and weekends from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Nano Dimension has developed a 3D printing technology which can usedifferent materials ina single manufacturing process.

Nano Dimensionsays the technique has the potential to create the next generation of ceramic elements for the aerospace and aviation sectors.

An example of one of the many applications of 3D printed ceramic materials, is using the ceramic material as the dielectric material used to print PCBs.

Ceramic materials are neither organic nor metallic and so have insulation and mechanical strength properties which make them attractive for PCBs in aerospace applications.

The firm has secured funding for half of the development project from MEIMAD committee of the Israel Innovation Authority.The total approved budget for this project is $372,000.

MEIMAD is a joint venture of the Innovation Authority, Ministry of Finance and the Administration for the Development of Weapons and Technological Infrastructure of the Ministry of Defense.

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Stavatti Aerospacehas announced plans to offerits Javelin military jet trainer and very light fighter aircrafttotheU.S. Air Forces $16.3 billion T-X trainer program.

The company said Friday the Javelin platform, which was derived from theAviation Technology Group-builtJavelin Mk-30 civil jet sportplane, will be offered as a potential replacement forthe service branchs currentT-38 training aircraft.

Apartnership between Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Saab, theLockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-Korean Aerospace Industriesalliance anda team comprised ofSierra Nevada Corp. and Turkish Aerospace Industries,also plan to competein the program.

In November, Stavatti received an exclusive license from the present owner of the Javelin projects intellectual property and physical assets to certify, develop, manufacture, prototype, re-imagine, sell and support the platformas a new Advanced Jet Trainer and VLF.

Stavatti said it will also establish a Javelin Industry Team and look to partner with another company in a bidto meet the T-Xmanufacturing, logistical support and training requirements of the Air Force.

Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) andLeonardoended the firms jointpursuit of the T-X contractin January while Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC)BAE Systems withdrew from thecompetition as a teamearlier this month.

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Carpenter Technology to Participate at the Cowen Aerospace/Defense & Industrials Conference

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 06, 2017 -- Carpenter Technology Corporation (NYSE:CRS) announced today that Tony Thene, President and Chief Executive Officer, will participate at the Cowen Aerospace/Defense & Industrials Conference in New York, NY on Thursday, February 9, 2017. Mr. Thenes webcast presentation will be available on the investor relations section of Carpenters website at http://ir.cartech.com. A replay of webcast will also be available following the live presentation.

Cowen Aerospace/Defense & Industrials Conference Date:Thursday, February 9, 2017 Time:1:20 p.m. ET

About Carpenter Technology

Carpenter Technology Corporation is a leading producer and distributor of premium specialty alloys, including titanium alloys, nickel and cobalt based superalloys, stainless steels, alloy steels and tool steels. Carpenters high-performance materials and advanced process solutions are an integral part of critical applications used within the aerospace, transportation, medical and energy markets, among other markets. Building on its history of innovation, Carpenters powder technology capabilities support a range of next-generation products and manufacturing techniques, including additive manufacturing and 3D Printing. Information about Carpenter can be found at http://www.cartech.com.

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High-precision machining is mandatory for mission-critical parts in this aircraft turbine engine. New features for fast milling and turning operations enable the latest CNC machine controls to up the ante in aerospace productivity

In the aerospace world, as in all sectors of manufacturing, the race is on for faster, more automated and connected machining operations. Aerospace builders have steadily pushed for more automotive-like automation over the past several years in order to improve productivity and more effectively handle large order backlogs in commercial aviation. Key aerospace and defense (A&D) CNC controls functionality offered today by most major machine control developers include faster cutting operations techniques for part cycle-time reduction combined with much smoother, more-efficient precision cutting to improve part quality.

The push toward digitalization in the manufacturing industry, with manufacturers leveraging Big Data and the networked machine tools of Industry 4.0/Smart Manufacturing, also is having a major effect on what CNC machine control developers offer A&D CNC users. The digitalization trend extends to the inclusion of more sophisticated links between machine programming and part programming. In addition, some other key trends in the aerospace sector include much wider use of robots and newer methods of machining the composite materials used for many aerospace components.

One of the big challenges in aerospace manufacturing lies in using the data generated by digital devices as they go about their normal routines, said Digital Factory Application Engineer Gabe Manescu, Siemens Industry Inc. (Elk Grove Village, IL). A typical CNC controller generates a large amount of data that may hold values unknown until such data are analyzed and used in other ways, Manescu said. Generating new interfaces at the controller that allow the harvesting of such data gives way to new technologies. For example, by connecting a Sinumerik CNC controller to a simulation system, such as our NXMCD [Mechatronics Control Designer] platform, we get the virtualized machine model, which now includes the physical behaviors and the real controller [Sinumerik CNC or Simatic PLC], including its front end [HMI], if necessary. With this tool, machine functions can be developed, tested and optimized under conditions very close to the real world. This way, we offer the convenience of a maximum degree of security and safety [for humans, machines and workpieces].

At Siemens, this solution is Virtual Commissioning, Manescu said. We consider it our answer to the Fast-Safe-Precise trichotomy, he added. Another example of the power of digitalization resides in the use of analytic tools to study the behavior of mechatronic systems by examination of the data being generated as the systems do their work. This tool gives users the benefits of increased uptime and asset availability, asset optimization and maintenance efficiency.

With robotization, aerospace potentially can employ much more automation than in the past. Robots are fast becoming a true success story in the aerospace and defense world, noted Daniel Martinez, aerospace market manager, Siemens Industry Inc. Siemens is bringing robots to the next level by offering three types of robotic integration to the CNC. Martinez said this includes Siemens Sinumerik Integrate Run My Robot/Easy Connect, which quickly connects with plug-and-play integration. Used mainly used for machine tending, this integration facilitates the communication and coordination between robot and machine controllers, he said.

The Sinumerik Integrate Run MyRobot/Handling function allows users with no specific robot know-how to program and operate the robots, he said, as everything is interfaced via Sinumerik Operate. Finally, Martinez said Sinumerik Integrate Run MyRobot/Machining offers users continuous path control with integration of Siemens PLM Softwares NX CAM programming and VNCK (Virtual NC Kernel). For a while now, there has been a push to use robots for secondary operations such as deburring and surface finish, Martinez said. This solution allows the programming of a robot in the same manner as a five-axis machine for light cutting applications.

Theres no doubt that the continued digitalization of manufacturing is at the forefront of trends in aerospace today. Process data tracking with integration into manufacturing systems is probably the most obvious trend, noted Rick Schultz, aerospace program manager, FANUC America Corp. (Rochester Hills, MI). CNCs have to easily have key performance data available for various data analysis systems.

Another trend that isnt as obvious is the trend from machine programming to part programming. In aerospace there are a wide variety of machines and due to legacy methods and difficulties with process certification, the programming methods are often inefficient and inflexible, Schultz added. The variety of machines and resulting CNC application inconsistency creates variation in programming leading to manufacturing delays and significant support costs.

CNC developers need to assist the industry to adopt modern part-centric programming methods, Schultz noted, while taking advantage of the processing power in modern CNCs to do things like real-time spline algorithms that result in shorter cycle times, better part quality, and a more consistent/easier to maintain manufacturing process. This mindset change is a much more difficult effort, he said, but the long-term rewards for production facilities is significant.

Specialized part routines that are geared for aerospace help CNC operators cut parts more efficiently, with greater precision especially on the contoured components often encountered in aerospace machining operations.

New trends for aerospace machinists include more automated processes, like automation of setups on five-axis milling and turning machines such as Okumas five-axis auto tuning function for its OSP controls, noted Brad Klippstein, CNC product specialist, Okuma America Corp. (Charlotte, NC). Most of Okumas aerospace customers are machining parts on Okuma five-axis MU series machines, he said, particularly on the companys Multus lathes. Right now we see quite a bit of traction there with volumetric errors, and our five-axis auto tuning enables users to easily make adjustments, using an algorithm to set parameters for a machine control.

In addition, the Dynamic Tool Load feature offers a new control function for Okuma MU series milling machines, Klippstein said. Its targeted for aero because its for hard-to-cut materials like Inconel, he said. It helps with runout because as the tool rotates its going to automatically adjust the feedrate per insert blade. Lets say you need to change a tool. Its automatically going to change the rate for youit equalizes the cutting force dynamically while the tools in motion.

The new algorithm does this, giving you equal cutting force, Klippstein said. The goal is to increase tool life, and from the studies that weve done, its improved tool life by about five times for stainless, and about two times for titanium.

Much of the automation added in aerospace CNCs revolves around precision machining. With the latest Heidenhain TNC 640 CNCs, aero machinists can automate monitoring functions and eliminate some human factors in production, noted Julian Renz, TNC product specialist, Heidenhain Corp. (Schaumburg, IL). With aerospace, automation becomes more important, Renz said. Our Advanced Dynamic Prediction [ADP] is a feature for better smoothing. This is an algorithm that if there are too many data points, it can fix it and it optimizes feed rates.

Automation can lessen or lower the need for operator intervention, particularly in monitoring functions, Renz said. Optimizing and smoothing techniques can remove chatter on the part.

Basically its our path control concept. Instead of splines, we use a tolerance band to connect the data points. It lets the user decide the width of the tolerances and the corresponding acceleration and jerk values are determined in the back of the control. Thus, you let the CNC stay within those parameters with our Control Contour Cycle; its called Cycle 32.

The new Advanced Dynamic Prediction also plays a role in the CNCs look-ahead functionality, helping to determine how many lines ahead it can look during the cutting process, he added.

For Siemens Sinumerik CNC users, the companys Top Surface contouring offers a better surface finish. The functionality of MDynamics with Top Surface is a new option, said Siemens Martinez. We are getting independent of the CAM systems, thereby achieving the best surface quality.

The Top Surface option offers three key features, he said, including surface quality enhancement that is improved with diagonal toolpaths for finishing. [Quality is] significantly enhanced during bi-directional milling thorough direction independent identical smoothing of the milling paths, Martinez said. This feature offers users preset values for contour tolerance and orientation tolerance, and increased independence from calculation tolerances used in CAD/CAM. New friction compensation also allows smoother finishes.

Velocity improvements also are gained, he added. Due to the improved smoothing of the toolpath with Top Surface, the milling process tends to get smoother. In certain cases, the reduction of machining times is possible when tolerances 10 mm are used. Since it effectively uses larger tolerances; Top Surface keeps acceleration and jerk limits, he added, and in particular cases, the machine-specific dynamic parameters may be increased by the OEM in order to reach reduced machining times. Accuracy and precision are improved with Top Surface, making the new functionality Smoothing in Cycle 832 available, he said.

In aerospace, the most common request is data accessibility, noted Frank Nuqui, FANUC aerospace program manager. In general, data accessibility is relatively simple. The FANUC CNC has easy-to-use, well-defined interfaces that can work with any manufacturing system or OEE-style data analysis system.

Machinists are becoming a rare commodity in the industry and theres often only a few true machinists in major facilities trying to support all production, Nuqui added. Due to the resulting incredible workload and the necessity to standardize on processes for certification reasons, most machinists ask for the functionality theyre already familiar with rather than new capabilities. It is common practice in aerospace facilities to take the latest FANUC 30i-B control on a new machine and use it the same way CNCs were used in the 80s and early 90s.

FANUC is trying to help educate and ease the machinists and programmers transition into adopting the latest functionality and help facilities gain significant benefits from new technologies that simplify postprocessors, Nuqui said. He added that speeding the time from art concept to part manufacture while reducing cycle time and improving part quality are also part of the goal. This is one of the greatest challenges in aersospace productionbreaking the cycle of doing what weve always done, and stepping into the modern and much more efficient processes that modern CNCs can help enable.

Another major trend in aerospace CNCs is the proliferation of the use of composites in airframe components, which are very difficult to cut without damaging the workpiece through delamination of the composites.

More and more our customers are in need of advanced machining technologies to handle complex carbon fiber-reinforced polymer [CFRP] materials, said Art Gugulski, Midwest regional manager, Fagor Automation Corp. (Elk Grove Village, IL; Mondragn, Spain). Those materials are delivering high strength-to-weight ratio, durability, and extreme corrosion resistance to lightweighted structural components. The machines needed to handle those materials can be not as massive as for metalcutting, but on the other hand must be equipped with high-speed spindles, large machining envelopes and high measuring accuracy in three- and five-axis applications.

Fagor CNC systems handle those challenges with advanced compensation tables for lead screw, axes cross-compensation and machine volume compensationsvolumetric 3D table compensations, Gugulski said. All those tables are applied continuously to axes positions to achieve high levels of machine accuracy, he said. Combining CNC compensation tables with high-performance temperature-independent linear rotary absolute encoders, Fagor created a win-win situation for OEMs and their very demanding aerospace machine users. This trend will continue since the carbon fiber materials are the main choice for aerospace applications.

Some features offered to Fagors aerospace CNC users include the companys Finetune auto-tuning software, Gugulski said. This is a very fast process that automatically tunes the machine. It is possible to verify machine design without advanced knowledge of tuning or control system theory, he stated. The OEM is equipped with optimal adjustment for each machine they produce free of human errors. All this reduces the cost of the commissioning process for machine builders and savings for end users.

Kinematics calibration enables users to to calibrate kinematics for the first time, said Gugulski, and every so often, re-calibrate it to correct the possible deviations originated in the day-to-day machine work. This feature allows machine user to assure everyday machine accuracy required by the certification process.

Other Fagor CNC features for A&D machinists include a new hand wheel with wireless technology, the High Speed Surface Accuracy with HSD Dynamic Override, nanometric interpolation advanced algorithms for smoothing tools speed, and advanced look-ahead algorithms to optimize part time, Gugulski said. The machine operator can override in real time the parameters of the High Speed Surface Accuracy algorithms with HSD Dynamic Override, he said. Fagors CNCs also have optimized HSC modes for each machining condition.

No discussion of CNC development would be complete without including what developers and users are seeing in new technologies of Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0, as connected machines of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) make fast, real-time sharing of shop-floor data a reality.

The drive toward more connected machines in the manufacturing world is starting to build momentum, as evidenced by small shop owners who previously didnt see the need now being intrigued by the possibilities. While the demand for connected manufacturing simply hasnt been there for the small shop, many shop managers and owners now want more.

We have tools such as automatic transmission of data from the presetter to the machine control, and checking for run times, said Heidenhains Renz. Production data monitoring hasnt been used as much in smaller shops, but its coming.

Everyone wants data and everyone is aware of all the buzzwords and acronyms. The problem is very few currently have a clear vision of what they plan to do with the data, said FANUCs Schultz. As a result, the majority of the connected manufacturing efforts Ive seen to date are segmented and small in scale. At any one aerospace company, there are multiple, distinctly different efforts to do connected manufacturing.

From the FANUC CNCs perspective, all data is available and easily accessible, he added. Accessing the data is the easy partfiguring out what to do with the data is what most aerospace facilities I visit struggle with.

Siemens has developed multiple digital solutions to address the digital twin need from the machine/process perspective by completely digitizing the machine, noted Siemens Manescu, thus allowing the OEM to bring to market machines with up to 30% reduction in the development time, plus the part perspective which subsequently can be run back into the virtualized environment. In such ways, non-productive machines arent present anymore on the shop floor, concepts and new avenues can be assessed and proven before the machine build. Likewise, expensive mistakes can be avoided before happening, so the proving tests are virtually risk-free.

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MONROVIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Wahid Nawabi will present at the Cowen and Company 38th Annual Aerospace/Defense & Industrials Conference in New York City on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 10:45 a.m. Eastern Time.

A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available in the Events and Presentations section of the AeroVironment website at http://investor.avinc.com/events.cfm. A replay of the webcast will be available for 90 days.

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The aerospace industry of the United Kingdom is the second-largest national aerospace industry in the world and the largest in Europe, with a global market share of 17% in 2015.[1][2][3][4] In 2014, the industry employed 230,000 people across 3,000 companies.[2] Domestic companies with a large presence in the British aerospace industry include BAE Systems (the world's third-largest defence contractor[5][6]), Britten-Norman, Cobham, GKN, Hybrid Air Vehicles, Meggitt, QinetiQ, Rolls Royce (the world's second-largest maker of defence aero engines[7]) and Ultra Electronics. Foreign companies with a major presence include Boeing, Bombardier, Airbus Group (including its Airbus, Astrium, Cassidian and Surrey Satellite Technology subsidiaries), Leonardo-Finmeccanica (including its AgustaWestland and Selex ES subsidiaries), General Electric (including its GE Aviation Systems subsidiary), Lockheed Martin, MBDA (37.5% owned by BAE Systems), Safran (including its Messier-Dowty and Turbomeca subsidiaries) and Thales Group (including its UK-based Thales Air Defence, Thales Avionics and Thales Optronics subsidiaries). Current manned aircraft in which the British aerospace industry has a major role include the AgustaWestland AW101, AgustaWestland AW159, Airbus A320 family, Airbus A330, Airbus A340, Airbus A380, Airbus A400M, BAE Hawk, Boeing 767, Boeing 777, Boeing 787,[8]Bombardier CRJ700, Bombardier CSeries, Bombardier Learjet 85, Britten-Norman Defender, Britten-Norman Islander, Eurofighter Typhoon, Hawker 800, Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules and Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II. Current unmanned aerial vehicles in which the British aerospace industry has a major role include BAE Taranis, Barnard Microsystems InView UAV, HAV 304 Airlander 10, QinetiQ Zephyr and Watchkeeper WK450.

The British aerospace industry has made many important contributions to the history of aircraft and was solely, or jointly, responsible for the development and production of the first aircraft with an enclosed cabin (the Avro Type F), the first jet aircraft to enter service for the Allies in World War II (the Gloster Meteor),[9] the first commercial jet airliner to enter service (the de Havilland Comet),[10] the first aircraft capable of supercruise (the English Electric Lightning),[11] the first supersonic commercial jet airliner to enter service (the Arospatiale-BAC Concorde),[12] the first fixed-wing V/STOL combat aircraft to enter service (the Hawker Siddeley Harrier),[13] the first twin-engined widebody commercial jet airliner (the Airbus A300),[14] the first digital fly-by-wire commercial aircraft (the Airbus A320),[15] and the largest commercial aircraft to enter service to date (the Airbus A380).[16]

AgustaWestland is an international helicopter manufacturer owned by Leonardo-Finmeccanica of Italy. In the United Kingdom, the company has one factory in Yeovil, employing more than 4,000 people.[51] Its main products with a large British content are the EH101, the Super and Future Lynx and the AW139 and AW149.

Airbus (a subsidiary of Airbus Group) directly employs around 13,000 people at its UK division Airbus UK, with estimates that it supports another 140,000 jobs in the wider UK economy.[52][53] The traditional UK workshare in Airbus aircraft is around 20%.[54] Airbus has major sites at Filton in the city of Bristol and at Broughton in north Wales.[52] Filton is the main research and development and support centre for all Airbus wings, fuel systems and landing gear integration.[55] Broughton, which employs over 5,000 people, is the main wing manufacturing centre for all Airbus aircraft and also builds the fuselage and wings of the Hawker 800.[53][55] Since 2006 Airbus has also had a small development centre in the Midlands.[citation needed]

Airbus Defence and Space (a subsidiary of Airbus Group) is the largest space company in Europe and employs around 2,700 people in the UK.[56] It has sites at Stevenage (1,200 employees), Portsmouth (1,400 employees) and Poynton (120 employees).[57][58][59]

The UK-headquartered BAE Systems is the world's second-largest defence contractor and it employs around 36,400 people in the UK.[60][61] The largest aerospace related locations of BAE Systems are Warton, Samlesbury and Brough. The final assembly line for the British Eurofighter Typhoons, a collaborative European programme, is located at Warton. All flight test activity for manned aircraft is undertaken from Warton, which is also the development centre within BAE Systems, for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), UCAVs and the Saudi Tornado upgrade programme. Samlesbury is the production hub of the Military Air Solutions division of BAE Systems. Here, components for the Eurofighter Typhoon, the F35 Lightning II, the Hawk, UAVs, UCAVs and Airbus aircraft get built. At Brough, the BAE Hawk gets produced and final assembled, flight tests are done at Warton. Overall, Military Air Solution has 14,000 employees spread across eight sites in the United Kingdom.[62]

The Britten-Norman Group is a small company with about 100 employees. It is best known for its design of rugged transport aircraft, such as the Islander,[63] Trislander and Defender 4000. To reduce costs, the company (resident on the Isle of Wight) did not perform manufacture of the airframes, but instead outsourced this to Romania. However, it has now moved production of all aircraft back to Daedalus Airfield and also performs in the European hub for the Cirrus SR20 and SR22 final assembly and delivery.[64]

The Canadian company, Bombardier, employs about 5,000 people in its aerospace division in the UK. It can trace its roots back to Shorts Brothers in Northern Ireland. The company has significant workshares in most Bombardier aircraft with its specialities being fuselages and nacelles.

Cobham plc employs more than 12,000 people in the UK and elsewhere. Its most important products include refuelling equipment and communication systems.

GE Aviation Systems, formerly known as Smiths Aerospace, is a division of General Electric, with about 10,000 employees, half of which work in the UK.

GKN Aerospace is a division of the British company GKN, which employs approximately 5,000 people, mainly in the UK and the USA. In the UK, its most important facility is on the Isle of Wight, where it has a carbon composite centre of excellence. There it designed, and used to produce, the composite wing spar for the Airbus A400M now produced at GKN's New purpose built Western Approach, Bristol site. The company is also known for producing the cell of the Super Lynx and Future Lynx helicopters. It is the former owner of Westland Helicopters.

MBDA is the largest European missile house, owned by BAE Systems (37.5%), EADS (37.5%) and Finmeccanica (25%). It operates across Europe, with main capabilities in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy. In the UK, the main sites are Bristol (software and systems) Lostock (production), Stevenage (R&D and integration) and London (management). Modern missile programmes, of MBDA with a British input, are the AIM-132 ASRAAM, Meteor, Storm Shadow, Rapier, Sea Wolf and Brimstone among others.[65]

QinetiQ was formed from parts of the former Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA). It has close to 12,000 employees and is one of the major players in the British aerospace industry. QinetiQ's main aerospace business relates to satellites, UAVs and reconnaissance systems.

The UK-headquartered Rolls-Royce Group is the world's second-largest maker of aircraft engines (behind General Electric).[66][67] It has over 50,000 employees, of whom about 23,000 are based in the United Kingdom.[32] The company's main UK factories are at Derby and Bristol. In Derby, the three shaft Trent engines get developed and produced. The current line up includes the Trent 700 for the Airbus A330, the Trent 900 for the Airbus A380, the Trent 1000 for the Boeing 787 and the Trent XWB for the Airbus A350 XWB, among others. In Bristol, the company has concentrated its military aerospace business with the British final assembly line for the EJ200 engine for the Eurofighter Typhoon, the only final assembly line for the British-French Adour engine and other programmes, such as significant parts of the workshare, in the international TP400 turboprop engine for the Airbus A400M and the General Electric/Rolls-Royce F136 engine for the F-35 Lightning II. Recently, Bristol has also been confirmed as the centre for the development and testing of the civil RB282 engine, which will, however, be produced in Virginia.[32]

Selex ES is a Leonardo-Finmeccanica company and an international leader in electronic and information technologies for defence systems, aerospace, data, infrastructures, land security and protection and sustainable smart solutions.

The company is an integrated global business with a workforce of approximately 17,000 and total revenues in excess of 3.5 billion. Alongside core operations in Italy and the UK, the company has an established industrial and commercial footprint in the United States, Germany, Turkey, Romania, Brazil, Saudi Arabia and India.

Surrey Satellite Technology is a small satellite development and production company. It has currently has c.600 employees and is the world leader in small satellites.[68] In its 22-year history, it has developed satellites for 27 missions. The two Galileo satellite navigation proofing satellites, GIOVE-A and GIOVE-A2, are two of their better-known satellites. Originally a spin-out company from the University of Surrey, Surrey Satellite Technology is now 99% owned by the Airbus Defence and Space division of Airbus Group.[69]

Thales Group UK has wide-ranging capabilities including avionics, UAVs, simulation capabilities and other things.

Trifibre are Manufacturers of bespoke Flight Cases, protective Cases for the Aerospace Industry.

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