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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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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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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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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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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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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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

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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.

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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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Fluid Mechanics is the logical investigation of themechanical propertiesof gasses and fluids. Fluid Mechanics can be partitioned into liquid statics, the investigation of liquids very still; and liquid motion, the investigation of the impact of powers on smooth movement. It incorporates these sub tracks Fluid-strong mechanics, Knots and connects inliquid mechanics, Stress and strain in liquid mechanics, Thermo liquid mechanics, Computational liquid progress and Fluid elements.

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It is the utilization of thelife sciences, physical sciences, arithmetic and building standards to characterize and tackle issues in science, solution, medicinal services and different fields. It incorporates Biomaterial and nano innovation, Bio-medicinal miniaturized scale gadgets, Micro building,Biomedical designingand Development of biomechanics for human life structures.

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Mechanics is a subdivision of physics (specifically classical mechanics) concerned with the study of forces and torques and their outcome on motion, as divergent tokinematics, which studies the motion of objects without reference to its causes. It includes Solid mechanics, Dynamism and wave transmission in solids, Advanced acoustics,Astrodynamicsand Air traffic controller systems.

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It defines the interchange ofthermal energy, between material systems depending on the heat and mass by disintegrating heat. The essential modes of heat transfer are transference or diffusion,convectionand radiation. It includes Nuclear energy, Heat transfer in fire and ignition and Heat transfer in automated equipment.

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U.S. machinery industries had total domestic and foreign sales of $413.7 billion in 2011. The United States is the worlds largest market for machinery, as well as the third largest supplier. American manufacturers held a 58.5 percent share of the U.S. domestic market. More than 1.3 million Americans were employed directly in manufacturing machinery and equipment in August 2013. These jobs are almost entirely in high-skill, well-compensated professions and trades. Machinery manufacturing also supports the jobs of hundreds of thousands of Americans in a variety of other manufacturing and service industries.

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Faculty and students in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace carry out research in diverse areas such as smart materials, complex dynamical systems, biomimetics, nanomaterials, energy systems, fire propagation, and bio-fluid mechanics.

The main research in the department in carried out through seven laboratories:

The labs concentrate on research related to the development, deployment, and utilization of advanced biomimetic smart systems and materials, and electromechanical systems.

Our programs offer students diverse and multidimensional education that addresses fundamental understanding of the underlying mathematics, sciences, and engineering; design methodologies; use of modern simulation and design tools; and extensive laboratories for undergraduate and graduate instruction and research.

Our mission is to prepare students for careers in mechanical and related engineering disciplines for professional development, life-long learning, and contributions to society.

We seek to add value to our students career potential by placing an emphasis on (a) understanding the physical world through project, tools, and practice; and (b) providing the foundation tools for innovation, invention and entrepreneurship.

The department offers BS, MS, and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering. It also offers an Minor in Aerospace Engineering and an Interdisciplinary Minor in Nuclear science and Engineering.

Mechanical engineering is a dynamic and continually evolving profession and the most diverse among all engineering disciplines. Mechanical engineers develop the physical systems and devices that modern society needs or wants, from automobiles to air conditioning, robots to power plants, people movers to artificial limbs and rocket engines to communications satellites.

Mechanical engineering also has a long tradition of leadership in helping to develop the natural environment by breaking new ground in such areas as resource conservation, improved efficiency of energy-consuming devices, development of codes for a safer technological environment, new energy sources and the like.

Undergraduate and graduate programs in mechanical engineering are designed primarily to develop talents in such areas as design of components, fluid and thermal systems, controls and robotic systems and computer-integrated mechanical and electromechanical systems. However, many graduating students eventually apply their training to the additional diversified fields of computer engineering, nanotechnology, software development, financial engineering, bioengineering, manufacturing, astronautics, systems engineering and corporate management and law. As students mature and realize their abilities, their professional lives may center on engineering research, government, business or education.

The history of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department can be traced to 1899 when Polytechnic established its original Mechanical Engineering Department. In 1931, it began offering its first classes in aeronautical engineering: Airplane Designs and Aerodynamics, and Airplane Structures. And in 1941 began granting masters degrees in aerospace engineering.

The Institute offers a double-degree option in Mechanical Engineering from the Sapienza University of Rome and the NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Students complying with the degree requirements of both institutions will be granted a double degree.

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The Institute offers a double-degree option in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Dynamic Systems and Control or Manufacturing Engineering from the Polytechnic of Bari and the NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Students complying with the degree requirements of both institutions will be granted a double degree.

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Huntsville, AL 2/18/13 Alabama Aerospace today announced that it has received a 2012 Boeing Performance Excellence Award. The Boeing Company issues the award annually to recognize suppliers who have achieved superior performance. Alabama Aerospace maintained a Gold composite performance rating for each month of the 12-month performance period, from Oct. 1, 2011, to Sept. 30, 2012.

This year, Boeing recognized 594 suppliers who achieved either a Gold or Silver level Boeing Performance Excellence Award. Alabama Aerospace is one of only 153 suppliers to receive the Gold level of recognition.

We are extremely honored to receive this award from Boeing for 100% quality and on-time delivery. This is a testament to the hard work and dedication displayed by our employees. Receiving this award reinforces our commitment to quality, service, and continuous improvement.

Since 1995 Alabama Aerospace supplies mil-spec and commercial hardware along with electromechanical hardware to Boeing and the aerospace and defense community. Alabama Aerospace is an ISO9001:2008 and AS9120 certified company.

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For more information on the Boeing Performance Excellence Award, visit http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/doingbiz/supplier_portal/bpea.html

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Alabama's diversified aerospace industry spans from Mobile on the Gulf Coast to Huntsville in the north. A whos who of marquee industry names among the 300 aerospace and defense companies in Alabama include: Airbus, Sikorsky, Lockheed Martin, Bell Helicopter, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, GE Aviation, Airbus Military, GKN, General Dynamics, BAE Systems, Goodrich, Teledyne Brown, Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon.

Huntsville has been an aerospace hub for decades, with 44,000 currently employed in the aerospace/defense industry, housing the highest number of engineers per capita in the United States. Farther south in Montgomery, Maxwell Air Force Base and its Gunter Annex employ more than 12,500 military and civilian personnel with an estimated economic impact of more than $1.5 billion. At Fort Rucker in southeast Alabama between Ozark and Daleville, the worlds largest helicopter training installation can be found.

Brookley Aeroplex in Mobile has developed into an aerospace cluster including ST Aerospace, Airbus Engineering Center and AVIC International (formerly Continental Motors).

On June 2, 2012, the statewide aerospace industry was solidified when Airbus chose Brookley as the site to build its first aircraft assembly plant in the United States, which has firmly put Alabama on the international map for aerospace and aviation.

Airbus

A ceremony in April 2013 marked the beginning of construction for the $600 million Airbus facility in Mobile, with aircraft assembly scheduled to begin in 2015 and the first delivery targeted for 2016. The European plane manufacturer, a unit of European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. (EADS), will build the popular A320 single-aisle, twin-engine family of aircraft. Airbus had booked nearly 2,700 orders for new engine option aircraft as of July 2014, comprising an important percentage of the more than 10,300 overall orders logged by Airbus for the entire A320 family. The plant is expected to create up to 1,000 permanent jobs and nearly 3,200 construction jobs.

ST Aerospace

Brookley also houses ST Aerospace, which is able to accommodate nine wide-body and 10 narrow-body airliners at the same time beneath 600,000 square feet of hangar space.

ST Aerospace modifies, refurbishes and repairs an array of planes, from the old-but-reliable workhorse DC-9 to the Airbus family of airliners A310, A320; A330 to the wide-bodied A340, Boeings 747, 767, 777 and the DC10, MD10 and MD11.

Lockheed Martin

In the southeast Alabama town of Troy, Lockheed Martin manufactures, assembles and tests many of its missile programs on a 3,800-acre facility. The plant has 340,000 square feet of manufacturing space and 315 employees supporting multiple production and engineering development for the Javelin; Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM); and the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor missile. The facility previously assembled the Longbow, PAC-2, AGM-142, Predator and Short Range Assault Weapon (SRAW) missiles.

United Launch Alliance (ULA)

Located in Decatur, near Huntsville, United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and the Boeing Company that builds the Atlas and Delta rocket launch vehicles. ULA brings together two of the launch industrys most experienced and successful teams to provide reliable, cost-efficient space launch services for the Department of Defense, NASA, the National Reconnaissance Office and commercial customers. In addition, ULA continues to work with NASA to prepare the Atlas V vehicle for future human spaceflight.

Fort Rucker

The worlds largest helicopter training installation is in southeast Alabama between Ozark and Daleville at Fort Rucker, employing over 8,000 military and civilian personnel. The United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence is a 63,000-acre facility that has trained military, civilian and international personnel in aviation-related and leadership skills since 1955.

Fort Rucker is comprised of the Garrison Command and the following U.S. Army functions: Aviation Center and School, Safety Center, Warrant Officer Career College, Aviation Technical Test Center, Air Traffic Services Command, Aeromedical Research Laboratory, Aeromedical Center and other resident organizations focused on Army Aviation.

A unique partnership between Fort Rucker and Computer Sciences Corporation is the Flight School XXI program featuring 48 flight simulators depicting battlefield and go to war conditions for helicopter flight training.

Redstone Aresenal

Redstone traces its beginnings as a chemical ammunition production facility during World War II and has since been the focal point of the Army's rocket and missile programs. Dr. Wernher von Braun and his team of German rocket experts developed the Redstone Rocket, the first U.S. operational ballistic missile, at Redstone Arsenal, setting the stage for creation of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. Saturn V engines were also built there and tested for the Apollo moon landing program.

Redstone's 38,000 acres adjacent to Huntsville are home to over 35,000 employees working for 60 federal organizations and contractor operations, including: U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC), U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC), Marshall Space Flight Center (MSCF), the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM), two Program Executive Offices (PEOs), and Defense Intelligence Agency.

Marshall Space Flight Center

Headquartered on 1,800 acres at Redstone Arsenal, Marshall employs over 6,000 civil service and contract workers with an annual budget of $2.2 billion engaged in the following: Payload Operations Center for the International Space Station, Propulsion Research Laboratory, Space Optics Manufacturing Technology Center, Chandra X-ray Observatory and Engineering Directorate (research and development for all Marshall engineering functions). Marshall Space Flight Center generated a statewide economic impact of $2.8 billion in 2010. Defense Department contracts the same year topped the $8 billion mark across the state.

Marshalls focus is on: propulsion/transportation systems; research and development of new propulsion technologies; living/working in space (International Space Station systems for air and water and around-the-clock ISS science command post from Marshall's Payload Operations Center); understanding the world and beyond (large space telescopes, weather observations and forecasting).

Maxwell Air Force Base

Site of the nations first civilian flying school founded by Orville and Wilbur Wright, Maxwell Air Force Base and its Gunter Annex employ more than 12,500 military and civilian personnel on more than 4,150 acres with an estimated annual economic impact of more than $2.6 billion. Maxwell is home to Air University, the intellectual and leadership center of the Air Force, and the Air Force Reserve Commands 908th Airlift Wing featuring the C-130. Gunter houses enlisted noncommissioned officer academies, the Air Force Program Executive Office for Business and Enterprise Systems and provides support for Air Force computer systems.

Alabamas major universities offer numerous engineering degrees including: aerospace, aeronautical and astronautical/space, mechanical, and materials. In 2011, 1,081 students graduated in aerospace, materials, mechanical, industrial, and electrical engineering at Alabamas four-year institutions.

Institutions with aerospace cirriculums include:

Alabama Aviation Training Center

The Alabama Aviation Center (AAC), a unit of Enterprise State Community College, is Alabamas only comprehensive aviation maintenance training program for airframe and power plant (A&P) and avionics. Programs include Airframe Technology, Powerplant Technology, and General Aviation.

The main campus is near Ft. Rucker in Ozark, with satellite campuses at Brookley Aeroplex in Mobile, Albertville, Andalusia, and Decatur.

Updated: July 28, 2014

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Welcome to Alabama Aerospace Manufacturing, LLC

Alabama Aerospace Manufacturing, LLC was founded in 2010 to provide the aerospace industry with quality, cost-efficient detail components and assemblies.

With the current fiscal challenges in the military as well as in the commercial and general aviation sectors, the aerospace industry is looking to reduce costs to help save programs, continue growth and stay profitable. With the Primes moving fabrication, processing, and even some assembly capabilities out-of-house over the last 20 years, they more and more look to the supply base to achieve these cost reductions by consolidating work to reliable, cost efficient, suppliers. However, many of the suppliers in the industry have either gone out of business or have been bought by larger companies, thereby increasing overhead costs.

As a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Alabama Aerospace Manufacturing believes it is well-positioned to help companies achieve these cost reduction goals for the following reasons:

The southeastern U.S. is seeing significant growth in the aerospace industry due to these factors, and AAM is committed to becoming the Supplier of Choice to our customers as well as the Employer of Choice for the local workforce. Alabama Aerospace Manufacturing will consistently deliver quality products to our customers that meet or exceed their expectations. Our teams goal is to deliver quality products on time, every time.

We ask you to look over our capabilities and give us an opportunity to meet your requirements. Please contact us and let us know how we can help you.

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Canada's aerospace industry is vibrant, innovative and complex, with a rich history and elite reputation on a global stage. NRC Aerospace supports this important industry with facilities, expertise and industry foresight that result in a constant stream of fresh ideas, new technologies, and the development and demonstration of products and processes that target the market challenges faced by the Canadian and global aeronautics and space sectors.

NRC Aerospace conducts research and technology development (R&TD) across the full spectrum of issues related to the design, manufacture, qualification, performance, use and maintenance of air and space vehicles. This work covers all of the major concerns in aerospacecost, weight, safety, and most recently, environmental footprint.

The development and delivery of demonstrated technologies into the aerospace market can best be achieved by combining expertise and resources, and maximizing opportunities for Canadian companies at all levels of the supply chain. In this respect, NRC Aerospace plays a critical role in supporting its collaborators bridge the gap between innovation and commercialization and facilitating the introduction of new technologies into both civilian and military markets.

We are here to assist you in providing technology solutions for the following market segments:

NRC Aerospace focuses on advancing aerospace research and technology developments in the core areas of aerodynamics, flight research, gas turbines, structures and materials, and manufacturing. We offer a number of research and technical services that include fee-for-service testing, calibration and consulting support. We also develop and transfer technologies through consortia, collaborative research agreements and licensing arrangements, tailoring business opportunities to the needs of individual clients and licensees.

In the midst of profound changes to the structure of the global aerospace supply chain and a worldwide race to design and manufacture the next generation of aircraft, NRC Aerospace offers many strategic advantages to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), Tier 1 suppliers, small and medium-sized enterprises as well as other government departments, universities and research and technology organizations.

We know that a critical enabler for the commercialization of new technologies includes the much needed technology demonstration platforms and facilities to bridge the "valley of death" the gap in technology readiness that exists between universities and industry. To that end, we offer our clients unique opportunities to participate in large-scale technology demonstration projects, creating important links between players across the Canadian supply chain and ensuring that Canadian companies remain competitive as the industry transitions from current aircraft into radically new aircraft platforms.

NRC Aerospace is home to critical infrastructure that allows us to support a diverse client base with services in various aeronautical fields. We oversee a fleet of fixed and rotary wing research aircraft, materials performance evaluation tools and first-class aerospace manufacturing equipment. We offer technical and advisory services in the following areas:

NRC Aerospace maintains national research and technology development facilities in Ottawa, Montreal and Thompson, Manitoba. These facilities are an important component of Canada's engineering infrastructure and include a state-of-the-art manufacturing centre; six wind tunnels; engine test cells with various customizable capabilities; and, the Global Aerospace Centre for Icing and Environmental Research (glacier), a specialized 9-metre-diameter outdoor test facility that sprays super-cooled water mist into the world's largest aircraft turbines.

NRC Aerospace exclusively owns a number of software programs, processes and technologies that are available for licensing under conditions tailored for each licensee. To discuss licensing opportunities that fit your specific needs, please contact one of our business experts today. Below is a sample list of the current licensing opportunities we offer:

NRC Aerospace has a long history of conducting research, performing technical services and developing technology solutions to support the Canadian aerospace industry. Our national facilities provide cost-effective platforms to test, de-risk, validate and demonstrate new technologies while our industry connections help ensure that Canadian companies remain competitive in a global market.

Our clients come from all over the world to tap into our extensive pool of highly sought after and specialized staff that includes technical experts, researchers, test pilots, atmospheric scientists, aerodynamicists, structural dynamicists, physicists, metallurgists, software designers, instrumentation and signal analysis specialists, icing experts, programmers, and engineers in the fields of aerospace, airworthiness, chemistry, structures, materials, systems, manufacturing automation and human factors.

We operate within a multidisciplinary organization that can link aerospace activities to other key sectors including construction, surface transportation, energy, agriculture, and security and disruptive technologies, to name a few. The broad spectrum of disciplines across NRC can help move technologies forward, and the exchange of ideas between areas of research within the same organization allows for rapid technological advancements in new and exciting sectors.

Our world-class research infrastructure and unique expertise combined with competitive rates, customizable service options and high ethical standards make us the ideal partner to support your vision with innovative services and solutions.

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