GKN Aerospace has signed a framework agreement with Swedish technology firm Semcon, which will provide advice and assistance to UK-based GKN across a variety of areas. News of the agreement was made ...

Historically, the evolution of aerospace materials processing has been driven by the unyielding quest for lighter, stronger, and more durable materials. From the initial days of wood and fabric in ...

Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, has emerged as a significant innovation in aerospace manufacturing. It enables the creation of intricate parts with remarkable precision and ease. Beyond simply ...

With each passing day, the performance of aerospace systems is increasing significantly. This requires the use of advanced structural and functional materials that possess the required characteristics ...

Aerospace has always been about pushing boundaries, but the way parts are actually made has long stayed rooted in old habits.

Overall trends calling for less weight are posing new challenges for the fasteners used in airplanes, Mars rovers, and lunar landers. Whether fasteners connect carbon composites and metals in wing ...

The defense and aerospace industries need highly reliable leaded parts, but they also want to buy commercial off-the-shelf components. The problem is that most parts suppliers have shifted to ...

Fiber-reinforced composite wing components, commonly stacked with aluminum and titanium, can challenge the machining process, including cutting tool security and final surface quality. Source (All ...

Availability of complex metal components used to produce aerospace turbofans will likely remain constrained through most of this year. That is according to executives at Raytheon Technologies, parent ...