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Top Aerospace OEMs Taking Action to Prevent Unapproved Parts From Entering Supply Chain
The Aviation Supply Chain Integrity Coalition released its report recommending specific actions the aerospace industry should take to help prevent...
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Enhancing SRE Security in Aerospace and Defense with Zero-Knowledge Proofs
Zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) are paving the way for a new age of digital security in site reliability engineering (SRE) in the aerospace and defense industries. This...
Technology Report Imaging
Coherix’s Laser-Based Computer-Vision Improves Electronics Manufacturing
An industry-first 3D laser-based, computer-vision system can monitor and control the application of adhesive beads as tiny in width as two human hairs. This unique...
INSIDER Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Anduril Takes Software-Defined Approach to Hyperscale Defense Manufacturing
Anduril, the California-based defense autonomous systems startup, published a 32-page report on its new software-defined approach to defense manufacturing...
Articles Sensors/Data Acquisition
The Impact of Fast Charging on the EV Charging Chain
With fast charging becoming more common, precise and reliable temperature sensing across the charging chain will remain critical even as battery technologies evolve. Read on to learn why.
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
Army's New Artillery Projectile Metal Parts Facility Begins Operations in Texas
The Army has inaugurated a new modular metal parts facility in Mesquite, Texas, the Pentagon announced Thursday, May 30, 2024.
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
Boeing Adopts New Airplane Manufacturing Quality and Safety Metrics
Boeing has published a new 11-page summary of actions being implemented to prevent airplane manufacturing quality and safety issues such as those that led to the in-flight...
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Aerospace Production: Overcoming Challenges in Composite Machining
Composite materials play an important role in aerospace manufacturing. The light weight, durability and ability to create complex shapes from molds make these materials ideal for frames and structural components that enable lighter, more fuel-efficient aircraft.
INSIDER AR/AI
OPINION: How Artificial Intelligence Eliminates Risk from Aerospace and Defense Quality Teams
The complexity of aerospace and defense (A&D) supply chains has outstripped the capabilities of human processing.
Articles Energy
Enabling Ambitious Battery Production at Scale
The battery industry is forecasted to grow tenfold by the end of the decade. This growth is driven by increasing demand for Li-ion cell batteries, predominantly for electrified transportation and energy storage.
Editorial Design
The Ford We Didn’t Know
Ford CEO Jim Farley exposed significant product-development lapses during his company’s fourth-quarter-2022 earnings call on February 2. Ford’s 4Q profit performance was no-excuses dismal. Its causes, he...
Products Aerospace
New Products
Data recorders, conduction-cooled chassis, robot chargers, and more.
Articles Software
Mapping Performance Variations to See How Lithium-Metal Batteries Fail
Brookhaven National Laboratory scientists have identified the primary cause of failure in a state-of-the-art lithium-metal battery.
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Reimagining Automated Test During a Pandemic
COVID-19 has challenged test and measurement companies that supply the aerospace & defense sector.
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Software Enables New-Age, Flexible Test Solution for Analog and Digital Radios
Radios are a staple of naval operations but their standards must change to keep up with the times.
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
Flexible Manufacturing Cell Increases Efficiencies, Component Readiness
A flexible manufacturing cell (FMC) currently under development is projected to save Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) approximately $2.5 million annually in...
Articles Test & Measurement
Open System Software for Critical Applications
Make sure that you have a fully integrated, automated approach to test and requirements traceability.
Application Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
5-Axis Machining Center
Honeycutt Manufacturing made a major investment in a 5-axis universal machining center.
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Dispensable Gels vs Gap Filler Pads
Learn the distinct pros and cons of the two thermal interface materials.
INSIDER Aerospace
Machine Learning Makes Light Work of AM Aerospace Alloys
Project MEDAL: Machine Learning for Additive Manufacturing Experimental Design is being led by Intellegens, a University of Cambridge spin-out specializing in artificial...
Application Briefs Mechanical & Fluid Systems
3D-Printing Powders
A new partnership is intended to create a closed loop supply chain, where certified scrap material is turned into powder.
News Automotive
New Magna Seat Puts Connectivity in the Second Row
New automated seating system improves passenger ingress and egress.
Products Data Acquisition
New Products
Network analyzers, FPGAs, mobile surface measurement, and more.
Application Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
Laser Wire Additive Manufacturing System
ADDere printing not only a rocket combustion chamber and nozzle, but seamlessly merged them into one full size rocket thrust chamber assembly.
Articles Test & Measurement
Scaling Low-Cost Carbon Fiber Production with Oxidation Technology
Few materials used in manufacturing today are as versatile and desirable in performance applications as carbon fiber.
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
How to Install Coiled Spring Pins
See why coiled spring pins are being used extensively throughout the aerospace industry.
Articles Test & Measurement
Ruggedizing Coaxial and Fiber Optic Cable Assemblies from Mechanical Strain
Learn how to protect critical conductors, dielectric, and optical fibers from deforming, cracking, or unraveling
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
Toyota Improves ‘Little Things’ to Refine 2020 Highlander Manufacturing
Manufacturing the fourth generation of Toyota’s Highlander crossover unfolds in the 4.5 million sq-ft2 Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana (TTMI) plant in...
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Marking Aircraft Components
Although marking adds no intrinsic value to a component, it is central to the smooth operation of the industry.
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Boeing to End 767 Production, Reduce Workforce Amid Ongoing Union Strike
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Army Receives New Robot Combat Vehicle Prototypes
INSIDERMechanical & Fluid Systems
Army Evaluates 3D Printing for Bradley Fighting Vehicle's Transmission Mount
INSIDERManufacturing & Prototyping
Army Seeks to Expand 3D Printing to the Tactical Edge
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Germany's New Military Surveillance Jet Completes First Flight
ArticlesMechanical & Fluid Systems
Cummins New X15 Engine Meets Upcoming Regs While Boosting Efficiency
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The Inside Story on Space Grade Silicones
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The Rise of Software-Defined Commercial Vehicles
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Avoiding Risk Analysis Pitfalls: Implementing Linked DFMEA, HARA,...
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A Quick Guide to Multi-Axis Simulation and Component Testing
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Best Practices for Developing Safe and Secure Modular Software
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Maximize Asset Availability in the Aerospace and Defense Industry