Tag: aerospace

Bombardier Aerospace relies on Apriso

Apriso, a leading provider of manufacturing software solutions, announced Bombardier Aerospace will expand its agreement with Apriso by standardizing on Apriso’s FlexNet as their enterprise solution for Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM).

Boeing funds Dalhousie project for aerospace

The Boeing Company is making an investment in Dalhousie University to support research and development projects that will strengthen the aerospace industry’s potential and competitiveness in Canada and across the globe.

Pursall to retire from Electralloy

Peter Pursall will retire from Electralloy effective 30 April 2011. Upon his retirement, Electralloy will begin a strategic restructuring of their sales and customer service efforts in Eastern Canada. The restructuring will address growing markets in Eastern Canada for Aerospace, Nuclear, Oil and Gas, Forging, Foundry and Steel Service Center applications. Electralloy’s Eastern Canadian customers will be serviced by Kathy Shumsky, Manager of Forged Products

US Steel inks deal with Lambda

US Steel Corporation’s tubular products subsidiary, US Steel Tubular Products Inc, has entered into an agreement with Surface Enhancement Technologies, part of Lambda Technologies Group, to improve the quality of its tubular steel products. As per the agreement, US Steel has received an exclusive permit by SET to use its patented low plasticity burnishing technology

Boeing strike affects titanium industry

Due to the fact that the aerospace industry accounts for 45% to 50% of global titanium consumption, the Boeing Co. machinists' strike, on top of an 18-month delay in shipping the 787 Dreamliner to airlines, could hurt titanium producers' profits and depress demand for the metal.

Drilling holes in stainless components

Delcam's Power Solution CADCAM software has been selected by the Winbro Group for its new five-axis laser machining process, Lasemill.

Small Head, Big Performance

Orbimatic GmbH has launched the Orbiweld S series of weld heads with quick fit 'Snap In' collet system.

Corus aerospace price increase

Corus Engineering Steels has announced it will increase prices across its full range of carbon, alloy and stainless products for aerospace applications by a minimum of 5%, effective on all new orders.

EPMA assembly

The European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) held its 15th General Assembly and Management Seminar at Dunchurch Park, Rugby, UK, on 13–14 May.

Titanium for Airbus

Kobe Steel Ltd will begun supplying titanium for use in Rolls-Royce's Trent 900 aircraft engine, developed for the Airbus A380.