Tag Archives: aerospace

RPI UK has installed two integrated rotor measurement and assembly platforms (iMAPs) at Delta Airlines; the Rolls-Royce approved MRO facility. RPI is the world’s leading specialist developer and manufacturer of precision positioning devices for high accuracy rotary and angular inspection systems. The Atlanta-based Delta Airlines facility carry out maintenance, repair …

The UK aerospace industry has grown its R&D spending by more than any other sector, the latest ONS data has revealed. Aerospace businesses increased their spending on research and development by £210m, according to the latest statistics for 2018 released last week. This was a rise of 14%, taking total …

The Manufacturing Technology Centre‘s new innovation and knowledge hub for metal additive manufacturing, has been launched to industry at an event at the MTC’s Coventry campus. In a significant advance for the UK, the new hub aims to lead research, development and collaboration on metal additive manufacturing, developing and testing …

TÜV SÜD has launched its new fluid susceptibility test service, to help aerospace manufacturers determine whether materials used in equipment can tolerate the damaging effects of fluid contaminants. TÜV SÜD’s new fluid susceptibility test service will rigorously test aviation components to ensure they comply with the requirements of aerospace and defence standards. This includes commercial avionics standard RTCA DO-160 (Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for …

Trescal will present a variety of new developments at the International Paris Air Show, the world’s largest aerospace event. The recent acquisitions of Sfint and Acteam have expanded the group’s service offering. Sfint specialises in temperature measurement and offers a comprehensive range of temperature sensor calibration, on-site inspection and thermal installation …

The Coventry-based Manufacturing Technology Centre is playing a major role in a ground-breaking project to develop the world’s first unmanned variable buoyancy-powered ultra-long endurance aircraft. The autonomously-controlled Phoenix aircraft has undergone successful test flights and has the potential to take the lead in the world development of pseudo-satellites. Pseudo-satellites are …

A family owned precision engineering company in Coventry has achieved a 10 per cent increase in its forward order book and has made double-digit productivity gains with the help of experts from the Manufacturing Technology Centre. An SME team from the MTC’s Manufacturing Support Services operation worked with managers and …

Titan Enterprises recently supplied a set of aerospace flow meters with associated electronics to a leading aerospace company. The objective was to meter the oil consumption of a jet engine to an accuracy, better than ±0.5 per cent. The jet engine flow meters were calibrated using the actual fluid used …

Britain’s world-leading aerospace industry risks losing investment and will face supply chain problems if the government fails to negotiate a Brexit deal which maintains the current strategic relationship with the European Union, according to a new report from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. The UK aerospace industry generated £35 billion …

Business Secretary Greg Clark has announced new support for the UK’s leading aerospace sector and the next generation of transport to tackle ground congestion and pollution in towns and cities. The deal will develop ‘Future Flight’ – including electric planes with vertical take-off capability, goods and service drones, to autonomous …