Success in aerospace machining requires more than the ability to hold tight tolerances in difficult materials. It also requires the ability to prove that you did so in compliance with a pile of specific guidelines, with reports that likewise must follow a specific format.
Every manufacturing process has its limitations whether it is traditional casting or direct 3D metal printing.
Aerospace manufacturing has influenced our world in innumerable ways, including employment and the global economy.
Since additive manufacturing’s inception in the 1980s, it has become more and more entrenched in the world of manufacturing.
The U.S. Navy has awarded AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corp. (Leonardo) a contract for $176.5 million to produce 32 TH-73A (manufacturer’s designation TH-119) helicopters in support of the Advanced Helicopter Training System (AHTS) program.
Change is one of the biggest constants in today’s digital environment.
A modern airplane’s fuselage is made from multiple sheets of different composite materials that must be wheeled into warehouse-sized ovens where the layers fuse together to form a resilient, aerodynamic shell.
With the wealth of information we have access to online today, and the ability we have to make online connections, you might wonder why anyone in the aerospace and defense field would still need, or want, to go to a manufacturing conference.
As a member or prospective member of the aerospace and defense community, you’ve likely been to an aerospace conference or trade show.
Author Alex Huckstepp, Vice President of Business Development at Digital Alloys, spoke at AeroDef 2019 in a conference session.