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Hexagon Expands Automated Quality Inspection System for Aerospace

Automation World

The Presto XL system helps aerospace quality professionals accelerate inspection by 50% and reduce hidden manufacturing costs.

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Spacecraft manufacturers use the force

Design World

By Keith Skidmore, Director of Custom Solutions, Sales, Interface When aerospace companies invest billions of dollars to build a spacecraft, they need assurance that their investments are protected.

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Ford Aerospace acquired by SPIROL

Design World

SPIROL has announced that Ford Aerospace Ltd., Ford Aerospace was founded at Tyne Dock in 1910 by Robert Ford, and the family business has most recently been led by the founder’s great-grandson, Chris Ford. based in South Shields, U.K., will be joining the SPIROL group of companies.

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Tips on working with copper in additive manufacturing

Design World

Copper is viewed as a material that will accelerate future aerospace production. For example, the privately funded company Ursa Major delivered a copper-based 3D-printed rocket engine combustion chamber from its additive manufacturing lab in Youngstown, Ohio. However, development […].

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Advanced Traceability: Implementing Reliable, Compliant Tracking in Manufacturing

The rising complexity of today’s complex hardware products, regulatory requirements, and manufacturing processes has introduced an increased risk for companies. For industries like aerospace, defense, and medical device manufacturing, there are huge risks of not proactively capturing every data point.

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Boeing Defence Australia approval to manufacture aerospace components

Manufacturer's Monthly

Image: Boeing Defence Australia Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) has received Military Production Organisation Approval (MPOA) from DASA for the local manufacture of aerospace parts and components. The post Boeing Defence Australia approval to manufacture aerospace components appeared first on Manufacturers' Monthly.

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Multi-metal 3D printer to boost Australia’s aerospace manufacturing

Manufacturer's Monthly

Image: Nick Rains/CSIRO The commissioning of a new multi metal 3D printer in Melbourne as part of the iLAuNCH Trailblazer initiative is set to make space missions more affordable and efficient by creating lighter, faster and more robust aerospace components. and weight reduction of 31 per cent with ASCO, a Belgian aerospace company.

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