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Nanoparticle Electric Propulsion Rocket Thrusters Show Great Promise for Spacecraft

A University of Michigan professor is developing an electric rocket thruster, NanoFET, that uses nanoparticle electric propulsion and enables spacecraft to travel faster and with less propellant than previous technology allowed.

21 Oct 2009

Automation Upgrade Returns Aerospace Gear Hobber to Reliable Production

Automation upgrade specialists MasterControls Inc. and Southern Technical Services have jointly retrofitted a Gleason 782 gear hobber with a new CNC control system from NUM. The machine is used by a large aerospace components manufacturer in Chihuahua, Mexico, to produce spur, helical and crown gears with complex profiles. Prior to the retrofit, the machine's control system had become increasingly unreliable, resulting in high maintenance overhead and unacceptable downtime.

20 Oct 2009

Timken Expand Offerings for the Aerospace Industry

The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR) has been steadily expanding its aerospace business over the past decade, servicing more than 30,000 main engines, gearboxes, and APUs, on 70 different platforms every year. Key recent expan...

From The Timken Co. 20 Oct 2009

Goodrich to Develop Next Generation Lean Burn Nozzles for Rolls Royce

Goodrich Corporation (NYSE: GR) has signed a research agreement with Rolls-Royce to develop the next generation of fuel nozzles for "lean burn" combustion technology systems, which would be used on future envir...

16 Oct 2009

Renishaw Release New Ballbar System

Renishaw has announced the launch of a successor to its well established QC10 ballbar system; a tool adopted worldwide for the assessment of machine tool positioning and servo control performance.

From Renishaw plc - Spectroscopy 14 Oct 2009

Unison Supplies Another Electric Tube Bending Machine to Boeing

Unison has supplied a second all-electric tube bending machine to Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. The order for the machine came just two years after Unison delivered the first system.

14 Oct 2009

New range of Low Cost Polystyrene Reagent Reservoirs from Porvair Sciences

Porvair Sciences Ltd. has announced a new range of low cost, disposable polystyrene reagent reservoirs. Optional lids help prevent reagent contamination and spillage as well as enabling reservoirs to be simply stacked economising on use of valuable bench space.

From Porvair Filtration Group 13 Oct 2009

GKN Aerospace Purchase Industrial Microwave for Processing of Composites

GKN Aerospace is purchasing its first industrial standard microwave oven - becoming one of only a few industrial organisations worldwide to own a machine for its own research use. Phil Grainger, Senior Technical Dire...

13 Oct 2009

Composite Technology Research of Malaysia Receives Goodrich Award

Goodrich Corporation (NYSE: GR) has chosen Composite Technology Research of Malaysia (CTRM) as a recipient of the Goodrich Strategic Supplier Award, which recognizes excellence in the supply chain. CTRM received the awar...

12 Oct 2009

Lamborghini Lab Tests Safety of Composites for Automotive and Aerospace Applications

A partnership between the University of Washington and the Italian sports-car company Automobili Lamborghini has been formalized, and the presidents of both organizations today attended the naming ceremony of the UW'...

8 Oct 2009

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Aerospace Materials News

Nanoparticle Electric Propulsion Rocket Thrusters Show Great Promise for Spacecraft

Automation Upgrade Returns Aerospace Gear Hobber to Reliable Production

Timken Expand Offerings for the Aerospace Industry

Goodrich to Develop Next Generation Lean Burn Nozzles for Rolls Royce

Renishaw Release New Ballbar System

Unison Supplies Another Electric Tube Bending Machine to Boeing

New range of Low Cost Polystyrene Reagent Reservoirs from Porvair Sciences

GKN Aerospace Purchase Industrial Microwave for Processing of Composites

Composite Technology Research of Malaysia Receives Goodrich Award

Lamborghini Lab Tests Safety of Composites for Automotive and Aerospace Applications

Insights into the Role of Benchtop NMR in Biofluid Analysis with Philippe Wilson

Particle Size Analysis: Focus on the Essentials with the New Camsizer S1

The Inaugural STEM Marketing Awards – An Interview with Alexandra Balazs, Managing Director at Prolific North

High-Resolution Industrial X-Ray CT Scanner

The TABER V-5 Stiffness Tester

The PinAAcle 900 Spectrometer Series: Cutting-Edge Precision for Atomic Absorption

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What are the Manufacturing Applications of Plasma?

Advancing Manufacturing: The Impact of Photonics Technology

How to Optimize Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling with Handheld XRF

The Versatility of Non-Contacting Seals in Aerospace

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Aerospace Materials News

Insights into the Role of Benchtop NMR in Biofluid Analysis with Philippe Wilson

Particle Size Analysis: Focus on the Essentials with the New Camsizer S1

The Inaugural STEM Marketing Awards – An Interview with Alexandra Balazs, Managing Director at Prolific North

1New Material Removes Toxic Metals from Water

2AI-Powered Catalyst Design for Efficient Hydrogen Generation, Carbon Capture, and Energy Storage

3Revealing the Underlying Mechanism of Battery Self-Discharge

4Novel Binder Improves Ion Diffusion in Sodium-Ion Batteries

5Active Lamb Wave Energy Analysis of Debonding Defects in Polymer-Rubber Structures

6Improving Battery Lifespan and Safety with Environmentally Friendly Binder

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