Articles & News on Aerospace

Manufacturing Output: China And US to Lead The Way In Accelerated Global Recovery From COVID-19 Shock

  • by Adrian Lloyd
  • November 30, 2020
  • Feature

As pharmaceuticals companies Pfizer and Moderna give us cause for optimism on the vaccine front, our research shows that earlier estimations of the damage caused to manufacturing output in 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic have seen positive adjustments, and that recovery is therefore going to be faster. So, we have what is potentially good news on two fronts.   

ASME’s International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition to Take Place Nov. 16-19

  • November 16, 2020
  • News

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) hosts its annual International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), the largest interdisciplinary mechanical engineering conference in the world, online Nov. 16-19.

Firefly Aerospace to Automate Composite Rocket Production with Ingersoll Machine Tools

  • November 2, 2020
  • News

Alpha rocket airframes to be produced every fourteen days using large-scale composite parts manufacturing equipment from Ingersoll Machine Tools.

Rolls-Royce announces electronics manufacturing capability at Purdue

  • March 11, 2020
  • News

The first controller has been completed at Rolls-Royce in the Purdue Research Foundation’s Discovery Park District adjacent to the Purdue University campus in West Lafayette, Indiana, and will be installed onto a Rolls-Royce AE 3007H engine, manufactured at the company’s facilities in Indianapolis.

Northrop Grumman Opens Missile Defense Futures Lab in Huntsville

  • August 18, 2021
  • News

Northrop Grumman Corporation recently opened its new Missile Defense Futures Lab (MDFL) in Huntsville. The company’s MDFL is pioneering change with speed and precision to develop, test and field an integrated missile defense system.

Prudent American Technologies Announces Eric Jackson as Business Development Manager, Aerospace

  • August 6, 2021
  • News

Prudent American Technologies, a premier USA-based contract manufacturer of highly engineered injection molded plastics and precision machined products, is pleased to announce the addition of Eric Jackson as business development manager, Aerospace.

Emerson Sponsors Texas Rocket Engineering Laboratory at The University of Texas

  • July 29, 2021
  • News

Emerson’s donation of TESCOM regulators will help students fabricate a record-breaking rocket.

Yokogawa Participates in Lunar Industry Vision Council and Jointly Submits Recommendations to the Government of Japan

  • July 15, 2021
  • News

Yokogawa announces that, as a participant of the Lunar Industry Vision Council, it has worked with other members from government, academia, and industry to formulate a vision for a lunar industry, prepare a number of recommendations, and jointly submit them for the consideration of Inoue Shinji, Japan’s Minister of State for Space Policy.

Microchip is First to Achieve JEDEC Qualification for a Radiation-Tolerant (RT) FPGA in a Plastic Package

  • June 30, 2021
  • News

Low-power RTG4 FPGA offers ‘new space’ system designers the industry’s highest reliability at lowest cost with shortest lead times.

Case Study: MES Solution Helps Aerospace Manufacturer Grow Exponentially

  • May 13, 2021
  • Case Study

Learn how ShopVue's MES solution helped this division of Parker Hannifin Aerospace manage human resources to improve profitability.

FCI Flow Switch Embarks on Out of This World Mission for Spacesuit Experiment Aboard International Space Station

  • March 11, 2021
  • News

In support of NASA’s development of next-generation spacesuit technologies, the reliable, precision Model AS-FS Flow Switch from FCI Aerospace has been inserted into the Spacesuit Water Membrane Evaporator (SWME)--Spacesuit Evaporation Rejection Flight Experiment (SERFE), which was installed last November aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

Engineering is Out of This World

  • February 26, 2021
  • News

Phoenix Contact and students celebrate National Engineers Week with Mars rover simulation project.

ABB Sensor Onboard SpaceX Rocket to Detect Greenhouse Gas Emissions

  • January 25, 2021
  • News

An optical sensor manufactured by ABB was deployed last night with the successful launch of satellite Hugo from GHGSat, the emerging leader in greenhouse gas sensing services in space.

Abaco Wins Major Order to Support Space Force Protected Tactical Satellite Communication Program

  • January 14, 2021
  • News

Abaco Systems, Inc. announces an initial award of a $900k design win, with a lifetime potential win of several million, for ground control interface supporting Space Force’s Protected Tactical Satellite (PTS) Communication Program (SATCOM).