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SpaceX Announces Major Layoffs

January 22, 2019

HAWTHORNE, CA—Citing fewer planned launches in 2019, SpaceX says it will layoff roughly 10 percent of its workforce. Those to be cut include production managers, avionics technicians, machinists, inventory specialists and propulsion technicians.


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Tape for Wire Harnesses

Tape for Wire Harnesses

Tapes are a cost-effective method for protecting and bundling wire harnesses
Zoe Leduc
January 15, 2019

In a single year, millions of cars are manufactured worldwide. While the styles, parts and features may vary, every vehicle requires a wire harness. The harness connects the wiring throughout the vehicle, powering everything from power steering and headlights to in-dash displays and heated seats.


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New Aircraft Flies With No Moving Parts

Austin Weber
Austin Weber
January 11, 2019
Ever since the Wright Brothers first took to the sky 115 years ago, powered flight has depended on propellers and other components. But, a team of aerospace engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a silent, lightweight aircraft with no moving parts.
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Hot Upset Riveting

Hot Upset Riveting

Hot upset riveting combines electrical current with pressure and time to compress and expand a boss or rivet to a desired diameter and shape
Jacob Sponsler
January 7, 2019
Hot upset riveting is a permanent forming and fastening process that uses precision heat and pressure to form hardened workpieces. This process achieves maximum hole-fill, creating a robust joint. Depending on the part requirements, the result can be a fixed or movable joint assembly.
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Airbus Confirms A220 Orders With JetBlue and Moxy

January 7, 2019

MOBILE, AL—Airbus has firmed up orders for 120 A220 aircraft, including 60 for JetBlue and 60 for JetBlue founder David Neeleman's new airline called Moxy. Airbus will produce the planes at a new plant here, with construction beginning this month.


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Strata to use Robots to Create Aircraft Components

January 7, 2019

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates—Strata Manufacturing has entered into an agreement with UAE-based DGWorld (Digi Robotics Technologies) to implement a robotics system in its manufacturing processes, the company announced on Sunday. The agreement will enable Strata, a wholly owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala, to automate the company’s operations assembly unit, including drilling, reaming and countersinking of aircraft components.


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How Ford's Willow Run Assembly Plant Helped Win World War II

How Ford's Willow Run Assembly Plant Helped Win World War II

The Willow Run bomber plant made aviation, industrial and social history—along with new B-24s by the hour.
Tim Trainor
January 3, 2019
President Roosevelt stunned millions of listeners when he announced during a May 26, 1940, fireside chat that government must "harness the efficient machinery of America's manufacturers" to produce 50,000 combat aircraft over the next 12 months to confront the "approaching storm" of global war.
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SpaceX Mars Spaceship Could Launch by March

December 24, 2018

BOCA CHICA, TX—Last Saturday SpaceX CEO Elon Musk revealed that construction of a prototype for a Mars spaceship, called Starship, is now underway, and that the first round of its experimental launches may be completed by early spring.


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New Carbon Fiber Material Is Self-Sensing

New Carbon Fiber Material Is Self-Sensing

December 19, 2018
Engineers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) recently developed carbon-fiber composites that can monitor their own structural health. The technology could be used in future aerospace and automotive applications.
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