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Articles about assembly technologies and trends in the aerospace industry.

2020 Capital Spending Survey: Cautious Optimism

Slowly but surely, U.S. manufacturing is recovering from the pandemic-related slowdown.

Wire Harness Assembly: Business Outlook

Harness assemblers took a hit in 2020, but the economic forecast for 2021 looks better.

John Sprovieri

April 20, 2021

With the possible exception of medical device manufacturing, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted manufacturing in every industry last year. Wire harness manufacturing was no exception. With both automotive and aerospace manufacturing depressed, harness assemblers struggled.

Igus Linear Axes can Manufacture Spare Parts...in Space

April 20, 2021

COLOGNE, Germany—A team of students from the Munich University of Applied Sciences has developed a 3D printer with drylin linear units from igus GmbH that can cost-effectively produce structural parts in space.

PSAs for Aerospace Assembly

There are numerous applications for pressure-sensitive adhesives in aerospace assembly.

Scott Krusinski

April 14, 2021

Pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) offer numerous advantages for aerospace assembly. PSAs enable assembly of dissimilar materials with a continuous bond area.

Airbus Invests in Canadian Assembly Plant

April 13, 2021

MIRABEL, Quebec—Airbus is working to repurpose part of an aircraft assembly plant here that has been vacant since Bombardier ended production of the CRJ passenger jet.

Husco Conveys Hope, N95s in Effort to Defeat COVID-19

High-Performance Cameras to Film Perseverance Rover Landing

March 29, 2021

Last month, NASA's Mars Perseverance rover landed on the red planet after 5.5 months of traveling through space. The rover's primary mission is to search for signs of ancient microscopic life and collect the first ever Martian soil samples for analysis.

Additive Manufacturing Helps Boom Supersonic Produce Complex Parts

Austin Weber

March 25, 2021

After a nearly 20-year hiatus, supersonic passenger travel is about to make a comeback. One of the companies leading the charge is Boom Supersonic Inc.

Creating a Factory of the Future in Aerospace

Andreas Hassold Doug Luedtke Doug Rogers

March 10, 2021

Aerospace assemblers are just beginning to investigate how Industry 4.0 technologies can improve throughput, quality and cost.

Testing at Chinese Smart Satellite Factory Now Underway

February 23, 2021

WUHAN, China—Testing at China's first smart manufacturing plant for satellites has begun here, with production scheduled to begin in March.

New Developments in Self-Pierce Riveting

New technology incorporates the advantages of self-pierce riveting while overcoming its limitations.

John Sprovieri

January 6, 2021

Self-pierce riveting (SPR) is a cold joining process for fastening two or more sheets of material by driving a rivet through the top sheets and upsetting it, under the influence of a die, into the bottom sheet without breaking through it.

Aerospace Machine Builder Becomes Partial to Electron-Beam Welding

Jim Camillo

December 14, 2020

Many types of welding are used in manufacturing. Some, like gas metal arc, laser and ultrasonic, are quite well-known, while others are less popular but a perfect fit for a specific application.

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Some Boeing Aircraft Designs Were Never Built

Some Boeing aircraft never made it beyond the drawing board. But, their sleek lines inspired generations. In fact, some old designs still look futuristic today.

Boeing Played a Key Role in Winning World War II

During World War II, Boeing’s factories produced a staggering number of aircraft, ranging from B-17 Flying Fortress bombers to P-51 Mustang fighters. Thousands of men and women on the homefront kept the assembly lines humming day and night.

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Boeing Has Made More Than Airplanes in the Past 100 Years

Not all products built in Boeing’s factories have flown through the air. In addition to planes, the company has also made boats, trains, and many more items.

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Early Advertising Sold the Glamour and Safety of Aviation

Back in the days when most people still traveled by ocean liner or train, the public had to be convinced that air travel was safe, enjoyable and glamorous. For decades, Boeing and Douglas promoted products such as the Stratocruiser, DC-6 and 707 with ads in various business, consumer and travel magazines.

Automated Screwdriving with Collaborative Robots

As more companies automate their screwdriving processes with collaborative robots, there are many factors to consider to ensure employee safety, consistent required torque high degree of repeatability and zero defect products. Join Universal Robots and screwdriving experts Atlas Copco for this joint webinar featuring the latest developments in automated screwdriving.

In this informational webinar we will present topics that are essential to quality control along with vision inspection systems. Information pertaining to risk handling and 0 PPM strategy to reduce downtime in assembly applications.

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