Aerospace Manufacturing and Design

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	March/April 2008 Aviation Appreciation Name that Plane! Expert Opinion U.S. Manufacturing: Challenges & Opportunities Featured Product VMC Delivers Aggressive Cutting of Titanium, Steel Features Competing Against Themselves Programming Complex Geometries Manufacturers Turn to Niche Players in the Metals Market Implementing ERP: The Time is Now On-Machine Metrology Taking Off In Aerospace UAV Tech: From Fight to Flight From the Flight Deck Farmers May be Cultivating Aircraft Fuel in the Future FYI Meeting Education Needs of the Boeing 787 Program News You Can Use Aerospace Expo Serves Up Exhibits, Tours, Seminars Aero Precision Industries Increases Service IEMCA Joins Partners in THINC Fiber-Based Material Ready for FAA Approval Process Study Contract Awarded for Navy's EPX Program Learjet 85 ﾖ First FAR Part 25 All-Composite Structure Jet Silvercrest Core Engine Test Campaign Begins Haas Sees All Time High in 2007 for CNC Production Reference Guide X-Orbit CMM Goes to Ohio Manufacturer Taking The Edge Off Materials Take Off High Productivity with Integrated, Compact Design HMC with Cutting Power of a Boxway Polar Cutting Technology Fluid Technically Speaking Multi-Axis Robotic Positioning Machine Flying High With Tungsten
	January/February 2008 Aviation Appreciation Name That Plane! Expert Opinion VLJs: The Future of Commercial Aviation Featured Product Complex Parts Up to 40 Feet in One Setup Features Beyond Baggage Is One Grade Enough? Technically Sweet Solutions Chasing the Microns of Accuracy From the Flight Deck It's Time to Rethink Boeing's Global Manufacturing Approach FYI Oleophobic: Oil-Repelling Material Can be Applied in a Variety of Uses News You Can Use Mori Seiki Announces Passing of Yukio Mori 2007 U.S. Aerospace Sales Grew 2008 Expected to Continue Trend Aircraft Interiors to be Showcased in Hamburg Curtiss-Wright To Provide Laser Peen Forming on 747-8 Wing Sections Mazak's Investment in People, Technology Delivering Socially-Responsible Machine Tools MTU, Pratt & Whitney Collaborate on Engines MHI Purchases Additional Flow Composite Waterjets CAM Software Compliments Control Line All-composite tailcone for BLACK HAWK Helicopter Parker's Fuel Package, Hydraulic System for Airbus A350 XWB Aircraft Reference Guide Growing in a Demanding Market Tombstones, Plates Aid Increased Aero Productivity Skilled Worker Unconventional Approaches to Workforce Development America's Lifeline Take Off Ultra-High-Speed Scanning Technology Yields Faster Throughput 4E Geometry Inserts For Aerospace Alloy Turning Technically Sweet Solutions Man-Readable, UID/2D Vision-Readable Codes For Gears, Components Technically Speaking Viscoelastic Materials and MWCNT Enhance Composites Hydraulic Coupling Testing Accomplishes Quality Goals
	2008 Buyer's Guide Expert Opinion Aerospace buyer's guide, a Handy Reference Tool Features XML-Based Technology Achieves Strategic Advantages Gear Manufacturer Sinks Teeth into Competitive Strategy Cost Estimating System Improves Bid-to-Award Ratio Meeting the Challenge of Milling Aerospace Materials Measurement in the Hot Seat Workholding Slashes Setup Time; Increases Productivity News You Can Use IAM Joins Workforce Alliance Supporting Training Investment CHISMACOMB - Honeycomb Structure Shows Its Strength Flame Retardant Laser-Sintering Material Takes Flight DelEXCHANGE, Lockheed Martin Enabling High-Tech Collaboration USMTC September Data: Consumption Up 6.7% ESPRIT World Conference 2008 Bridging the Gaps in Defense Manufacturing Supply Chains Keeping Current on Status, Outlook of Aircraft Market
	Fall 2007 Aviation Appreciation Name that Plane Expert Opinion Basics of the Research and Development Tax Credit Featured Product Done-in-One Machining with Multi-Tasking Center Features Laser Scanner Corrects Aluminum Casting Distortions, Saving Two Months Time The Need for Speed Building the Future Software Suite Aides Automation Grinding, Processing HVOF Coated Materials Requires Super Abrasive-Ready Machine FYI production facility celebrates delivery of 600th data concentrator unit (DCU) Loading Dock Material of Choice for Aerospace Manufacturers is on the Upswing News You Can Use New International Manufacturing Technology (IMTS) 2008 Logo and Theme Digital Technology Laboratory Growing and Innovating Quickly Sandvik Coromant Announces Aerospace Industry Specialist Aerospace Tech Center to Open for Efficient Part Production Assistance FARO Earns 15 Laser Tracker XI Orders from Boeing for Commercial Airplanes Tooling SIP, StarragHeckert Adding New Facilities "Space 2.0" Business Plan Competition Announced Reference Guide NASA and FeatureCAM Team Up to Create Quality Aerospace Parts Take Off Scanning the Horizon Compact Optical Measuring System Specially-Designed Right Angle Fixture for Rotor Housings CAM Option Supports 5-Axis Simultaneous Milling Technically Speaking WWII Hydraulic Press Gets New Life Improving Part Accuracy with 3D and Thermal Error Compensation
	Summer 2007 Aviation Appreciation Name that Plane Expert Opinion The Perfect Storm Featured Product Bridgeport's FGC 2 Flexible Grinding Center - An Alternative to Creep Feed Grinding Features HOLDING ON: OVERCOMING CHALLENGES IN THE WORKHOLDING INDUSTRY METAL COATED RAPID PROTOTYPE MATERIALS FOR SPACEFLIGHT APPLICATIONS THE TANGIBLE BENEFITS PRODUCTIVITY TAKES TEAMWORK Scanning Technology Optimizes Measuring Process For Manufacturer of Aerospace Components SUPERSONIC STEALTH: F-35 TAKES TO THE SKIES From the Flight Deck HUNTER ALLOYS LLC LAUNCHED BEARING DOWN (OR UP) MEDICAL CHARTS ARE HEALTHY FYI BOEING'S ORBITAL EXPRESS SYSTEM PERFORMS AN INDUSTRY FIRST News You Can Use First Successful Flight Test of Energy Harvesting Wireless Sensor Nodes Vulcanium Metals Adds Approvals Hexagon Metrology to Bundle PolyWorks Software Suite with Portable and Stationary CMM Sales in North America TEST EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS APPOINTS RICK BALLINGER AS VICE PRESIDENT Parker Total Orders for May Remain Constant Year over Year; International and Aerospace Gain Strength 2007 manufacturing technology consumption up 8.7% Doosan Infracore In-House Trade Fair Attracts 2,800 Attendees Delcam's PowerMILL Used to Machine Airbus Wing Ribs Simultaneously Boeing to Bid for Ares I Instrument Unit Avionics Contract Reference Guide Making a Splash! - Rexroth Ball Rails Plunge into First Underwater Application for Aircraft Part Inspection National Machine Takes a Plunge Breaking the Mold - Foam Molders gets the job done through various techniques. Scrap Management IN DEMAND chain REACTION A NEW LEAF Take Off New Gage Microprocessor Incorporates Wi-Fi Data Input Capabilities Mori Seiki's NZ2000 T3Y3 Ideal for Mass Production Machining Kennametal Introduces New SPF Drill for Aerospace CFRP-Cutting Applications The New Age of Fighter Jets Technically Speaking Hexcel Corporation Uses Metron G2 Laser Scanning System to Help Produce Aerospace Parts The Inside Edge: Advanced Finishing Processes for Aerospace Solutions AleniaAermacchi increases testing productivity with LMS Test.Lab Night Flight via High Speed. Up Front STAINLESS STAYS STEADY READING THE X-RAYS STATES CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THEFT ISSUE DREAMLINER CHANGES SCRAP EQUATION
	Spring 2007 Aviation Appreciation Name That Plane! Expert Opinion Manufacturing Skilled Workforce Shortage Will Hamper Aerospace's Take-Off Featured Product Modular Flexible CNC Automation Features Tape Laying and Fiber Placement Renishaw encoders MISSION TO MARS INCREASING BANDWITH OF Making the Cut FYI A GUIDE TO UNATTENDED OR "LIGHTS OUT" CNC MACHINING News You Can Use THK earns AMT member status Northrop Grumman equips Finnish Air Force Baldor completes the purchase of Dodge and Reliance Electric from Rockwell Automation Gibbs and CGTech Announce Collaboration Agreement Royal Machine & Tool expands its aerospace industry workholding options and services Steinmeyer's ETA+ wins award for innovation. Lockheed Martin awarded $59.4 million to provide electronic support for measure systems to Canadian forces Kentek adds Fosta Fog-Free coating to its laser safety eyewear Boeing-led team developing surface navigation concept for DARPA Steinmeyer wins innovation award Toyoda extends support with new Service Network Reference Guide AIRBUS Demands Metrology Flexibility Scrap Management perfect match Pricing PRESSURE the paper trail Take Off Redesigned Linear Encoder Program Offers New Features and Benefits Flipcut Back-Spotfacing Tool Designs Multi-Spindle Aerospace Profilers Emerge for Titanium Component Production Technically Speaking Ultrasonic Cavitations and Precision Cleaning Gentz Industries Puts its Trust in Seco Up Front ALCOA MAKES RUSSIAN INVESTMENT MSN ANALYST PLUGS NICKEL IF I HAD A NICKEL . . . AVOIDING STOLEN METALﾗAND A DATE WITH THE JUDGE CHINA'S STAINLESS EXPORTS QUESTIONED
	Inaugural Issue - 2007 Aviation Appreciation Name that plane! Expert Opinion A Machine Tool BuilderGives His Perspective Featured Product HMCs are built for rigidity and accuracy Features BizJet Emerges from Laser-Made Data Cloud X Marks Aerospace Machining Solutions Measurement in the Hot Seat Meeting the Challenge of Milling Aerospace Materials Aerospace Manufacturing Takes Off FYI MACHINE AND MEASURE COMPLEX CHUCK AND SHAFT PARTS IN ONE STEP News You Can Use BIG Daishowa expands manufacturing facility to accommodate product demand AMT launches initiative to develop machine communication standard GE to Buy Smiths Group Aerospace Unit New material extends seal life in aerospace applications Machine Tool Leases Less Delinquent Than Credit Cards or Home Mortgages Honda Aircraft sales off to a good start Silent flight in distant future A Glance at VLJs Dream Job On-machine probing vital to "done in one" processing of aircraft parts 3D Systems to Host Inaugural Users' World Conference Airbus loses market share to Boeing's 787 Georgia Tech students win first place in national design competition Haas Automation Records Best Year Ever Northrop Grumman Receives $56.2 Million Contract to Expand Targeting Capabilities for Joint STARS Reference Guide Quality in Aerospace Turbine Blade Metrology Take Off Delcam launches FeatureCAM 2007 DE-STA-CO's 202-U vertical clamp Technically Speaking GETTING TO KNOW THE LEICA T-SCAN 'Super-adhesive' modeled after geckos LVDTS VS. DIGITAL GAUGES The Need For Speed: Making A Flying Legend Fit For The 21st Century Aerospace Components Maker Flies Through Production Total Grinding Solutions