News archive: Actuation | Airframer

14 August

ReleaseMoog celebrates 75 years of innovation with new Advanced Integrated Manufacturing facility, workforce investment and STEM scholarship initiative

20 July

ReleaseSensata Technologies expands aerospace motors portfolio to address next-generation flight control and propulsion applications

14 July

ReleaseMarotta Controls opens Parsippany facility as dedicated centre of excellence for power and actuation systems

23 June

ReleaseMarotta Controls earns fifth Exceptional Small Business Performance Award from Lockheed Martin

28 May

Parker targets aerospace growth with CIRCOR acquisition

Flight-critical motion and flow control products strengthen Parker Hannifin’s aerospace and defence portfolio as demand across major programmes grows.

21 May

ReleaseKKR sells CIRCOR Aerospace to Parker Hannifin for $2.55 billion

15 April

ReleaseWoodward announces agreement to sell its pilot controls product line to Ontic Engineering and Manufacturing

25 March

Honeywell ramps up defence output through DoW framework

A $500 million investment will increases manufacturing capacity, supporting higher output of defence systems already deployed across U.S. platforms.

25 February

ReleaseVelocity One completes acquisition of Kaney Aerospace

8 January

Etienne Craye, ESIGELEC's General Director with Fabienne Lacorre, Safran Nacelles' Technical Director.

Safran and ESIGELEC advance electric thrust reverser research

The joint research ePRISME lab will test and simulate electric systems for thrust reversers and develop predictive maintenance tools for future commercial aircraft.

28 October

ReleaseWisk selects Liebherr-Aerospace as strategic supplier for Gen 6 actuation system

13 October

ReleaseAstronics Corporation announces acquisition of Bühler Motor Aviation

20 September

The facility is expected to become operational in 2027, with scope for further expansion.

Woodward builds in South Carolina for A350 spoiler actuation

The company has said the site would create more than 275 jobs, expand hydraulic flight control capabilities, and bring investment exceeding $200 million to Spartanburg County.

21 July

ReleaseSafran announces the acquisition of flight control and actuation activities from Collins Aerospace

17 June

ReleaseVolz supports Vertical Aerospace’s VX4 prototype programme with advanced actuation systems

16 June

ReleaseWoodward selected by Airbus as supplier for the hydraulic A350 Spoiler Actuation System

4 June

ReleasePiasecki Aircraft partners with Volz Servos for advanced rotorcraft autonomy

15 May

The company's next-gen electro-mechanical actuator.

Regal Rexnord consolidates brands to deliver EMA subsystems

A unified approach across the company's 12 certified facilities has supported next-gen actuator development for commercial, defence and electric vertical lift aircraft projects.

1 April

ReleaseVolz Servos GmbH + Co. KG receives EN/AS 9100 aviation certificate

16 January

Woodward has a long-standing history of supplying electromechanical components to Moog for flight control systems in commercial and military applications.

Woodward will supply position sensors for FLRAA

The agreement with Moog will enhance the operational capabilities of the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft. The actuators enable the transition between vertical takeoff and landing and forward flight.

20 December

ReleaseWoodward signs agreement to acquire Safran’s electromechanical actuation business based in North America

12 September

Piers Olsen, CEO and Adam Bargh, Technical Director, Olsen Actuators and Drives.

Olsen provides flight control actuation for prototype eVTOL

The systems comprise a modified high-capacity servo roller screw actuator with a precision BISS-C position encoder, high-capacity parking brake and D38999 connectors coupled with high strength stainless main rods.

16 July

ReleaseMarotta Controls unveils state-of-the-art facility for the design and development of advanced motor technologies

14 March

ReleaseBGT Aerospace LLC awarded by Northrop Grumman for Supplier Excellence

30 November

The Collins Aerospace team using the Smart Workstation at AMRC Cymru.

AMRC Cymru helps build smart production lines at Collins

The Smart Workstation is designed to analyse processes to improve efficiency and provide insight into alternative, more efficient paths forward. A person can operate it with limited experience.

9 November

Eve names more eVTOL system suppliers

Garmin will supply the avionics for the aircraft while Liebherr-Aerospace will supply the flight controls actuators. Intergalactic will provide the thermal management system.

6 November

ReleaseTriumph awarded production contract for CH-53K® rotor systems

3 November

ReleaseHéroux-Devtek awarded development contract for european NGWS FCAS engine equipment phase 1B

2 November

Hanwha Aerospace and Vertical Aerospace signed an amendment to expand the partnership during the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (ADEX 2023).

Vertical extends the role of actuation experts on VX4

Hanwha will now be responsible for all actuation systems of the VX4. The development of actuation systems includes the design and mass production of the propeller tilt and pitch change mechanisms.

9 October

ReleaseOntic acquires the manufacture and support of Honeywell's Thrust Reverser Actuation System (TRAS)

5 October

Solvay is BETA Technologies primary material supplier and is providing lightweight advanced materials for the production of BETA’s electric aircraft family. The design of the electric aircraft will benefit from the use of Solvay’s NCAMP qualified material systems.

BETA Technologies opens electric aircraft production facility

Production has begun with the installation of assembly tooling and the initiation of various system production lines, marking a significant milestone along BETA's path to delivering the ALIA CTOL and the ALIA VTOL.

18 September

ReleaseIncreased productivity in the Quebec aerospace industry - Quebec grants $6 million to Mecaer America

11 September

ReleaseDufour Aerospace announces selection of Volz Servos as servo partner for Aero2

6 September

ReleaseIperionX and Heroux-Devtek partner for aerospace titanium recycling

31 August

Doubling the speed and range of conventional helicopters, the Bell V-280 Valor will provide unmatched operational agility to self-deploy and perform a multitude of vertical lift missions currently unachievable.

Moog gains design contract for Bell's V-280 Valor

Works will include ruddervator, flaperon and swashplate actuators, active force feel inceptor system, pylon conversion actuators, flight control computers, power converter units and some hydraulics.

21 July

ReleaseSafran to acquire Collins Aerospace’s actuation and flight control business

21 June

Triumph units gain diverse manufacturing contracts

Boeing, Piasecki Aircraft Corporation and Innovate UK have entrusted projects in environmental cooling systems, helicopter transmission and electro-mechanical landing gear actuation respectively.

20 June

ReleaseSkydweller and Volz announce technology partnership

4 May

Kazuhiro Sato (left) and Jordin Gischler (right) present a completed tilt actuator, manufactured at Joby’s San Carlos production facility with key parts supplied by Toyota.

Toyota seals its central role at Joby

Components designed by Joby and manufactured by Toyota will be delivered to Joby's facility in San Carlos, California, before the finished assemblies are shipped to the pilot production line in Marina for integration.

25 January

ReleaseTriumph awarded door actuation contract from Airbus

19 January

ReleaseTriumph receives award from Airbus for control cables on the A330, A320 and A350 programs

8 December

ReleaseCollins Aerospace opens new engineering and global operations centers in India to accelerate innovations in R&D and manufacturing

29 November

ReleaseMarotta controls completes first production shipment of Control Actuation Systems

30 September

ReleaseParker Aerospace congratulates development partner Eviation on first flight of groundbreaking all-electric Alice commuter aircraft

8 September

Diehl commits to Triumph fluid flow controls

The components are used on board passenger aircraft such as the Airbus A320 and A330. Triumph has performed this work at its location in Heiligenhaus, Germany facility since 2008.

27 July

ReleaseArcher selects Honeywell for supply of actuators and climate system technology for its production aircraft, adding to its growing supply base of aerospace industry leaders