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Process & Finishing Equipment

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2026
25 June

ReleaseWINNRUI CNC helps buyers purchase the right Gantry Machining Center for large-part and mould manufacturing

4 May

ReleaseNorck Robotics launches precision actuation suite to power the Smart Factories of 2026

20 April

ReleasePowerLight Technologies achieves industry first: wireless power beaming to a fielded military UAS in flight

16 April

ReleaseA new era in lifting: Air Technical Industries unveils all-electric knuckle boom crane

23 March

ReleaseNorck Robotics: transatlantic engineering hub scales industrial automation for North America and Europe

3 March

ReleaseFictiv expands export control services to deliver EAR regulated programs for aerospace and advanced technology industries

6 February

ReleaseViscoTec opens new branch in Mexico

28 January

ReleaseIpsen secures largest equipment order in company history, building on strong 2025 momentum

2025
16 December

ReleasePowerLight Technologies unveils laser power beaming system to enable 'infinite flight' for DoD unmanned aerial systems

12 November

ReleaseAirbus Helicopters France adopts Airborne’s composite automation technologies

16 October

ReleaseUnison strengthens tube forming portfolio with PHI Hydraulics acquisition

13 October

ReleaseBuilding the future of automation: Norck Robotics delivers precision components and intelligent systems

23 July

ReleaseSolar Manufacturing ships advanced vacuum carburizing furnace to leading aerospace supplier

7 April

ReleaseGlobal aerospace manufacturer Click Bond becomes industry partner in SMU Innovation Research Lab

14 March

ReleaseUAVOS’ composite curing oven for the aerospace industry

4 March

ReleaseLaser Photonics expands drilling R&D to enter new markets

18 February

ReleaseDwyerOmega launches new website to enhance user experience and accessibility

16 January

ReleaseQuintus sheet metal press expands forming capabilities for Florida’s PIMCO

13 January

ReleaseFibreLINE has won the JEC Composites Innovation Award 2025 in the ‘Aerospace Process’ category

2024
17 December

ReleaseBuilding on a legacy of over 80 years of manufacturing excellence - Gemcor Production Solutions delivers advanced factory integration with automated fastening systems under Ascent Aerospace

21 November

ReleaseThe high-performance machining center F 8000

30 October

ReleaseFPM Heat Treating expands capacity with new Solar vacuum furnace to enhance service for the manufacturing community

16 October

ReleaseZünd launches largest ever cutter in partnership with Loop Technology

16 October

ReleaseClick Bond joins frontline.io partner program to transform aerospace manufacturing and maintenance

17 September

ReleaseBase Materials launches new toughened epoxy tooling board material

8 August

ReleaseRocket Lab begins installation of large carbon composite rocket-building machine

15 February The user can easily upload new kits and nest files, including a mix of parts, and the system will adapt all the instructions for the operator automatically.

Airborne streamlines composite kitting for Airbus Helicopters

The software takes the nest, kit and material input, and translates this into instructions for the operator to offload the cutter, to make kits with plies in the correct sequence and to store them in the dynamic buffer.

2023
31 July

ReleaseA real advantage for quality assurance: Monitoring process-related pressures with ViscoTec

19 July

ReleaseSolar Manufacturing ships furnace to aerospace fastener manufacturer

29 June The system will transform broad goods such as woven or NCF materials into 3D preforms suitable for RTM.

GKN orders preforming line for faster composites

The system will integrate an Automated Ply Placement (APP) cell by Airborne, Automated Preform Trimming by Accudyne Systems, a ply cutter from Assyst Bullmer, and a Hot Drape Former by PAC Group.

6 June

ReleaseKanfit completes production of acceptance test part with Automated Fiber Placement (AFP)

26 May

ReleaseAndritz to supply three aluminum alloy process lines to Shandong Nanshan Aluminum, China

23 May

ReleaseQuintus Technologies high pressure Flexform Press gives airframe manufacturer LAUAK Group a competitive edge

2022
24 November

ReleaseNew generation of dispenser extends ViscoTec product range

1 November

ReleaseBeckwood launches new patents-pending linear servo press line

24 October

ReleaseEssex Industries acquires Connecticut manufacturer, Precision Aerospace

13 October Markus Dirscherl, KEBA Industrial Automation; Dr. Michael Haidinger, Boeing; Dr. Anna Christmann; Norbert Steinkemper, Broetje-Automation; Michael Ernst, 3D.aero; and Tobias Weber, Boeing, in Renton where the 737MAX is assembled.

Germany approves shimless assembly automation project

High-precision measurement will be combined with innovative process technology and end-to-end digitisation such that manual compensation of component tolerances (so-called "shimming") can be consigned to history.

15 September The dispensing system on the cobot.

Project harnesses cobots to dispense wafer-thin sealing materials

AGREED is making progress on wafer-thin dispensing of complex sealing materials, which is essential in the production of large-scale and complex aircraft components.

22 July

ReleaseNew iteration of FibreFORM unveiled at Farnborough International Airshow

5 July

ReleaseArcline Investment Management completes acquisition of Omega Engineering Inc.

23 June

ReleaseNext generation assembly technology: official handover of the most modern Fuselage Panel Production line to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

24 May

ReleaseCotesa selects Airborne to supply a fully automated edge sealing system

10 May

ReleaseBeckwood Press Company to build Triform 16-15-7 deep draw sheet hydroforming press for MuShield

6 April

ReleaseEUR 16 million EIB backing for Airborne International

15 February

ReleaseCreform kitting cart, an efficient way to organize, kit and transport parts for an aerospace manufacturer

2021
9 September

ReleaseExclusive UK partnership between Virtek and Measurement Solutions (MSL)

6 September

ReleaseDispensing Expo: experience dispensing virtually

11 August

ReleaseBroetje-Automation delivers 250th eco positioner to the Zal Centre for Applied Aviation Research in Hamburg

4 August

ReleaseRu-bix launch new high-density, high-performance polyurethane tooling board formula

22 July

ReleaseNew implementation service offering available for composite manufacturers through RUAG and Virtek partnership