News archive: Metals | Airframer

25 July

Releasethyssenkrupp Aerospace and AMAG extend their cooperation

21 July

ReleaseNovelis signs Cooperation Research Agreement with Airbus

19 July

Releasethyssenkrupp Materials Services and ITP extend their partnership at Farnborough Airshow

19 July

ReleaseATI to supply GKN Aerospace under new multi-year agreement

18 July

ReleaseAequs & Hindalco enter strategic alliance in commercial aerospace sector

1 June

ReleaseKorean Aerospace Industries (KAI) signs a new long-term contract with The Gill Corporation

18 May

Morf3D teams up with powder provider to push LPBF

Aheadd CP1 aluminium alloy powder offers benefits including thermal and electrical conductivity approaching that of pure aluminium, high ductility and excellent surface finishing characteristics, says Constellium.

17 May

ReleaseMorf3D and 6K Additive partner to qualify metal powders for additive manufacturing

27 April

ReleaseNorsk Titanium completes full scale article testing with GA-ASI

13 April

ReleaseNorsk Titanium US Completes U.S. Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls Registration

4 April

ReleasePrecinmac to acquire Petersen Inc.

29 March

Releasethyssenkrupp Aerospace extends relationship with Textron Aviation

10 March

ReleaseAMRC North West keeps UK manufacturing 'ahead of the pack'

9 March

ReleaseJindal Stainless, Hisar gets international cetification in aerospace industry

10 February

Benito Trevino, general manager – additive integrated product team, GE Aviation and Chris Philp, ATC site leader, GE Aviation.

GE Aviation invests in metal additive production systems

After three years fine tuning material parameters GE Additive is ready to deliver systems to increase the manufacturing capacity of GE Aviation's state-of-the-art development facility.

10 February

ReleaseIperionX: Change of Name

19 January

ReleaseVSMPO-AVISMA will continue to supply titanium for Airbus A350

10 January

ReleaseThe Albers Group changes name to Albers Aerospace

6 January

ReleaseHyperion to pursue U.S. listing

6 January

The Massivit 10000 printer will be used for producing moulds for the manufacture of composite (carbon and fibreglass) parts.

Kanfit signs up for next-generation 3D printer

The Massivit 10000 printer operates on the cast in motion technology, to produce composite parts. It can be used for printing moulds, production tools and large-scale models that can be used for manufacturing.

28 December

ReleaseThe Albers Group expands aerospace portfolio with Heritage Aviation buy

13 December

ReleaseBotucatu factory is elected Embraer's best supplier in Brazil

2 December

ReleaseAP&C inks new agreement with Airbus to provide titanium powders

17 November

Boeing and VSMPO-AVISMA signed an agreement on the supply of titanium and technology collaboration.

Boeing backs its titanium joint venture in the Urals

Titanium parts from VSMPO-AVISMA, a Boeing supplier for 25 years, are used on Boeing 737, 767, 787, 777 and 777X aircraft. A new deal seals this trade into the future, and should expand the supplier's role.

8 November

ReleaseConstellium's Ravenswood facility celebrates the restart of its upgraded cold mill with a ribbon cutting ceremony

28 September

ReleaseKAL Capital Markets announces Kemco Aerospace Manufacturing acquisition

21 September

ReleaseNovel machining lands substantial weight reduction

13 August

ReleaseVertex is the first contract manufacturer to offer Hastelloy-X superalloy 3D-printed on a VELO3D metal additive manufacturing solution

12 August

ReleaseKaman Aerospace Group, Inc. selected by Transcend Air to build the Vy 400 High Speed VTOL Aircraft

21 June

ReleaseNew furnace planned for Ross & Catherall

9 June

An F110 additively manufactured sump cover.

GE gains additive engine part approval in under a year

The ability to additively manufacture an aircraft engine part and gain military airworthiness is a significant step forward in growing the adoption of additive manufacturing, says the USAF.

27 May

ReleaseQuesTek awarded research projects for advanced materials development

12 April

ReleaseBEAMIT Group acquires 3T Additive Manufacturing

17 March

ReleaseMinalex achieves major milestone, manufacturing 24,000 custom extrusions

16 March

ReleaseMagellan Aerospace signs agreement with Avio Aero in Italy

3 March

Releasethyssenkrupp Aerospace lands order from RUAG International

1 March

ReleaseAMRC at forefront of innovative recycling technology and circular economy development

17 February

Matthew Collinson, Research Engineer in the AMRC Composite Centre, is working on self-cure, self-anti-icing and self-sensing.

Nanoscale materials show promise for greener manufacturing

A section of a composite leading-edge wing will showcase the self-cure, self-anti-icing and self-sensing advances that University of Sheffield's AMRC has developed. Less greenhouse gas and lower costs are the aim.

21 January

ReleaseQuesTek awarded $1.2 million from ARPA-E for ultra-high temperature materials development for energy applications

20 January

Releasethyssenkrupp Aerospace extends partnership with KAI

13 January

James Hughes, Research Director, University of Sheffield AMRC North West.

Machine learning makes light work of AM aerospace alloys

The University of Sheffield AMRC aims to develop a robust, end-to-end methodology for process parameter development. Intellegens' AI-embedded platform Alchemite will be at the heart of it.

14 December

ReleaseNorsk Titanium grows commercial aerostructures customer base

9 December

ReleaseStronger together

25 November

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