Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM): While not strictly laser-based, it’s a related directed energy process that uses an ...

Airbus is integrating wire-directed energy deposition (w-DED) 3D printing into its aircraft manufacturing process for producing parts. This advanced method allows for agile design and construction of ...

One of the aeronautical challenges of the 21st century is finding a way to quickly construct new, sustainable aircraft. Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing (HiCAM), one of NASA’s newest projects, ...

Wickert Machinenbau, a German company producing complex, fully automated systems integrated in its hydraulic presses, will present its new thermoforming press dedicated to the production of aircraft ...

HONG KONG, May 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WIMI Hologram Academy, working in partnership with the Holographic Science Innovation Center, has written a new technical article describing their research ...

Aircraft manufacturing demands the highest-quality materials, highly trained experts, rigorous quality control and precision processes that remain largely manual. These demands make it an ideal ...

Northrop Grumman is continuing to eat cost overruns on the initial production of its B-21 Raider, and top executives explained to investors for the first time that the company is changing its ...

This blog is a compilation of publicly available information on Safran Group’s (Paris, France) production of carbon fiber-reinforced carbon (carbon/carbon) brake discs for aircraft. The company ...

The NTSB’s planned two-day hearing on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 will provide a rare and extensive look into Boeing’s commercial aircraft manufacturing process, from front-line employee readiness to ...