FUCHS Lubricants Co., the world’s largest independent lubricant manufacturer, is pleased to announce the published Boeing BAC 5008 Sections 5-6 approval for ECOCOOL GLOBAL 1000, an advanced water-miscible metalworking fluid engineered for the demanding requirements of aerospace machining. Designed...
SeAH Aerospace Materials, a subsidiary of SeAH Besteel Holdings, has made an announcement of signing a long-term agreement with Boeing to provide high-strength aluminium alloy materials to the latter, the largest aircraft manufacturer in the world. Under the contract, starting from 2026, SeAH will...
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thyssenkrupp Aerospace, a leading global provider of supply chain solutions for the aerospace industry, has been providing dedicated supply chain management services, raw materials, and value-added services to The Boeing Company and its worldwide network of subcontractors since 1998. They have...
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. and its counterpart, Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., have appointed Patrick M. Shanahan as interim President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Spirit AeroSystems is an expert in creating bespoke aluminium components for the aviation sector. Mr. Shanahan...
For many years, the aircraft and aerospace industries have heavily depended on using aluminium alloys. The pioneering aircraft would not have been able to achieve flight without applying aluminium alloys in their engines. The Sputnik satellite, launched by Soviet Russia (presently Russia),...
Aluminium is a prevalent material employed across various aerospace applications, finding its place in a wide range of components, including aircraft fuselages and engine parts. Its remarkable strength, low weight, and corrosion resistance make it an exceptionally well-suited material for the...
The metal industry around the world, including aluminium, is looking forward to the much-awaited upcoming event UK Metals Expo 2023 , to be held on September 13-14, 2023, at the NEC Birmingham. It is a one-of-a-kind annual event that brings the entire metal supply chain together under one roof....
Lafayette, Indiana, is home to the world's largest aluminium-lithium facility, Alcoa's Casting House. The plant, which cost $90 million and took two years to construct, is situated on a 170-acre, multi-building plot. According to the World Record Academy, it sets the world record for being the...
Strata Manufacturing (STRATA), in partnership with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), has achieved a significant milestone by producing a satellite component made of aluminium honeycomb panels locally for the first time. This collaboration demonstrates the UAE's technological progress...
Aluminium is a 100% recyclable and sustainable metal in the industry. It is well known to us that recycling aluminium emits 95% less energy than producing it from raw materials. Regarding linkages, aluminium and its applications in the aircraft sector have a long history. The links extend back to...
Until the deafening outcry for net zero was heard, automobile companies were going about with their usual course of action. But with the advent of the Paris Environmental Act of 2015, the need for utilising products with lesser carbon footprints is continuously increasing. Aluminium is a 100%...
Metal 3D printing, more formally known as Metal Additive Manufacturing, can produce seamless designs by applying a diverse set of raw materials. The most commonly used element among them is aluminium. Detailed components and intricate designs, which were not even imaginable in the era gone by, are...
The additive manufacturing (AM) industry faces multiple problems during the research and development phase of any product for which it is trying hard to acquire better raw materials for the process. SLM Solutions and Elementum 3D have forged a partnership wherein the agencies will develop premium...
Effective immediately, Ryan Millar will take over as CEO of large-format wire arc additive manufacturing company AML3D. Andy Sales will remain director of technology development as CTO. AML3D, which sells AM machines, equipment, and software and offers a bureau service, announced the appointment on...
According to sources, the Yunnan province in southwest China gave this week's directive to aluminium companies to use less energy. In addition to its captive power plant (CPP) at its Mahan facility, Hindalco Industries, the largest manufacturer of aluminium in India, started producing energy from a...
Boeing declared that it has stopped buying aluminium from Vladimir’s Russia due to the ongoing crisis in Russia and Ukraine. This is the second time Boeing has halted its sourcing of crucial materials from Russia. The company was positive about sourcing aluminium for its components from all around...
AMAG Austria Metall AG and Thyssenkrupp Aerospace have been partners since the beginning of AMAG's aviation history. During the coming year, the strong cooperation will be extended for another six months through a new supply contract. Through AMAG, Thyssenkrupp Aerospace has secured the supply of...
MH-47G Chinook helicopters at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, USA, were fitted with two 3D printed cargo links for ongoing flight testing. As part of the National Center for Defence Manufacturing and Machining's (NCDMM) AMNOW initiative, the cargo links are made of a high-strength aluminium alloy 7A77....
Australia-based AML3D has bagged a purchase order worth US$140,000 to develop and manufacture 3D printed aluminium components from the Boeing Company in St. Louis, Missouri. The former will provide Boeing with essential high-strength aluminium components and structural items usually installed as...
Delta Air Lines has introduced the first contactless credit cards made of recycled aircraft aluminium for its passengers in the USA. The Boeing 747 cards have a composition of 25 per cent aeroplane metal and layers of polymers as a protection to the aluminium, along with saving the gateway antenna...
