by Aaron Kreye | Jun 14, 2017 | Aerospace Industry Direction
ASDReports says the aerospace fasteners market will grow from $5.49 billion in 2017 to $7.73 billion by 2021, representing a compound annual growth rate of 7.08%. Forecasters cite growth in air transport in emerging economies. “The growth of aerospace fasteners market...
by Aaron Kreye | Jun 14, 2017 | Aerospace Industry Direction
Shortly after becoming CEO of Ford Motor Co., former Boeing Commercial Airplanes chief Alan Mulally was asked if he was ready for the complexity of the automotive industry. “An automobile has about 10,000 moving parts, right? An airplane has 2 million, and it has to...
by Aaron Kreye | Jun 14, 2017 | Aerospace Industry Direction
The first revamped Boeing narrowbody – the 737-8 – is scheduled to be delivered to launch customer Malindo Air later this month. But the schedule hit a snag this week after Boeing paused the flight test program owing to engine issues. Last month, Aviation Week pilot...
by Aaron Kreye | May 31, 2017 | Aerospace Industry Direction
Global demand for greener air travel and ever-fluctuating oil prices have inspired several major airlines to invest in alternative fuels. Lufthansa, Ryanair, easy Jet, Japan Airlines, Air New Zealand and Continental are just some of the airlines that are actively...
by Aaron Kreye | May 31, 2017 | Aerospace Industry Direction
Increasingly, manufacturers are favoring composite materials over traditional aluminum alloys for major structural elements of their aircraft. Advanced composites, such as carbon laminate and carbon sandwich, are lightweight, stronger than traditional metals,...
by Aaron Kreye | May 31, 2017 | Aerospace Industry Direction
We’re confident 3D printing will play a major role in aerospace manufacturing in coming years because it already is! Indeed, 3D printers aren’t a Jetsons-esque appliance of the future, but very much a reality for the aerospace industry already. 3D printing isn’t just...
by Aaron Kreye | May 3, 2017 | Clamping Systems, TA Aerospace
TA Aerospace is a world leader in the design and manufacture of metallic and elastomer clamping systems, molded grommets, and thermal fire barrier insulation. TA excels in providing engineering solutions to customer’s needs. It has a fully staffed R&D lab...
by Aaron Kreye | Apr 26, 2017 | Airloc-Schrepfer
Vibration engineering and machine set up Product Innovations Modern machine designs are more efficient with every new machine generation.The area of machine support is reduced on these new models. Also, the design requirements for the machines support increases daily....
by Aaron Kreye | Apr 26, 2017 | Monogram Aerospace, Visu-Lok Fasteners
Visu-Lok® Visu-Lok® Fasteners The Visu-Lok family of fasteners, designed for use in metal structure, have addressed the need for cost effective one-sided fastener installation for decades. The basic design of the Visu-Lok is based on one of the oldest and time proven...
by Aaron Kreye | Apr 26, 2017 | Cherry Aerospace, Cherry Lock Rivets
Blind Rivets Blind Rivets are multi-piece rivet assemblies, capable of being installed from one side of the workpiece. Traditionally, blind rivets were used on aircraft leading edges, trailing edges, and close out areas which are limited to access to one side of the...
