Aerospace & Defense

Edible Drone to Offer Aid in Disaster Zones

February 28, 2017

A U.K. company has developed a lightweight edible drone that could deliver life-saving supplies to remote areas in times of disaster or conflict.

Trump Talk Rattles Aerospace Industry, Up and Down Supply Chain

February 28, 2017

The New York Times

At this small factory south of Seattle, employees make one of the most specialized products in the aerospace industry; the rubber mats that Boeing workers stand on while assembling jets. As long as there are jets and Boeing, business would seem to be steady. But even here workers are bracing for bumps and economic uncertainty over the gritty details of where aviation parts get made and who makes them.

Siemens Completes 'Key Test' of 3D-Printed Gas-Turbine Blades

February 15, 2017

The New York Times

German engineering group Siemens has run a successful test of power generation gas turbine blades produced wholly by metal-based 3D printing by U.K.-based Materials Solutions, which it bought last year.

AI Adoption Linked To Faster Revenue Growth, Research Shows

January 23, 2017

Infosys

Organizations who reported faster growth in revenue over the past three years were also more likely to be further ahead in using artificial intelligence, according to new research by IT consulting company Infosys.

U.S. Machine Tool Orders Declined In Late 2016

January 18, 2017

American Machinist

New orders for machine tools declined in November for the second consecutive month, following the increases in August and September, coinciding with IMTS 2016. U.S. manufacturers ordered $329.61m worth of new manufacturing technology during November, according to the U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders (USMTO) report issued each month by the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT).

To Compete With Silicon Valley, Aerospace Firms Start Recruitment in Pre-K

January 16, 2017

Los Angeles Times

USC mechanical engineering junior Stephanie Balais developed a passion for aerospace after joining the university's AeroDesign team and helping to construct an airplane fuselage hours before transporting the plane to a competition in Kansas.

Tapestry Solutions Commercializes Enterprise-Wide IoT System

January 3, 2017

RFID Journal

A year after launching an enterprise-wide Internet of Things (IoT)-based tool to capture and manage radio frequency identification and other sensor data at 50 Boeing assembly sites, San Diego-based software company Tapestry Solutions is marketing a commercial version of the system. The new version, called Enterprise Sensor Integration (ESI), is aimed at large companies across multiple industries.

When Simplification Is the Answer to Complexity

December 19, 2016

SupplyChainBrain

With a huge aircraft orderbook to satisfy, Airbus searches for a way to manage the quality and reliability of its massive army of suppliers, and spot potential problems before they disrupt the supply chain. The solution: a digital control room.

2016 Supply Chain Innovation Awards Presented by SupplyChainBrain and CSCMP

December 15, 2016

SupplyChainBrain

The more complex a company's supply chain, the more challenging it is to devise a sustainability program that ensures environmental protection from design and manufacturing to packaging and from product transportation to end-of-life disposal and recycling. A comprehensive plan that's truly innovative is called for.

Durable Goods Orders Rose 4.8 Percent in October

December 1, 2016

CFO

U.S. durable goods orders rebounded strongly in October, surging past expectations amid increased demand for aircraft and other transportation machinery. The Commerce Department said orders for items meant to last three years increased $11bn, or 4.8 percent, to $239.4bn last month, following a downwardly revised 0.4 percent drop in September. Economists had predicted a 1.7 percent gain.

Aerospace & Defense

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