Aerospace & Defense

London Airport Enables Proximity Apps With BLE Beacons

June 21, 2017

London's Gatwick Airport has installed 2,000 Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons across its two terminals to help passengers navigate their way to flights, as well as receive push notifications. The beacon system, known as the "indoor blue dot," was provided by Pointr Labs.

RDECOM to join ODASD's Maintenance Policy and Programs and U.S. Army Research Laboratory at Advanced Materials for Defense Summit – Free to Military and Government

June 15, 2017

Boeing Chief Says Overseas Plants Won't Hit U.S. Jobs

June 13, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

Boeing Co. is moving some work completing aircraft to China and other overseas markets but doesn't expect this to affect its U.S. manufacturing workforce, said the chief executive of the world's largest aerospace company.

Online Retailer JD.com Is Developing Heavy-Duty Delivery Drones

May 26, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

China's Shaanxi province is famous for being the start of the Silk Road, an ancient trade network where silk and spices were transported by camel across the Asian continent.

Hybrid Airship Returns to the Skies After Crash

May 25, 2017

Cargo Facts

UK-based Hybrid Air Vehicles has resumed test flights of its Airlander 10 hybrid airship after a nine-month hiatus. The program suffered a setback last year after the test aircraft took a nosedive while attempting to land.

PINC Brings RFID, Optic Sensor Drones Indoors With Fuel Cells

May 24, 2017

RFID Journal

PINC, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology company, has begun powering its drones with air-cooled fuel-cell systems provided by Intelligent Energy as an alternative to batteries, in order to offer lower-weight, longer-flight-time solutions that have less impact on the environment. The fuel cells will help enable the use of drones indoors to track inventory and other details about products in the tight quarters of a warehouse.

Smart Factories Could Add $500Bn to Global Economy in Five Years

May 23, 2017

Industryweek

It's becoming clear that digital technologies like IoT, big data analytics, AI, advanced robotics and 3D printing are helping manufacturers to increase not only efficiency and productivity - but revenues, too.

Seeking Higher Ground: How One EMS Provider Is Redefining an Industry

May 22, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

There was a time when contract manufacturers performed one specific task: making products, usually of a high-tech nature, while staying well behind the scenes. But that time is long gone.

A Look Inside Airbus's Epic Assembly Line

May 17, 2017

The New York Times

A confluence of political and economic forces has prompted Europe's largest airplane manufacturer to place a factory in Alabama - and to create one of the world's most gargantuan supply chains.

Air Traffic Control for Drones Is Coming - Here's How It Could Work

May 15, 2017

Los Angeles Times

By 2020, an estimated 7 million drones could be zipping around the country delivering packages, taking photos, inspecting infrastructure or conducting search and rescue missions.

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