WEAFs Operations Director, Belinda Austin, attended a meeting at Bridgwater College yesterday evening (29th April 24), to keep abreast of how plans for the new Agratas Giga factory are progressing. The factory is set to be constructed at the Gravity Smart Campus site...
Technology
Industry Minister celebrates ATI milestone and green-tech funding
25 Apr
Industry Minister Alan Mak has celebrated a multibillion-pound funding milestone for cutting-edge green technology in the UK aerospace sector. The Minister joined UK aerospace industry leaders at an event to mark the 10-year anniversary of the Aerospace Technology...
FANUC and Loop sign aerospace deal for UK’s largest ever robots
23 Apr
Aerospace automation specialist Loop Technology has signed a deal with FANUC UK for seven new robots – including four units of the largest industrial robot ever to be ordered in the UK, the FANUC M-2000iA/1700L. Renowned as the strongest long-reach robot in the world,...
Made Smarter and tech institutes partner to demystify digital transformation
10 Apr
Made Smarter and leading technology demonstrators have joined forces to demystify digital transformation with a new white paper. ‘Made Smarter technologies: powering the digital transformation of SME manufacturers’ is a practical guide from the government-backed and...
20 MARCH 2024: ADS CABIN INTERIORS AND AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS EVENT AT THE NCC
5 Mar
ADS Aerospace Event: A joint Aircraft Interiors and Systems & Equipment SIG Event 20 March 2024 (10:00 – 15:00) National Composites Centre, Bristol We are delighted to invite members of the ADS Aircraft Interiors and the Systems and Equipment Special Interest...
Airbus Highlights 2023 – Commercial Aircraft
6 Feb
2023 was a year of progress to connect today and tomorrow. Airbus served their customers with their product line of commercial aircraft and took major steps towards their decarbonisation journey. Check out some of the highlights of 2023, another year defined by the...
Exciting Progress in Beagle’s Sustainable Journey
6 Feb
Beagle Aircraft are thrilled to announce that they have successfully reduced their carbon footprint by over 40% since 2021! They are proud to be at the forefront of these efforts within our industry and believe they are not only having a positive impact but also ahead...
Bowers Group Celebrate Success at SteelFab 2024
6 Feb
WEAF Member, Bowers Group is celebrating yet another successful exhibition on the international stage as the team reap the rewards of a busy SteelFab 2024. A prominent event in the global metal manufacturing and steel fabrication industry in the Middle East, Bowers...
CGTech to showcase VERICUT 9.4 at Southern Manufacturing & Electronics
6 Feb
WEAF Member CG Tech's VERICUT is the world‘s leading CNC simulation software with over 7,000 companies in 60 countries simulating their machining and correcting errors in their NC programs before starting their real machines. The latest version, VERICUT 9.4, focuses...
GKN Aerospace teams up with Northrop Grumman on rocket test motor
5 Feb
GKN Aerospace has been selected by Northrop Grumman to help develop components for a revolutionary solid rocket motor demonstrator. The first Solid Motor Annual Rocket Technology Demonstrator (SMART Demo) successfully tested a new motor that was developed in less than...
£140k funding boost for iAero Centre to pioneer ‘Factory of the Future’
10 Jan
The Heart of the South West LEP has announced £144,500 to support high-value engineering Factory of the Future digitisation for SMEs.The funding will allow the iAero Centre at Yeovil to install an Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) Factory+ Demonstrator and...
GKN invests £50m to grow sustainable AM capability
10 Jan
GKN Aerospace has boosted its commitment to sustainable manufacturing, with a £50 million investment in its cutting-edge additive fabrication technology in Trollhättan, Sweden.The Swedish Energy Agency’s Industriklivet initiative will fund £12m of this investment,...