High-order (flux reconstruction methods) (HOMs) developed by Dr. Peter Vincent, Imperial College London are attracting considerable research interest as they offer the potential for significantly more accurate fluid dynamics simulation. The Hyperflux project led by...
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AEROSPACE SECTOR MISSION TO UKRAINE
5 Sep
10 – 12 October 2016 Kyiv, Ukraine The Aerospace Trade Mission to Ukraine is aimed to provide UK companies with the opportunity to meet with key manufacturers in the Ukrainian aerospace sector, gain an understanding of the upcoming...
Aerospace Industrial Cadets Programme
1 Sep
Aerospace Industry focuses on future talent pool through Industrial Cadets The Aerospace Growth Partnership (AGP) is lending its support to tackling the industry skills shortage at its root through the Aerospace Industrial Cadets Programme (AICP) which was...
Helipebs Controls shortlisted for The Manufacturer MX Awards 2016
31 Aug
A WEAF member has been shortlisted in The Manufacturer MX Awards 2016. Hydraulic cylinder manufacturer Helipebs Controls will now go head to head with manufacturers across the country for the Leadership and Strategy award. The competition has been exceptionally...
Aish Bridge the Gap Between Education and Industry
30 Aug
Aish Technologies, the Poole-based defence systems design and manufacturer, has become involved in a UK-wide STEM project to encourage school pupils to carry out engineering-based projects. The scheme, called Go4SET, has been established by the Education Development...
Para-Triathlete Inspires 1000 Mile Challenge Airbus employees get sporty for charity
26 Aug
A team of colleagues at Airbus in Filton have swapped contracts, emails, and meetings for cycling, running, and swimming in a bid to travel more than 1000 miles in less than two months. Inspired by this year’s sporting events the teams, who source parts and services...
RTP-UK Limited, are pleased to announce the acquisition of Aspect Supportability Consultants Limited
23 Aug
RTP-UK Limited, are pleased to announce the acquisition of Aspect Supportability Consultants Limited. RTP-UK Ltd are part of the Rheinmetall Group and a leading provider of ILS, Technical Publications and Training Solutions which includes...
New CNC milling machining centres installed at TWM Technology
16 Aug
Specialist aerospace parts manufacturer, TWM Technology, has taken delivery of two new vertical CNC milling machining centres and associated tooling and workholding. This forms the latest stage of a £250,000 investment...
The Aerospace Growth Partnership (AGP) has published Means of Ascent; a strategy document for UK Aerospace for 2016.
15 Aug
The strategy outlines how the AGP plans to build on achievements over the past six years, and how the industry will continue to work with government and academia. Means of Ascent sets out ways in which the AGP will enable UK Aerospace to meet the challenge of...
Free Guide for Managers on Leading by Overall Equipment Effectiveness
3 Aug
Managers seeking to boost productivity and quality by introducing a continuous improvement process (CIP) will be interested in a new white paper from Forcam, one of the worlds most experienced suppliers of manufacturing execution systems (MES). The paper introduces...
Bodycote Chard achieves SC21 supply chain award
26 Jul
MACCLESFIELD (U.K.) — Bodycote, the world’s largest thermal processing services provider, today announced that its Chard facility has become the first subcontract heat treatment plant in the UK to enter the SC21 Supply Chain programme at Silver Award level. SC21 is an...
A380 at Farnborough is a (two) grand day out
22 Jul
Airshow visitors donate £2,612 to Hospice UK Airbus opened the doors to its A380 at the recent Farnborough Airshow, and raised more than £2,600 for charity partner Hospice UK from visitors to the aircraft over the two public days. The A380 test aircraft had been...