Aerospace Engineering 2002-05-01
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- The future of aircraft manufacturing
Engineers from Vought Aircraft offer insight into the challenges, trends, and techniques that aerospace manufacturers will have to consider for maintaining a viable manufacturing environment. - High-speed spindles for aircraft manufacturing
Aerospace companies such as Boeing and AHF-Ducommun have employed various high-speed spindles from Precise to improve machining accuracy and finish of aerospace components. - Making advanced composites
Lockheed Martin Space Systems explores several methods to improve quality and reduce costs. - Turbine blade machining
To ensure more efficient grinding of its turbine blades, Rolls-Royce installed Midwest Engineered Products' CentraSep centrifuge for automatic filtering of cutting oil.
- The future of aircraft manufacturing