Aerospace

The Long March-5 rocket was launched from the new Wenchang spaceport (pictured). Image courtesy of CASC.

Long March 5 rocket fails minutes after launch

An Apache attack helicopter was outfitted with a laser weapon pod. Image courtesy of Raytheon.

Laser Apache helicopter tested for the first time

UK aerospace - 100 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (pictured) will be sold to VietJet. Image courtesy of Boeing.

Paris Air Show delivers £13bn boost to UK aerospace

Airbus Helicopters ‘Racer’ (Rapid and Cost-Effective Rotorcraft) was unveiled at this week’s Paris Air Show - image courtesy of University of Nottingham.

Nottingham Uni develops revolutionary new aircraft wing

Industry 4.0 concept, smart factory with icon flow automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies.

Digital Transformation

The future of PLM: creating the “Things” for the Internet of Things

Robotics - The newly upgraded KUKA Titan robot at the AMRC’s Factory 2050 - image courtesy of AMRC.

AMRC project a step-change in aerospace robotics

Safety-focussed ICON A5 suffers fatal crash

Supersonic Aviation - Stratasys empowers Boom to improve speed of development of XB-1, its supersonic demonstrator, taking flight next year – image courtesy of Boom.

3D printing to accelerate development of supersonic aviation

The cloud has opened up better and more efficient software access for packages such as PLM., CAD, ERP and more - image courtesy of APS stock image.

RAB Lighting locates PLM without the IT burden

A digital twins is a computerised versions of a physical asset, data from sensors in the real world can be inputted in to the twin to create simulations - image courtesy of APS

Digital Transformation

What is a digital twin?

Manufacturers are embracing servitization in order to deliver greater customer value and generate recurring revenue streams – image courtesy of Pixabay.

Is servitization helping your business rise up the value chain?