The global automotive plastics industry is in boom mode today. Improvements in vehicle design and the ongoing trend toward lighter weight for improved fuel efficiency have led to greater demand for engineering plastic components. A recent ...
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ESI Group, pioneer and world-leading supplier of virtual prototyping software for manufacturing industries, announces that Expliseat has obtained certification for their revolutionary Titanium aircraft seat; developed with the help of ESI's ...
Deutsche Post DHL has added to its fleet of about 11,500 vehicles one with alternative drive systems and aerodynamic modifications. It is a teardrop trailer for use throughout Germany and France, as part of DHL's logistics service for ...
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The Boeing Co. has raced out to a lead over Airbus in commercial aircraft orders during the first five months of 2014, having nearly doubled its rival's order total so far. Boeing (NYSE: BA) reports a total of 394 net orders through June ...
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Advanced Tube Bending Maintains Latest-Generation Aircraft To maximize operational efficiency, British Airways maintains its fleet of aircraft in-house. The loss of revenue resulting from the grounding of a modern aircraft can be ...
Laser Encoders Enable High-Accuracy Machining of Composite Parts Flow International Corp.'s Composites Machining Center (CMC) hits the mark for single-setup processing of 40-meter-long composite wing skins, and one of the keys to holding ...
Alcoa has signed a multi-year supply agreement with Airbus valued at approximately US$110 million for value-added titanium and aluminum aerospace forgings. The agreement also includes several large aluminum forgings for the A330 and A380; ...
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Qantas will close its Avalon heavy maintenance facility at the end of March 2014 due to the gradual retirement of its Boeing 747 fleet, making the operation unviable. Qantas Domestic chief executive officer Lyell Strambi said after a ...
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A slew of new technologies set to either be released or to go mainstream over the next decade will transform the data centre, a transformation that will go hand-in-hand with a wider revolution in computing that will demand faster and more ...
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Zhejiang Loongair Airlines, expanding from cargo to passenger operator, will start to fly within this year. Loongair previously was approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China to engage in air cargo transport and this year was ...
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The market for semiconductors used in industrial electronics applications relished a better-than-expected first quarter as macroeconomic headwinds turned out to be less severe than initially feared, according to the latest Industrial ...
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Emirates and Qantas have enhanced their joint network as bookings opened for the new schedule between New Zealand and Australia. Among a suite of changes, Qantas has retimed its existing Christchurch-Sydney service enabling more ...
The Qantas and Emirates partnership in New Zealand will be opening for bookings from 14 August 2013, subject to regulatory approval. Aligned fares, frequent flyer benefits and code share arrangements will all be switched on across the ...
IAG Cargo, the result of the merger of British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo, has begun a major fleet modernisation program as British Airways welcomes two next-generation aircraft models to its fleet: the Boeing 787 and Airbus A380. ...
The Einstein Award for 2013 from solar module maker SolarWorld AG of Bonn Germany has been awarded to professor Eicke R. Weber, director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) Freiburg, Germany (the largest solar energy ...
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