January February 2018
Departments:
- From the Flight Deck: Looking back at 2018
- Checking In: Range of changes with top management at Airbus
- Gaining Altitude: Lombardy
- Motion, Design, Automation: Aluminum electrolytic capacitor
- Just Landed: CNC with laser metal deposition
- Up and Soaring: BAE’s small UAV completes first flight
- Cover Shots: Iron-cobalt soft magnetic alloy
- 3D/Additive Manufacturing: Proto Labs acquires sheet metal fabrication firm
- Maintenance, Repair, & Overhaul: Finnair chooses Quintiq software
- Name that Plane: Name that Plane
- On the Radar: Vertical cylindrical grinder
- 1 Last Look: Getting sprayed metal coatings to stick
Features:
- Machining: 5-axis machining, 3-axis pricing
- Quality: Polarized structured light inspects defects, surface features
- Cover Story: 2018 Forecast
- Resource Planning: 10 steps to launching a digital enterprise
- Grinding: Superabrasive grinding 101
- Design Components: Embracing the right angles
- Supply Chain: Aligning quality requirements for aerospace engine supply chain