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