Published ten times annually, Aerospace Manufacturing is the only such industry magazine to focus on the crucially important but often ignored design, production and procurement elements of both the civil and defence aerospace sectors.

Editorially, Aerospace Manufacturing provides sharply focused industry news and leading-edge technology features along with pertinent comments from the key aerospace associations and industry figureheads. It is the only magazine covering the manufacturing elements of both the civil and defence aerospace industries. (tradepub.com)

Aerospace Manufacturing’s targeted and audited readership includes key decision makers from all levels of the supply chain – from the aircraft manufacturers (EADS, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Bombardier, Dassault Aviation, etc.) through the key primes (BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, Snecma, Thales, etc.) to all other key suppliers (Smiths Aerospace, GKN Aerospace, Cobham, Doncasters, Alkan, MT Aerospace etc.).

By reaching the industry’s most important influencers and promoting your business through the pages of Aerospace Manufacturing you have every opportunity to increase your share of Europe’s €80+ billion a year aerospace industry.

Focusing on the crucially important design, production and procurement elements of the civil and defence aerospace sectors.

Editorial Excellence: Through a wealth of industry experience, our editorial team delivers Award* nominated content, including sharply focused news, industry comment and in-depth technical features. Aerospace Manufacturing’s editorial is considered an important source of reference to succeed in a fast moving global industry by decision making professionals the world over.

In addition to the special features detailed left, each issue of Aerospace Manufacturing will also include the following regular sections:

    * News – A selection of production sector relevant stories from around the world
    * Industry Round-Up – A selection of brief design, production and supply chain relevant stories
    * Final Approach – Comment from key industry figures

Each issue will also include additional non-editorial programme features focusing on metallics, electronics and composites component manufacturing technology, process and capability.

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CONTENTS
5 News
Event report
12 Making a world of difference – Airtec 2008
Composites
18 The heat is on – Out-of-autoclave resins
20 Changing composite tooling production – Hockley Pattern & Tool
25 Building composite confidence – Cranfield University
Electronics
29 Bridging the generation gap – Marshall Aerospace
Aircraft
32 Beauty’s more than skin deep – Dassault Rafale
Materials
35 Material gains – ThyssenKrupp Aerospace
38 Making the most of materials – Amari Aerospace
Assembly
40 Simplifying assembly – SL Laser
Engines
42 Measuring up to probe manufacture – Sodi-Tech EDM
44 Keeping priority jobs on track – MTU Aero Engines
Final Approach
46 Expanding advanced engineering – Digby, Lord Jones of Birmingham, UKTI Minister of State for Trade and Investment

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“At last, the industry has a journal that focuses on the crucially important but often ignored design, production and procurement elements of both the civil and defence aerospace sectors.”

EDITORIAL
We have touchdown!

“We need someone who can hit the ground running.” With the memory of my new employer’s winged words still fresh in my mind, like an over-excited rookie pilot on his first mission, I’m still trying to comprehend the sheer size and scope of a competitive and vibrant industry that in terms of design and manufacturing technology, knows no bounds!

The introduction of the latest composite structures, increasing integration of embedded electronics and ‘green aviation’ initiatives mean that technology breakthroughs happen nearly as regularly as flights in and out of our busiest airports. It demonstrates, beyond all doubt, that the aerospace industry is a hotbed of continually evolving innovative product designs, full of creative people thinking not only of the here and now, but of the aircraft of tomorrow.

We are continually amazed as one of the most dynamic growth sectors in the aerospace domain – the emergence of UAV systems – continues apace. Whilst the Wright Brothers demonstrated that man could fly in an aeroplane, a century later we’re facing a future in which aeroplanes will fly themselves.

And I’m impressed by the way our industry strives to preserve something it has worked so hard to create, namely the aerospace supply chain. Faced with a downturn in economic fortunes and the threat of overseas competition, key protagonists are all pulling together in the same direction. In a bid to maintain competitiveness, supply chain improvement programmes like the SBAC’s SC21 help provide the glue and consolidate the long term future of the industry.

Put simply, it’s a way of doing what we all already do, but in a more co-ordinated and efficient way. Long may it continue!

MIKE RICHARDSON | EDITOR

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