Aerospace Manufacturing

Editor's comment: Headlong into the future

As the old saying goes, we all get fifteen minutes of fame. That’s one quarter hour or nine hundred seconds to grab an opportunity to show the world what you can offer.

9th July 2024

Editor's comment: Holding out for a hero

Hello and welcome to our May/June issue of Aerospace Manufacturing magazine.

28th May 2024

Editor's comment: Get the show on the road

Hello and welcome to the April issue of Aerospace Manufacturing magazine. There’s no business like show business, and as the trade exhibition calendar hots up - reaching fever pitch at July’s Farnborough International Airshow - it’s time to take stock of the value in attending these events.

26th March 2024

Editor's comment: A composites show of strength

Hello and welcome to the February/March issue of Aerospace Manufacturing magazine. It’s show-time again folks as the latest edition of the popular Paris-based JEC World composites show gets ready to roll.

20th February 2024

Editor's comment: New year, new issue!

Hello and welcome to the January issue of Aerospace Manufacturing magazine. In this latest issue, our Ed Hill speaks to CloudNC about its new CAM programming software which aims to dramatically reduce CNC machine tool CAM strategy creation.

22nd January 2024

Editor's comment: Here, now – and tomorrow

Hello and welcome to our first International Innovation Review special edition of Aerospace Manufacturing. This digital-only publication looks back at the most interesting stories we’ve published throughout 2023 – groundbreaking feats of engineering that highlight the most cutting-edge technological innovations within our industry.

6th December 2023

Editor's comment: Changing with the times

Welcome to the November issue – the last one of 2023. Well, where did the time go? I’ve been piloting Aerospace Manufacturing magazine for nigh on 15 years now and I’ve seen a lot of changes since I first strapped myself into the cockpit.

21st November 2023

Editor's comment: Variety in spades

As a hub of innovation, the Advanced Engineering show can always be relied on to offer a little bit of a lot of different manufacturing-based technologies.

18th October 2023

A head for heights

As the old saying goes, what goes up must come down. Witness the latest crop of static eVTOL aircraft on display at the recent Paris Airshow.

24th August 2023

Editor's comment: Silence is golden

A press release landed on my news desk recently concerning audio technology specialists, Sonarworks’ findings on Gen-Z’s content consumption and how it affects their productivity levels at work.

25th July 2023

Editor's comment: Best in show

I bring exciting news. Not the upcoming Paris Airshow, although that is quite exciting I suppose. No, the really exciting news is that the Richardson household will soon hear the patter of tiny feet – or should I say paws. I’m getting a puppy!

14th June 2023

A future full of possibilities

Karen Mascarenhas founded Mascarenhas PR public relations agency in 1992. Here, she reflects on the challenges of being a Ugandan child refugee, yet still being able to embrace science to fulfil a dream and a future full of possibilities.

14th June 2023

Editor's comment: Busy with the fizzy!

When visiting the many industry tradeshows around the world, I’ve come to realise that there can be many different interpretations of the word ‘busy’. Having just returned from the JEC World Paris composites show, this adjective just doesn’t do the event justice.

15th May 2023

Miss them at your peril

As the old saying goes, there’s no business like show business, and as the trade exhibition calendar hots up - reaching fever pitch at June’s Paris Airshow - it’s time to take stock of the value in attending these events.

18th April 2023

Staying one step ahead

With the festive frivolities now a distant memory, we’re stepping into a new year of new normality. Recent events around the world have me shaking my head in disbelief, so without setting any personal resolutions, I’m continuing my mantra of fitness, diet, healthy food and being nicer.

24th January 2023

Editor's comment: Show don't tell

Imagine working in a huge factory for years and not know what the thousands of components you’ve been making during that time actually do in the grand scheme of things. How do they all fit together and what is the end result?

18th November 2022

Editor's comment: Expect the unexpected

When it comes to engineering tradeshows, Advanced Engineering UK can always be relied on to offer a little bit of a lot of different manufacturing-based technologies.

14th October 2022

Editor's comment: Where wonders never cease

Any new company looking to break into the aerospace manufacturing supply chain always wants to hit the ground running.

25th July 2022

The boy done good!

On the eve of my 60th birthday, and as a long-time editor of Aerospace Manufacturing, now would seem as good a time as any to climb upon the Final Approach soapbox and have my say.

25th June 2022

A world stage awaits

As the saying goes, we all get fifteen minutes of fame. That’s one quarter hour or nine hundred seconds to grab an opportunity to show the world what you can offer.

20th June 2022

Editor's comment: Welcome back my friends!

There’s a flurry of tradeshow previews packed into this issue as the industry continues to get back to some form of normality.

23rd May 2022

Editor's comment: A world of difference

It’s a funny old world, isn’t it? After two years where our personal freedom has been somewhat constrained by the pandemic, March’s unseasonal warm Spring weather saw us being asked to stay indoors because the air pollution levels had become dangerously high.

8th April 2022

Editor's comment: You heard it here last

Here’s a straw poll for all our readers to take part in: is there still the love out there for the hardcopy version of Aerospace Manufacturing magazine?

11th March 2022

Editor's comment: Making all the right noises

Sometimes I really miss the productive peace and quiet of working from home during the pandemic. What I certainly do not miss is the continuous chirping of smartphone noises that regularly puncture the air at work.

11th February 2022

Opportunity knocks

A happy and prosperous New Year to all our readers. I hope you’ve come back refreshed and with your New Year’s resolutions still intact. My resolution is not to make one because it’s about the only promise I’ll ever keep.

21st January 2022

Editor's comment: Who do we think we are?

I’m all for a bit of blue-sky thinking, but is there a chink in the way that we think? As I mop up the drops of milk I’ve spilt on the breakfast table, it’s occurred to me that whilst we’ve designed spaceships capable of giving wealthy people the ride of their life, why can’t we design a milk carton that pours properly?

19th November 2021

Editor's comment: Worth its weight in gold?

Like an ancient alchemist trying to turn base metal to gold, today’s metallurgists are constantly striving to find that elusive chemical recipe that will produce an alloy with the kinds of mechanical properties our manufacturing industry is crying out for.

27th September 2021

Editor's comment: Time for touchless travel?

One unintended consequence of the pandemic has seen a fundamental change in the cabin interior for the better. Cleanliness and hygiene have now become as important as comfort and safety for the onboard passenger experience.

15th March 2021

Editor's comment: Communication breakdown

As this strangest of years splutters to a close, I’m beginning to wonder whether the effects of the pandemic, particularly during lockdown, have made us lose our faith in words.

23rd November 2020

Bad hair day?

This month sees lockdown restrictions gradually being lifted and hairdressers being allowed to reopen for business. This is good news in terms of helping the economy getting back on its feet, but why do we need so many hairdressers in the first place?

24th July 2020

Editor's comment: Lots in space

Start the countdown: Five… space tourism will soon be a reality. Four… SpaceX Nasa mission Crew Dragon capsule docks with The International Space Station. Three… Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit rocket mission hits debut snag. Two… Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites light up May’s night skies. One… spaceports move ever closer to launching first rockets from UK soil. Blast off!

25th June 2020

Editor's comment: Reset your sights

One of the few positives during the lockdown period is that everyone has been given the chance to hit the reset button and take stock of their lives.

18th May 2020

Editor's comment: Out of the blue

Last Sunday, I was sitting in our garden relaxing in splendid isolation during the coronavirus lockdown. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky, but there were quite a few aircraft flying around. I was intrigued: where were all these people, sitting a lot less than 2m apart I’ll wager, going?

17th April 2020

Editor's comment: All walks of life

I’ve just returned exhausted from another Advanced Engineering show, which is unsurprising, given that the exhibitors must have thought I was wearing a track into the show floor carpet - such was the amount of times I’d walked past everyone’s stand.

15th November 2019

Editor's comment: Slave to the algorithm

Our industry always needs problem-solvers for when the OEMs don’t have all the answers. And whilst it’s great to be asked for your help, the nature of work often involves some phenomenally complex solutions.

27th August 2019