Aerospace Manufacturing

Tooling in the ascendency

In a Q&A session, Aerospace Manufacturing hears the latest news from Ascent Aerospace on the company’s large-scale additive manufacturing (LSAM) capabilities and HyVarC tooling solutions.

20th February 2023

Adept at additive

In a Q&A session, Ascent Aerospace explains how its expertise helps provide the right solution for the right problem, so that its customers know they’re getting quality work products.

19th November 2021

Additive in ascendance

In a Q&A session, Aerospace Manufacturing hears the latest news from Ascent Aerospace on the company’s large-scale additive manufacturing capabilities and HyVarC tooling solutions.

11th February 2020

Ascent Aerospace invests in new Thermwood LSAM machine

Ascent Aerospace has announced its recent investment of a Large Scale Additive Manufacturing (LSAM) machine from Thermwood Corporation.

18th July 2019

The record breakers!

Tooling made fast and cheaply could end the reputation for high cost and long lead times that has bedevilled the likes of the mould and die industry. Rob Coppinger reports.

18th February 2019

Farnborough Airshow 2018: Ascent Aerospace

Ascent discusses its integrated manufacturing solutions for aerospace.

18th July 2018

Tooling to mould and die for!

Mike Richardson caught up with Ascent Aerospace’s director of technical engineering, Colin Birtles during the last JEC World exhibition to learn more about the company’s HyVarC hybrid Invar and composite mould solutions.

6th April 2018

Ascent Aerospace to unveil latest mould technology at JEC World

Ascent Aerospace, a provider of layup tooling for composite aerostructures, introduces HyVarC, a patent-pending Hybrid InVar and Composite mould.

23rd January 2018

Ascent Aerospace commemorates Gemcor’s 80th anniversary

Ascent Aerospace has announced that it officially celebrated Gemcor’s 80th anniversary at the SAE 2017 Aerotech Exhibition & Congress held in Fort Worth. Gemcor joined Ascent’s assembly line integration portfolio in 2016.

27th October 2017

Global Tooling Systems wins Lockheed Martin Elite Supplier Award

Global Tooling Systems, an Ascent Aerospace company and leading provider of smart assembly tooling, was honoured by Lockheed Martin as a top-performing supplier for 2016, based on wing assembly systems and work stands that Global produced to support the F-35 programme.

15th June 2017

Michael R. Mahfet appointed CEO of Ascent Aerospace

Ascent Aerospace has announced the appointment of Michael Mahfet as CEO, effective immediately.

16th March 2017

Ascent to unveil composite tooling systems at JEC World

Ascent Aerospace says it will exhibit at this year’s JEC World held in Paris from March 14-16.

2nd March 2017

A recipe for success

Gemcor’s executive vice-president & COO, Tony Goddard discusses how the company has grown to become a true integrator for the aerospace industry.

16th February 2017

New challenges in automation

Brian Williams CEO of Ascent Aerospace discusses the company’s systems for automating aerospace production at this year’s Farnborough Airshow.

14th September 2016

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