A Quick Guide to Laser Engraving
What is Laser Engraving? Laser engraving is a special type of laser marking that produces similar results when compared to traditional engraving methods, but without…
How 3D Technology is Revolutionizing the Aerospace Industry
According to audit consulting & advisory firm Deloitte, global aerospace aircraft revenues were expected to grow 4.8% in 2018, and the commercial aircraft sector’s operating…
Avionics Process Management Standard – Preparing and Maintaining an Electronic Components Management Plan (ECMP)
When successful, process management enables an organization’s processes to be optimized in design. For avionics—all the electronic devices and systems that perform individualized functions on…
Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs)
The word ceramics often summons visions of cups, plates, or pots molded into a shape then fired at a high temperature to harden. Perhaps it…
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Thermocouples: Calibration Tables, Types, Specifications, and Standards
When two dissimilar metals are joined at two junctions, they generate what is known as an electromotive force (emf). This emf arises due to varying…
Ion Nitriding Enhances Steel Parts With SAE AMS 2759/8B-2018
In their natural state within the earth’s crust, even the most abundant metals are rarely useful. To become viable in products across the spectrum of…
Space Debris – The Problem of Orbital Trash
A limited number of objects orbit Earth. Most eminently, there’s the moon, likely formed billions of years ago when Theia, a Mars-sized body, collided with…
Amendment And Errata Added to AWS D17.1:2017 Reprint
Fusion welding binds together the components, materials, and systems of the aerospace industry. Connecting the separate pieces of aircraft, spacecraft, and other objects intended for…
ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 161-2018: Air Quality Within Commercial Aircraft
ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 161-2018: Air Quality within Commercial Aircraft helps to assure safe and comfortable air quality within commercial passenger air-carrier aircraft. On a single day…