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    Published on 18th December 2011 20:04
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    We are pleased to announce the release of the Android version of our NDTAeroTech app.


    With NDTAeroTech Mobile, you can access NDTAeroTech.com forums directly from your Android device.
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    GKN Aerospace automates composite repair 

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    NDTAT Admin
    Published on 30th April 2012 20:52
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    2. Commercial

    GKN Aerospace is harnessing leading-edge laser technology to automate the repair of composite structures. The repaired structure has the strength of the current manual repair but is achieved with greater consistency and up to 60% lower cost. With programme partners SCLR Lasertechnik GmbH (SLCR), GKN Aerospace has installed the first prototype robotic ...
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    GKN opens world-leading aerospace facility 

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    NDTAT Admin
    Published on 30th April 2012 20:56
    1. Categories:
    2. Commercial

    Rt Hon George Osborne MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer today opened a new facility that places the UK at the forefront of high-precision aerospace manufacturing. GKN plc’s £170 million facility has been custom built for the high-speed, high-precision manufacture and assembly of carbon fibre reinforced plastic aircraft wing components that span nearly 30m in length.
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    Fatigue fracture caused Qantas engine blast: inquiry 

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    NDTAT Admin
    Published on 17th April 2012 11:45
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    2. Commercial

    A Qantas jet carrying 231 passengers and crew suffered an engine failure at 25,000 feet due to the fatigue fracture of a turbine blade, an inquiry found Monday.

    The Australian Transport and Safety Bureau (ATSB) report said the number-4 engine of the Boeing 747-438 failed 15 minutes after take off from San Francisco on August 20, 2010, causing severe vibrations throughout the plane.
    Sparks and flames spurted from the engine's exhaust, ...
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    ATSB report: Uncontained engine failure 

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    NDTAT Admin
    Published on 17th April 2012 11:41
    1. Categories:
    2. Commercial

    Uncontained engine failure and air turn-back near San Francisco Airport, USA, 30 August 20

    A Qantas Boeing 747-438 aircraft, registered VH-OJP, departed San Francisco International Airport on a scheduled passenger service to Sydney, Australia. As the aircraft passed through 25,000 ft, the aircraft's number-4 engine failed, resulting in the     ...
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    Your Company Profile 

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    Published on 25th April 2010 05:35

    Tell us about your company - its history, current situation, future plans etc. Have you recently made a significant addition to your company's services or facilities. Perhaps you are moving premises. We would love to hear about your staff members too. Whilst articles for this section should not be written as an advertisement for your compay, please feel free to add your company logo and contact details. If you feel you could add something useful to this section please submit your articles for publication. We reserve the right to edit any articles where necessary and without notice.

    Boeing GPS IIF Satellites Assembled Using 'Pulse' Manufacturing Line 

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    NDTAT Admin
    Published on 24th January 2012 19:08
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    2. Defence,
    3. Space

    EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Jan. 24, 2012 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has accelerated the assembly of its Global Positioning System (GPS IIF) satellites through the use of a pulse-line manufacturing approach adapted from the Boeing 737 airplane production line.

    "Using this pulse-line approach, we are able to build up to six satellites per year," said Craig Cooning, vice president ...
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