Latest news about Midlands aerospace

Richard Aboulafia, vice-president of analysis for the Teal Group (pictured), says the continuous global growth in civil aerospace markets – so important to the UK industry – seems “impossibly perfect.”

Aboulafia will be a keynote speaker at the MAA annual conference at Rolls-Royce in Derby on 20 February.

Alloy Heat Treatment (AHT) has been awarded the prestigious Nadcap Merit status for its heat treating expertise.

Holden Aluminium Technologies is pleased to announce an impressive 6 figure investment in its CNC machining division.

A fire resistant coating system provided by Indestructible Paint Ltd of Birmingham UK approved for light aircraft.

Yamazaki Mazak has launched a new range of robot automation systems designed to maximise machine tool productivity through fully automatic loading/unloading and the potential for unmanned running.

Mills CNC, the exclusive distributor of Doosan machine tools in the UK and Ireland, has reported exceptional sales results for 2012.

Leading supply chain service provider Pattonair has completed centralisation of European operations at its new hub in Derby and made several new senior appointments.

The European hub was officially opened in autumn 2012 following major extensions to the company’s existing facilities on the site. Intensive work has since progressed to complete the transfer of all relevant European operations and functions to the new complex.

Delcam is working with Iruba, a German provider of engineered solutions, and machine-tool manufacturer Hermle to develop a novel five-axis machining method, programmed with the PowerMILL CAM system, for the creation of "fir-tree” profiles in components for turbo machinery.