SpaceX sticks first ocean landing during ISS launch
Posted on 8 Apr 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
US private spaceflight company SpaceX has, for the first time ever, managed to return the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket to a ship.
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America’s oldest springmaker goes beyond ISO 9001 to achieve AS9100C certification
Posted on 8 Apr 2016 by The Manufacturer
John Evans’ Sons (JES), a manufacturer of industrial springs and mechanical assemblies, has been awarded the AS9100C Certification. Hyundai and Linde launch BeeZero, the world’s first fuel cell car sharing service
Posted on 8 Apr 2016 by Tim Brown
Fuel cell vehicles received a boost this week thanks to a new partnership between German engineering group, Linde, and South Korean car company, Hyundai. Sir Chris Hoy to officially open MACH 2016
Posted on 7 Apr 2016 by Jonny Williamson
The largest manufacturing and engineering exhibition in the UK, MACH 2016 will be officially opened by British Olympic cycling champion, Sir Chris Hoy MBE. Nest product shutdown shows a key problem for the Internet of Things
Posted on 6 Apr 2016 by Michael Cruickshank
Smart-home company Nest has demonstrated a key flaw within the so-called Internet of Things through the discontinuation of an internet-connected product. US Army awards Raytheon & DRS $56m to develop next-gen infrared night vision
Posted on 6 Apr 2016 by Tim Brown
The US Army has awarded $56m to the team of Raytheon Company and DRS Technologies to develop and manufacture the 3rd Generation upgrade to existing infrared night vision goggles that will allow ground troops to discriminate between friend or foe at twice the distance of current systems. Once, twice, fair warning… final call for potential buyers of Lincoln tissue plant
Posted on 6 Apr 2016 by Tim Brown
A four-day public auction of the former Lincoln Paper & Tissue Company as well as the Expera Old Town Mill, will take place from April 19-22 at the Hilton Garden Inn, in Bangor, Maine. Air Products awarded large nitrogen contract by South Korean firm
Posted on 6 Apr 2016 by Tim Brown
Air Products has been awarded a long-term contract by JCET STATS ChipPAC Korea (JSCK), a large semiconductor packaging and test services provider, to supply tonnage quantities of nitrogen to its new production facility in Incheon, South Korea. GE opens $39m additive manufacturing center in Pittsburgh
Posted on 6 Apr 2016 by Tim Brown
GE yesterday celebrated the grand opening of a new manufacturing facility that will drive the implementation of additive manufacturing across the company. MB Aerospace continues growth with acquisition of Centrax Turbine Components
Posted on 5 Apr 2016 by Tim Brown
International aerospace engineering group MB Aerospace has completed its latest acquisition, of Centrax Turbine Components based in Devon, England.