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Millbrook altitude test chamber verifies Lithium Ion battery transport safety

Altitude Chamber for Battery Testing

January 20, 2021 | Environmental Testing

Battery test facility extends capabilities with altitude test chamber capable of simulating the atmosphere of an unpressurised aircraft With the ab... read more
Dual-Arm YuMi collaborative robot finds applications in a wide range of industries

Dual arm cobot applications expand

November 9, 2020 | Manufacturing

The ABB Yumi is still breaking new ground in collaborative robotics 5 years after its introduction ABB is celebrating five years since the launch o... read more
Future aircraft will reduce costs and environmental impact with greater use of electric motors

The Aerospace Resurrection

November 2, 2020 | Aerospace Testing

Andrew Gibson of maxon motor considers the challenges facing the post-crisis UK aerospace industry What will the aerospace industry look like in th... read more
Lightning II F-35A conventional take-off variant uses AFP fabricated composite wing skins

Under the skin of the F-35

October 27, 2020 | Aerospace Testing

Automated fibre placement technology wins hands down for manufacturing complex composite components for the F-35 fighter aircraft Albany Engineered... read more
The FASTBLADE reaction frame will be used for fatigue testing of large tidal blades and aerospace structures

Test Facility for Composite Blades

October 21, 2020 | Manufacturing

Composite test centre in Scotland to provide full scale fatigue testing of turbine blades for tidal power The first major engineering works on FAST... read more