The goal of any commercial aircraft maintenance and repair crew is the fastest safe return of the aircraft to service — especially in view of the fact that the cost in lost revenue of an unscheduled ...

From the earliest days of aviation, aircraft structures were made of metal. Gradually, aluminum emerged as the preferred option for primary, secondary and tertiary structures because of its ...

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 ...

BLOOMFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kaman Composites – Wichita, Inc., an indirect subsidiary of Kaman Corporation (NYSE:KAMN), announced today the expansion of its composite repair services to the ...

A collaborative research initiative in Europe is seeking to use digital twin processes to manage the entire life-cycle of next-generation aircraft composite structures. The project aims to provide ...

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala -- Soldiers from the Oklahoma National Guard and the Connecticut Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group participated in a composites training course at the U.S. Army ...

Aerostructures manufacturer GKN Aerospace is working with airframer Boeing on a series of advances to enable more accurate repair of composite components and to allow otherwise invisible damage to be ...

Classification society Bureau Veritas has approved in principle the repair of offshore structures using the bonded composite product Coldshield, developed by Paris-based start-up Cold Pad. Coldshield ...

The restoration of composite materials through repair strategies is an area of growing importance in dental materials science. Composite repair seeks to re-establish both the mechanical integrity and ...