Aurora to expand manufacturing; details forthcoming
Aurora Flight Sciences is expanding its Columbus operation, but a company spokesman declined to give specifics Friday, citing continuing negotiations.

Fixing ex-Pegue's not so easy
Stan Haley, owner of the former Pegue's building at 208 N. Main, wants to repair the façade ...

New ideas sharpen focus for greener aircraft
Leaner, greener flying machines for the year 2025 are on the drawing boards of three industry teams under contract to the NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate's Environmentally Responsible Aviation Project.

Travel updates for 2012
Here are a dozen travel-news tidbits that will make you a better informed consumer in the new year. Think of what follows as a travel tapas buffet — tidbits that just might whet your appetite for more. Here are a dozen pieces of information for the 2012 traveler.

Pegue’s building owner wants to make repairs
Stan Haley, owner of the former Pegue’s building at 208 N. Main, wants to repair the faç ...

Park Electro shutting Waterbury plant in April
Park Electrochemical Corp. says in late April it will shut its Waterbury plant whose 50 or so workers produce advanced aerospace composite materials , production and jobs that are moving to Kansas.

Modeling Software renders composite blades within seconds.
Used for modeling of composite slender structures, VABS v3.6 employs accelerated method of optimizing finite element mesh and is optimized to handle larger models. For realistic blade meshed with 200,000 degrees of freedom, using typical laptop, software takes less than 20 sec for constitutive modeling (Timoshenko model). Use of Dynamic Link Libraries further accelerate process, and structures ...

Lectra And Walter Wilhelm Associates (WWA) Renew Their Global Partnership
Paris - Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials—textiles, leather, industrial fabrics and composite materials —is pleased to announce the renewal of its global partnership with Walter Wilhelm Associates (WWA) for a three year period.

Sitka artist using bulletproof material for work
SHANNON HAUGLAND Daily Sitka Sentinel SITKA, Alaska Local artist Teri Rofkar is going boldly into the future with new artwork that features modern materials and a political edge. "It's not your grandfather's regalia," Rofkar said, with her customary sense of humor. Creation of the two pieces for her "Tlingit Superman" series is being made possible with the help of a 2012 Creative Capital grant ...

Dream machine: Boeing 787 Dreamliner makes Irish debut
WITH AIRY, vaulted ceilings, intuitive design specifications and style to spare, you almost forget you’re in an aircraft.