General Electric / Bombardier / Airbus / the Boeing / GKN Aerospace / EOS of North America / CSEM / Alcoa / Rolls-Royce / Airbus Americas / AEROSPACE AMERICA / /
Continent
AMERICA / /
Country
Switzerland / /
Currency
USD / / /
Facility
NASA’s Glenn Research Center / American Institute of Aeronautics / /
IndustryTerm
additive manufacturing processes / equivalent metal parts / metal fatigue / metal parts / pricey metal / thick aerospace composite structures / direct-metal laser-sintering system / manufacturing methods / capital equipment / metal makers / additive manufacturing / additive manufacturing technology / steel and landing-gear doors / metal manufacturers / polymer-composite aerospace structures / Raw aerospace aluminum costs / metal / metal manufacturing / nondestructive technology / Metal suppliers / manufacturing stages / automotive and aerospace components maker / layer manufacturing / metal alloys / jig tools / oil prices / aerospace manufacturers / percent steel / research technology / Metal temperatures / steel / /
NaturalFeature
David Hills / /
Organization
Pentagon / American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics / NASA’s Glenn Research Center / National Aeronautics and Space Administration / /
Person
Ajay Misra / John Tracy / Jon Blank / Vincent Revol / Russ Dunn / Dawn Jegley / Scott Killian / David Hills / Markus Heinimann / Henry Canaday / /
Position
Business Development Manager / Technology Manager / chief / engineer / Senior Engineer / Chief Technology Officer / senior vice president / design leader / director of research technology / chief of materials and structures in Ohio / /
Product
E-Ten G500 Smartphone / Airbus A350 / A350 / Boeing 787 / 787s / AMERICA / /
The fan blades of Rolls-Royce’s Advance jet engine are molded out of layers of carbon fiber (the greenish-blue) with a titanium sheath bonded to the front edge. The engines could enter service in 2020.