Why wait for the bus when you can hail a cab? That’s the idea behind a new commercial spaceflight startup founded by SpaceX founding team members Jim Cantrell and John Garvey.Vector Space Systems wants to shake up to the commercial…
Why wait for the bus when you can hail a cab? That’s the idea behind a new commercial spaceflight startup founded by SpaceX founding team members Jim Cantrell and John Garvey.Vector Space Systems wants to shake up to the commercial…
Three years ago, Lockheed Martin made the bold boast that F-35s would cost less than $85 million a copy by 2019, less than any existing fourth-generation fighter…Now, Program Executive Officer Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan says the most common model of the plane, the…
The changing defense market is putting the squeeze on companies that design and build cutting-edge aircraft. The focus is now on rapid prototyping and other techniques that let buyers experiment with new systems before they commit to major investments. Renaissance…
The military wants to stop buying “proprietary solutions” and will opt for open systems architectures that give the government more flexibility, officials said. “We have ceded too much of the design trade space to industry over the years, and we are…
Let’s face it: Getting a product to market is difficult whether you are a struggling startup or an established original equipment manufacturer (OEM). Understanding some of the pitfalls on the front end of product development might help you avoid downstream problems,…
3D printing and additive manufacturing (AM) won’t be replacing high-volume mass manufacturing anytime soon. But no one really expects that. Instead, these technologies have been making inroads in industries with high-value products that benefit from 3D printing’s ability to make…
With jet engines, it is more efficient to accelerate a large amount of air a little than a small amount a lot. That is the principle behind the turbofan, and as the industry continues to push for lower fuel consumption…
3D printing’s move to the medical industry is accelerating rapidly, due largely to its ability to offer solutions to patients who seek a more customized form of healthcare, an expert told engineers at this week’s Medical Design & Manufacturing East…
The promise of advanced machine-to-machine networking, smart factories, and Industry 4.0 has gotten the wide field of manufacturing and industrial automation abuzz with excitement, including working professionals like design, project, and process engineers. However, there appears to be some ways…
Advanced tools for design visualization, illustration, and animation are helping design engineers create realistic representations of their products. Continually enhanced tools allow users to quickly create photorealistic CAD renderings and animations that can convey ideas and explain designs to manufacturers…