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AST Bearings Seeks to Expand
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT
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AST Bearings, LLC, has announced that part of its continued growth strategy in 2010 is through the strategic acquisitions of other bearing supply companies.
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Emirates Fires Back at Air Canada
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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT
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Emirates Airline says consumers are the losers as Air Canada (AC.B-T1.800.169.76%) benefits from protectionist rules that are preventing the Dubai-based carrier from expanding in Canada.
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California funds US$90m clean and renewable energy
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:42:00 GMT
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The California Energy Commission (CEC) says its US$90 million ‘Clean Energy Manufacturing Program’ will strengthen the state’s leadership in clean and renewable energy by providing financing to manufa
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Northrop Grumman expands composites training for TAI
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:54:00 GMT
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Northrop Grumman Corporation is teaching Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc (TAI)'s engineers how to build the complex composite structures used in the F-35 Lightning II aircraft.
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Renewable energy in Australia is “largely undeveloped”
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:36:00 GMT
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The Government of Australia has released its first national Energy Resource Assessment, concluding that wind energy and other renewable energy sources are expected to become increasingly significant.
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Energy efficiency in US could create 333,000 jobs
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:32:00 GMT
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Proposed US legislation on energy efficiency would create more than half-a-million jobs within two years, according to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE).
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Vestas awards Zoltek Supplier of the Year award
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:58:00 GMT
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Carbon fibre supplier Zoltek has been named 2009 Supplier of the Year by Vestas Blades AS, the blade manufacturing division of wind turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems AS.
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Northrop Grumman Drops Bid for Tanker Contract
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT
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Northrop Grumman Corp. said Monday that it was dropping out of the race for a $35-billion Pentagon contract to build 179 aerial refueling tankers, leaving its rival Boeing Co. as the sole bidder for o
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Seifert and Skinner & Associates formed
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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:30:00 GMT
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New company Seifert and Skinner & Associates Inc will specialise in filament winding, software for composites, composite processes and product design, and development, training and consulting.
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Hawaii wind farm receives US$117m
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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:43:00 GMT
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The US Department of Energy (DoE) has offered a conditional commitment on a US$117 million loan guarantee to finance construction of a 30 MW wind energy project in Kahuku, Hawaii.
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Last week's top 3 stories
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Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:54:00 GMT
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The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website last week.
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Statement on the U.S.-Turkish Alliance
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2010-03-05-21:21:59+00:00
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Critical national security, economic and diplomatic relations with our ally Turkey are threatened by yesterday’s House Foreign Relations Committee vote approving the resolution condemning Turkey
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UK wave and tidal to reach 2 GW by 2020
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Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:34:00 GMT
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RenewableUK (formerly BWEA) says 2 GW of wave and tidal could be installed in the UK by 2020, but that further Government investment is needed.
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Toho Tenax launches 'ultra-lightweight' carbon fabric
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Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:48:00 GMT
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Toho Tenax Co Ltd says it has developed a carbon fibre fabric that is less than half the weight of currently available lightweight carbon fibre fabrics. The fabric is said to be ideal for lightweight
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COMPOSITES EUROPE 2010 joins ALUMINIUM in Essen
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Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:42:00 GMT
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The fifth COMPOSITES EUROPE exhibition will return to Essen in 2010 where it will be held alongside the ALUMINIUM World Fair on 14-16 September. The combined event will showcase more than 1000 exhibit
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How a New Wenzel CMM Helped Bradley-Thompson
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Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT
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When Bradley-Thompson Tool Company received an order to machine a large number of aerospace gear box castings new measuring capability was required…and Xspect Solutions met the challenge with the righ
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Statement on the Death of Representative John Murtha
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2010-02-09-04:36:11+00:00
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Representative John Murtha was a longtime leader in the House of Representatives with more than 35 years of service to his country. As a former Marine, he brought a strength and conviction to his posi
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America Falling Further Behind in STEM Education
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2010-02-04-20:42:42+00:00
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America is no longer a nation at risk, rather it is a “nation falling further behind,” in science and engineering education said Rick Stephens, Senior Vice President of Human Resources and
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Statement on NASA Fiscal 2011 Budget Request
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2010-02-03-17:38:52+00:00
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In this fiscal environment, the increase in the NASA budget reflects the Administration’s commitment to the value of space.
We are encouraged that the budget extends the International Space
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IMTS2010, Sept 13-18, 2010
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Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:51:27 GMT
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IMTS will take place at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL, the week of September 13-18, 2010. More than 1,100 exhibiting companies will occupy 1.2 million square feet of exhibit space in order to showcas
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Statement on Jobs for America
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2010-01-27-18:27:10+00:00
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The economy in general and job creation in particular are expected to be front and center in President Obama’s State of the Union address tonight, highlighting the timeliness of a new report by
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Statement on ADS-B Rollout in Gulf of Mexico
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2010-01-14-21:52:51+00:00
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The successful rollout of the ADS-B air traffic control system in the Gulf of Mexico this week is a major step forward for the modernization of America’s outdated aerospace infrastructure. The r
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A Landmark Approach in Addressing Business Ethics
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2010-01-13-15:43:45+00:00
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January 13, 2010
The first International Forum on Business Ethical Conduct for the Aerospace and Defence Industry (IFBEC) took place today in Berlin.
The Forum, which was opened by Åke
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Metris USA Changes Name to Nikon Metrology, Inc.
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Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:56:51 GMT
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Following the announcement in late October of Metris becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nikon Corp., the corporate name of Metris USA has now changed to Nikon Metrology, Inc.
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Aerospace Industry Remains Strong Through Downturn
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2009-12-15-17:10:14+00:00
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Aerospace industry sales will increase in 2009 and 2010 demonstrating the strength of the U.S. aerospace industry in today’s weak economy, AIA announced Wednesday at its 45th Year-end Review and
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Aerospace Industry: An Economic Stimulus
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2009-12-15-17:08:36+00:00
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The Administration and Congress should look to the aerospace industry as it develops strategies to spur the economic recovery and create jobs, AIA President and CEO Marion Blakey said Wednesday.
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AIA Elects Officers, Board of Governors for 2010
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2009-12-15-16:56:15+00:00
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The Aerospace Industries Association Board of Governors has elected Scott Donnelly, President and Chief Executive Officer of Textron Inc., as its Chairman for 2010. Donnelly will begin his term Jan. 1
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Aerospace Workforce Imperiled by Funding Cuts
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2009-12-10-15:13:09+00:00
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U.S. preeminence in aerospace is threatened by aging demographics and uncertainty over the future of the U.S. space program and adequate funding to support it, AIA President and CEO Marion Blakey said
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AIA Recommends Flexibility in OCI Rules
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2009-12-08-18:58:25+00:00
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The U.S. government needs to adopt Organizational Conflict of Interest rules that function effectively without forcing unnecessary divestitures in industry, AIA Vice President Cord Sterling said in te
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