Materials/Manufacturing
Start-ups and Small Businesses: An Expanding Nucleus in America’s Space Supply Chain
By Nicole Heins, Senior Conference Producer for Space Tech Expo USA […]
defense
News
Ultra-Small Pancake-style Gimbal Motors Developed by Orbex
Servo motors are at the heart of modern gimbals, allowing them to move and position components in tracking and communication equipment for military and surveillance devices, navigation systems, industrial robots as well as drones and […]
Magnetics/Assemblies
Ducommun Acquires MagSeal for $69.5 Million
Ducommun, a defense and industrial manufacturer based in southern California, has acquired Magnetic Seal Corporation, a pioneering developer of engineered magnetic seals for aerospace and defense applications. The price was about $69.5 million. According to […]
Materials/Manufacturing
MP Materials Awarded $35M DoD Contract for Rare Earth Processing
MP Materials Corp. has been awarded a $35 million contract through the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Program to support the construction of a commercial scale processing facility for heavy […]
Magnetics/Assemblies
Moving Up – Top New Leadership Appointments Start the Year
Dr. Suniti Moudgil has joined Carpenter Technology Corporation in the role of Chief Technology Officer. She will be responsible for leading the company’s technology strategy and its R&D organization as well as overseeing the company’s intellectual property portfolio. […]
Electromagnetics
TT Electronics Buys Ferranti Power & Control Business from Elbit
Bolstering its aerospace and defense activity, TT Electronics, a manufacturer of engineered technologies including many power magnetic components and systems, has acquired the Ferranti Power & Control business from Elbit Systems for £9 million. Ferranti […]
News
Focused on New Strategies, Navy Wants HTS Magnet System for Autonomous Mine Detection
In concert with a new strategy for autonomous technologies, the US Navy is launching a research project to develop a system based on a high-temperature superconducting (HTS) magnetic source with an advanced acoustic generator to […]