STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS

Weaver Manufacturing is no stranger to airframe component manufacturing challenges. Founded in 1942, the Kansas company has established a solid reputation as an industry leader and has won several awards from Boeing Seattle, Cessna Aircraft, Goodrich, Sprint Wichita, and other aerospace leaders. Weaver did realize, however, their capabilities had limits....   Read more

Boeing Phantom Works in St. Louis, Missouri, is dedicated to finding better, faster, and less expensive ways to design, develop, manufacture, test, operate, and support current and future systems. As part of this effort, Phantom Works has made industry breakthroughs in the areas of high-speed machining, producing large, single-piece structures that are lighter and stronger than their multi-piece counterparts, as well as faster and less expensive to produce....   Read more

The technical advances taking place in the aerospace manufacturing industry are enabling manufacturers to look beyond the physical limitations of yesterday's machining and towards tomorrow's possibilities. Machining is the cornerstone of the modern aerospace industry and it has evolved to meet the demands of a frequently changing market. Although the basic concepts remain the same, a constant effort is made toward improving machining techniques and processes, thus reducing operational costs....   Read more