Category: Aerospace

Hard metal machining… it’s not rocket science

By Simon Dutton The machining of aerospace materials poses many challe...

machining in progress

New cell for machining Airbus engine pylons

Hermle twin-pallet machining centre from Kingsbury chosen for finishin...

Tough talking: machining titanium

Understanding of the scientific properties of materials and their engi...

Success for Kingsbury’s LPM division

One of the UK’s foremost aerospace component suppliers has just taken...

Machining composite materials: A bespoke solution provides the answer

Machining of composites can be a highly complex process. In co-operati...

Reaching New Heights

As a pioneer in milling technology, F Zimmermann GmbH enjoys a high pr...

hermle c52 milling machine

Flexible manufacturing system for Airbus wing components

A flexible manufacturing system (FMS) for producing small to medium-si...

hermle c400

Rapid supply and relocation saves the day

A catastrophic failure of a 5-axis machining centre, coupled with a re...

Adding a new dimension: Kingsbury gears up for the future

This month saw the launch of our new Grinding Division. Our goal at Ki...

Aircraft structurals machined 35% faster

Bespoke Zimmermann portal milling machine features twin gantries, inde...

Flexible 5-axis manufacturing cell

In November 2014, Huddersfield engineering firm Reliance Precision (ww...

Efficient 5-axis machining of large components

Economical production of wind turbine rotor blades, aircraft structura...