Insights & Industry Updates
News from the floor, perspectives from leadership, and updates on the programs and standards shaping aerospace manufacturing.
Why Hydraulic Assemblies Need More Than Inspection
For most aerospace components, dimensional conformance is the acceptance criterion. For hydraulic assemblies it is only the starting point.
First-Article Inspection: What Buyers Should Actually Expect
An FAI is not a dimensional report. It is evidence that a production process — not a one-off part — will reliably produce conforming hardware.
Grind Burn: The Defect You Cannot See
A ground surface can pass every dimensional check and still be metallurgically compromised. Nital etch inspection exists because grind burn leaves no trace a micrometer can find.
What SS8669 All-Class Bonding Approval Actually Means
Structural adhesive bonding on rotorcraft is governed by Sikorsky specification SS8669. Approval to all classes is rare, and the reasons why say a lot about what the process actually demands.