Emerging Technologies

Invert Robotics’ mobile climbing robots are adding new improvements and functionality thanks to recent customer feedback.

Liberty Hall announced its acquisition of proprietary flight operations software specialist Aircraft Performance Group on Dec. 3.

TARA platform for electronic record keeping of full lifecycle data on aircraft and parts assets will use digital signatures, offer 3D models.

Uptake and Rolls-Royce are about half way through a two-month proof of concept to ascertain whether a different data-science approach will improve Trent engines’ reliability—including detecting problems before they occur.

Private equity firm Liberty Hall Capital Partners said Dec. 3 it bought Aircraft Performance Group (APG), which offers proprietary flight operations software targeted at the aerospace aftermarket.

Etihad Airway Engineering’s long-term vision is to use additive manufacturing for most cabin interior parts.

United’s growing digital MRO Initiative will move to base maintenance teams next.

Aviation Week caught up with the CEOs of Donecle and MRO Drone at MRO Europe to find out more about where the use of drones for maintenance is headed and what is still standing in the way of its full potential.

Industry experts from Airbus, Boeing, Lilium and Pratt & Whitney share their views on the future of MRO, data ownership and what MRO issues keep them up at night.

Norman Baker, senior vice president, digital services for Airbus, talks Skywise and the digital solutions Airbus has on display at MRO Europe this year.

MROs see cold spray as a breakthrough technique thanks to its benefits over traditional metal repair processes.

Vincent Gröne, project manager at Satair, talks about the company’s work with additive manufacturing, including training, certification and printing of flying parts and tools.

From the exhibition floor at ap&m Europe 2018, Phil Edwards, senior instructor and engineer for NDT at Testia demonstrates two of the company’s Smart NDT tools. The ThicknessTool is used for post-blend scanning and the Smart UE1 can perform ultrasonic and eddy current tests.

James Pozzi receives a demo of the Expert Teleportation hands-free remote collaboration tool at ap&m Europe 2018.

A demo of IFS' new Maintenix Line Planner and Fleet Planner software from the 2018 IFS World Conference.

Fountx general manager Laurence Beraldo demonstrates the new assisted reality wearable and talks about how the technology has benefited TAE Aerospace and its customers.

From the exhibition floor at MRO Americas 2018, Marcellette Cloche demonstrates Safran's new B.SIde remote borescope inspection service.

From the exhibition floor at MRO Americas 2018, Jason Morris demonstrates VisionThree's virtual reality training software and its uses within the MRO industry.

From the exhibition floor at MRO Americas 2018, Olivier Savin and Kiêm Vadee share details about Safran Nacelles' new NacelleLife service offering, including a demonstration of the JetLife app and Presto non-destructive evaluation tool for composite structures.

From the exhibition floor at MRO Americas 2018, John Baker, President of Venture Research, demonstrate's the company's just launched Surface Trak tracking tool system.

From the exhibition floor at MRO Americas 2018, H. Brent Baker, Sr., VP, worldwide federal aerospace and defense at PTC, talks about the company's IoT and augmented reality products and demonstrates an AR innovation with potential industrial and training uses.

The "cobots" from Universal Robots promise quick, easy setup and multiple applications without the constraints of traditional industrial robots.

Gogo hopes to give passengers a more personalized IFE experience with its new Vision Touch system.

Software with a wide range of functionality is making MRO operations more accurate and efficient.

From the exhibition floor at MRO Europe 2017, Liam Hanna from Olympus Europa KG demonstrates the company's IPLEX NX videoscope and how it can be used for aircraft inspection.