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In Pictures: Rolls-Royce UltraFan Building Blocks
An article by Guy Norris from Aviation Week Rated at 87,000 lb. thrust, the test engine will have a 140-in. fan diameter, making it the largest aircraft engine yet developed. Although the engine does not yet have a firm...
Resilience Vs Optimization, The Quandary for Our Aerospace Industry
In a recent ACM webinar, Dr. Moshe Vardy (Rice University) presented his thesis on how our business world has been overly focused on efficiency and optimization, while resilience is being ignored. A key result of this is our management and continuing trials in...
Smart Factory and Industry 4.0
The term Smart Factory describes an environment where machinery and equipment are able to improve processes through automation and self-optimization. The benefits extend beyond just the physical production of goods to functions like planning, supply chain logistics,...
Interoperability and Industry 4.0
Digitalization continues to drive massive levels of change in factories, where automation and computerized control systems abound. Integrating the multitude of legacy - and often proprietary - systems that were not designed to communicate across production lines is a...
Cyber Physical Systems and Industry 4.0
Cyber Physical Systems are integrations of computation, networking, and physical processes. Embedded computers and networks monitor and control the physical processes, with feedback loops where physical processes affect computations and vice versa. The economic...
Big Data and Industry 4.0
Big Data is a term that describes the large volume of data – both structured and unstructured – that inundates a business on a day-to-day basis. What is relevant to understanding Big Data is that what is done with the data is what matters. Big Data can be analyzed for...
How Manitoba is preparing for Industry 4.0
In the coming days, a series of presentations will be posted on our website which will identify the key elements of Industry 4.0, Manitoba’s need to proceed in this direction, and participants who are already working with these technologies. What is Industry 4.0?...
Congratulations to Wendell Wiebe, CEO of Manitoba Aerospace Inc., for being appointed Honorary Colonel of Barker College, 17 Wing, in Winnipeg, MB, on August 13, 2020
Wendell C. Wiebe has been the Chief Executive Officer of Manitoba Aerospace Inc. since April 2016, when the Manitoba Aerospace Human Resources Council (MAHRC) merged with the Manitoba Aerospace Association (MAA). Wendell Wiebe appointed Honorary Colonel of Barker...
Manitoba Aerospace Inc. joins AIAC’s call for a Federal Strategy for Aerospace – Post COVID-19
Earlier this month (June 2020) Manitoba Aerospace Inc (MAI) joined with the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC) to work towards remediating the damage that COVID-19 has caused to the Aerospace Sector. To this end, a letter from MAI was published...
Giant Phoenix Captured in Stunning Aurora Borealis Iceland Show
This dramatic image of the aurora borealis have captured what appears to be a huge PHOENIX rising from the ground and flying over Iceland. This picture shows a striking resemblance to that mythical bird, the Pheonix. Here the Phoenix presents with outstretched wings...