Tag: Boeing
Air Force employs technology developed at UMR to coat F-15 fleet
The entire fleet of F-15s in the U.S. Air Force is getting primed for future flights, thanks to chrome-free inhibitor technology originally developed at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
Read More »Lead-free mandate will affect aerospace industry, says UMR researcher
Dr. Matt O’Keefe, associate professor of materials science and engineering at UMR, is testing solder joints to find out how lead (tin-lead) and lead-free (tin-silver-copper) solders compare. His work is in collaboration with Boeing-Phantom Works, Northrop Grumman, Air Force Research Laboratory and the Center for Aerospace Manufacturing Technologies (CAMT), which is housed at UMR.
Read More »Equipment donation aids mechanical, aerospace engineering students
Mechanical and aerospace engineering students at the University of Missouri-Rolla can now make large, complex composite parts for research and student design and competition projects, thanks to the efforts of a UMR alumnus who helped secure a recent donation of an autoclave from Boeing for the department.
Read More »UMR receives additional $3.5 million for Center for Aerospace Manufacturing Technologies
UMR’s Center for Aerospace Manufacturing Technologies (CAMT) will receive an additional $3.5 million in federal funds for the coming year, U.S. Sen. Kit Bond (R-Mo.) announced Wednesday during a visit to the UMR campus.
Read More »UMR receives $7.3 million for aerospace manufacturing research
The recent award of a $7.3 million contract to UMR to develop new manufacturing methods for the aerospace industry is "a prime example of how government, industry and universities can work together to foster economic development," says UMR Chancellor Gary Thomas.
Read More »Boeing supports product innovation program
Boeing officials recently announced a donation of $215,000 to help fund a new Product Innovation and Creativity Center (PICC) at University of Missouri-Rolla.
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