Engineering
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BAE Systems hardware has launched aboard NASA’s Roman Space Telescope. Its opto-mechanical assembly provides precision structures, thermal control, mechanisms, optics, and electronics for the mission’s primary wide-field instrument.
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ESA has signed three European Launcher Challenge contracts with providers. Awards worth €543.6 million back Rocket Factory Augsburg, PLD Space, and Isar Aerospace as Europe attempts to establish additional commercial launch capacity alongside Ariane and Vega.
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Weir has launched its next-generation mill-circuit pump for mineral processors. The WARMAN MCR² combines eight patented developments across hydraulics, wear management, maintenance, and condition monitoring as operators push established processing circuits towards higher throughput and tougher ore conditions.
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Rolls-Royce and Queen’s have formalised their long-running aerospace research partnership. The Belfast relationship combines mechanical design, modelling, simulation, cybersecurity, manufacturing translation, and skills after more than 25 years of collaboration.
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DWS reports 30% higher production efficiency after adopting CMM inspection. The West Yorkshire medical-equipment manufacturer says LK Metrology’s Altera C system has also cut scrap and rework by about 90% while moving quality control towards in-process digital inspection.
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newcleo has secured funding for a floating nuclear concept study. The French-led consortium will assess a barge carrying multiple 200MWe lead-cooled reactors and develop a roadmap towards potential industrial deployment by 2036.
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Valmet will rebuild key sections of Jeonju Paper’s PM5 machine. The 2027 project targets lower steam consumption, improved runnability, greater operating reliability, and a longer productive life for the existing South Korean paper machine.
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ANDRITZ has secured major repeat pulp and paper equipment orders. The mid-double-digit-million-euro package covers a third pulp line, chemical recovery equipment, stock preparation, and systems for PM21 at Sun Paper’s Nanning industrial complex.
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Kiel Power Systems plans to double manufacturing capacity in Germany. The newly combined business reports €110m of firm orders plus roughly €150m of softer framework and customer commitments as it expands large-engine component production.
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XBP Global has signed a British Airways AI maintenance deal. Plexus AI is intended to consolidate maintenance records, automate document workflows, and reproduce servicing histories when aircraft leave the fleet.
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