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Aerospace capacity is becoming a data problem as MRO demand grows
Aerospace has the orders. The more immediate question for manufacturers and MRO providers is how much work their existing people, equipment and approved…
Aerospace MRO is finding practical uses for AI in the inspection shop
Artificial intelligence is beginning to find its place on the aerospace MRO shopfloor, particularly where engineers are handling large volumes of inspection…
MRO Capacity is Expanding & Digital Productivity Is The Next Competitive Advantage
A new generation of major MRO facilities is taking shape around the world as the aerospace industry prepares for sustained aftermarket demand.
Intelligent MRO Could Help the UK Capture a Bigger Share of the $127bn Aerospace Aftermarket
Britain has an opportunity to turn its aerospace engineering strength into a much larger share of the global maintenance, repair and overhaul market by…
AI and Automation Can Help Aerospace Manufacturers Turn the Skills Gap into a Productivity Opportunity
The aerospace industry’s growing demand for skilled people is accelerating investment in a different kind of capacity: digital capability.As aircraft…
Taking Time & Waste Out of MRO: How AI and Automation Can Help Aerospace Tackle the Engine Cost Challenge
As airlines begin to return more grounded aircraft to service, attention across the aerospace sector is increasingly turning to the economics of maintenance,…
AddQual and TRT Turn Repair Data into Decisions with Digital Twin Technology
A collaboration between aerospace technology specialist AddQual and Turbine Repair Technologies (TRT) is demonstrating how digital twins, automated inspection…
AddQual Targets Digital MRO Growth with MiDAS Qualification Platform
The aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul sector is entering a new phase of digitalisation, with the ability to connect engineering data, inspection…
Digital Qualification Is Becoming Aerospace's Competitive Advantage, Says AddQual
As aerospace manufacturers accelerate production and MRO providers respond to unprecedented global demand, competitive advantage is increasingly being shaped…
GE Aerospace Investment Highlights Next Challenge for UK MRO: Qualifying Work Faster
The UK aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) sector has received a significant vote of confidence following UK Export Finance's landmark £750…
AI Is Changing Aerospace Inspection – But Validation Remains the Competitive Advantage
Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing how aerospace engines are inspected, but industry experts believe the real competitive advantage will come from…
Farnborough Focus: Digital Validation Will Determine Who Wins Aerospace's Growing MRO Opportunity, Says AddQual
As the global aerospace industry gathers this week at Farnborough International Airshow, much of the conversation will centre on new aircraft programmes,…
Validation Must Capture Expertise Before It Retires, Says AddQual
As aerospace manufacturers work to address an industry-wide shortage of experienced maintenance engineers and inspectors, attention has largely focused on…
Validation Is Becoming Aerospace's Competitive Advantage, Says AddQual
As the global aerospace industry prepares to gather at Farnborough International Airshow, discussion will focus on production rates, new aircraft programs,…
Engine MRO Bottlenecks Highlight Why Inspection Data Must Become Operational Intelligence
The aviation industry is facing a maintenance challenge unlike anything it has experienced before. As the latest generation of single-aisle aircraft enters…
Aerospace Inspection Needs to Shift From Collecting Data To Creating Confidence in Qualification
For decades, aerospace inspection has been defined by one simple question: does the component meet specification? Today, that question remains critical, but…
From Data to Decisions: Why AI Will Define the Next Era of Manufacturing Performance
For decades, manufacturers have invested heavily in measuring quality. Coordinate measuring machines, laser scanners, vision systems and inspection…
Aerospace's Record Order Book Creates a New Challenge: Scaling Quality at Speed
The aerospace industry has spent the past three years talking about recovery. Increasingly, the conversation is shifting towards something else entirely:…
Aerospace's Digital Transformation Is Moving Beyond Design and Into Quality
AddQual Targets Aerospace Efficiency Gains Through MiDAS Deployment
Derby-based advanced manufacturing specialist AddQual is accelerating the commercial deployment of its proprietary MiDAS platform as aerospace manufacturers…
AddQual Expands Digital Twin Capability to Support Predictive Aerospace Inspection
Derby-based metrology and inspection specialist AddQual is expanding its digital twin capability as aerospace manufacturers and MRO providers increasingly…
AddQual Positions MiDAS Platform as the Missing Link Between Inspection and Decision-Making in Aerospace MRO
Derby-based metrology specialist AddQual is seeing global aerospace maintenance demand continuing to surge, positioning its MiDAS platform as a critical…
AddQual targets aerospace MRO proving AI and automation can reshape engine repair decisions
As aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) providers race to reduce turnaround times and improve asset availability, Derby-based AddQual believes the…
MRO’s Capacity Crunch: Why Aerospace Inspection Doesn't Just Need More Machines
Fast Fail, Faster Learn: Why AddQual Believes the Future of Aerospace Inspection Lies in Data
As aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) activity continues to accelerate, the pressure on inspection processes is intensifying. Engines are…
From measurement to intelligence and why data is redefining quality in UK manufacturing
Manufacturing is entering a new phase in which measurement alone is no longer enough. For decades, precision metrology has underpinned quality assurance,…
High Value Manufacturing Roundtable: Why Structured Data, Not Price, Defines Manufacturing Value
Beyond Faster Horses: Why Manufacturing Quality Needs a Change in Thinking, Not Just More Technology
As aerospace manufacturing and maintenance activity continues to accelerate, quality leaders are finding themselves under increasing pressure to respond to…
Bottlenecks Are Emerging as Aerospace MRO’s Hidden Constraint
For aerospace manufacturers and maintenance providers, inspection has long been considered the final assurance step — the process that confirms whether a…
AI, Automation and the Future of MRO: Why Data Will Power Aviation’s Next Expansion
As global aviation rebounds and fleets return to the skies, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) is emerging as one of the fastest-growing sectors in…
AddQual Celebrates IWD26
International Women’s Day offers a timely moment to reflect on the changing shape of the industry’s workforce. For many companies operating in advanced…
MRO’s Real Bottleneck Is 'How Repair Decisions Are Made' Rather Than Inspection Speed
As OEMs are under pressure to increase repair throughput, and workshops are dealing with unpredictable component condition.The instinctive industry response…
AddQual’s MiDAS Targets MRO Bottlenecks as Repair Shops Face Mounting Pressure
Across the MRO sector, overloaded inspection lines, scarce specialist labour and unpredictable part conditions are stretching turnaround times into months.…
AddQual Has The MiDAS Touch: Transforming Repair Manufacturing with Fast, Data-Driven Decisions
In the world of MRO, repair vendors efficiency is often hampered by the painstaking process of inspecting returned parts—especially when the vast majority,…
The data gap in manufacturing: why measurement is still the missing link in digital transformation
Manufacturers have spent the last decade investing heavily in digital transformation. From automation and smart factories to digital twins and AI-enabled…
Aerospace Ramp-Ups Are Back – But Inspection Bottlenecks Remain the Industry’s Weakest Link
Automation Has Reached the Quality Lab — and It’s Long Overdue
For more than two decades, automation has steadily reshaped manufacturing. CNC machining centres have become faster and more autonomous, production lines more…
Preparing for the Audit Before the Auditor Arrives
In highly regulated manufacturing environments, audits are often treated as periodic events — intense, disruptive moments that demand weeks of preparation and…
Beyond inspection: how aerospace quality teams are turning metrology data into decisions
Beyond Inspection: Why Data-Driven Quality Is Becoming Aerospace Manufacturing’s Real Competitive Advantage
As aerospace OEMs and Tier suppliers accelerate investment in automation, AI and digital continuity, quality is becoming a strategic data asset — one that…
From inspection to intelligence: why GE Aerospace’s AI push mirrors AddQual’s data-led vision
Derby-based metrology specialist AddQual Ltd says the UK aerospace sector’s accelerating adoption of automation and AI in engine inspection closely reflects…
From Derby to Digital: AddQual’s MiDAS Platform Signals a Turning Point for UK Manufacturing
AddQual Ltd, known for years as a meticulous provider of metrology and inspection services, has been developing a technology that many in the aerospace and…
Beyond Inspection: AddQual’s MiDAS Platform Sets a New Benchmark for Digital Manufacturing
Based in Derby and founded in 2016, AddQual has spent nearly a decade sharpening its credentials in high-integrity metrology and inspection services. Yet…
AddQual Are Driving the Future of Manufacturing Through Automation
Automation is no longer a “nice-to-have” in manufacturing, rather it has become an essential differentiator. For AddQual Ltd, the Derby-based specialist in…
Addqual Celebrates National Engineering Day by Championing The Next Generation of Metrology Talent
AddQual Helps Manufacturers Cut Time and Cost as Aerospace Feels the Squeeze
As UK manufacturers navigate another month of contraction, firms across the aerospace supply chain are facing an uncomfortable reality: cost-down demands from…
National Manufacturing Day 2025: AddQual Champions the Future of Inspection
Derby-based AddQual is marking National Manufacturing Day 2025 by shining a spotlight on the often-overlooked discipline of production metrology
Precision Metrology Driving Growth in UK Aerospace
Employment defence, security and space sectors has grown by a third to 443,000, with productivity in aerospace alone rising 71% over the next ten years
Decentralising inspection bottlenecks welcomed as Aerospace community embraces innovation in part qualification
By decentralising inspection, embedding digital processes, and enabling outsourced expertise, we’re helping companies shorten lead times, bridge the skills…
AddQual Positions Itself at Heart of UK Aerospace Growth
Aerospace is one of the UK’s strongest success stories, and the new Sector Deal proves that government and industry are committed to keeping it that way
Innovation Through Collaboration: Addqual’s Growing Team Tackles Industry’s Toughest Inspection Challenges
AddQual Creates New Engineering Roles to Support Growth and Inspire the Next Generation of Metrology Talent
AddQual, a leader in advanced metrology and digital inspection services, has announced the creation of two new engineering roles in Derby as it continues to…
AddQual Achieves Rare Zero-Finding Nadcap 3DSL Audit
In a major quality milestone for UK-based metrology specialist AddQual in Derby, the firm has successfully completed its latest Nadcap audit for 3D Structured…
Filling the Void: How Automated Metrology is Tackling the Manufacturing Skills Crisis at AddQual
The manufacturing sector stands at a critical juncture. While technological advancements continue to accelerate, a significant skills gap looms large,…
Solving Real Problems in Metrology, Inspection, and Qualification
The Metrology Trifecta: How AddQual Delivers Speed, Accuracy, and Cost-Effectiveness in Production Inspection
In today's fiercely competitive manufacturing landscape, the ability to qualify parts swiftly and efficiently, without compromising on quality, is paramount.…
Addressing Qualification Bottlenecks: AddQual's Metrology-Driven Mission
At its core, AddQual exists to streamline and enhance the qualification process for safety-critical components . The company offers a suite of services…
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