A multi-engine, instrument rated pilot, James Wynbrandt has been an AIN and Business Jet Traveler contributor since 2003. His in-depth reporting and insightful features have won more than a dozen editorial honors, including two National Business Aviation Association Gold Wing Awards (2019; 2021), and his articles have also appeared in the New York Times, Barron’s, Fortune, Forbes, and Smithsonian Air &amp; Space. He has flown his Mooney M20K 252 on assignments throughout North and Central America and the Caribbean. Wynbrandt is also the author of Flying High (Wiley &amp; Sons), a biography of Jet Blue founder David Neeleman, as well as histories, references works, and books on a variety of other topics from major publishers. He lives in New York City.

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James Wynbrandt

Paris-based machine tool and engineering giant Fives (Hall 2B, Stand C186) is showcasing its full range of aerospace&nbsp;machines, systems, and services this week at Le Bourget. This includes its new, next-generation sensor for in-process inspection of carbon-reinforced fiber layups that the French company said can reduce process time 30 percent over manual inspections.

 


The In-Process Inspection sensor, developed by Fives with the National Research Council of Canada (the patent holder) for the aerospace sector, employs optical techniques adapted from medical imaging applications. It is licensed exclusively to Fives for composite applications.&nbsp;

 


Additionally, Fives is highlighting its new high-speed, compact SuperCharger ATL flat charge laminator, which brings “a new level of accessibility for those in the market considering to enter or upgrade their automated composite layup activity,” the company said.&nbsp;

 


Also on display at Le Bourget are its Robotic Viper, an automated fiber placement tool that features its new AFP head design and delivery system, enabling work on highly radial and complex parts. Meanwhile, Fives has teamed with E-Cobot to develop a robot equipped with Fives’ latest Twin adapter, reproducing the action of a human wrist, which can be used to fill refrigerants. This application is on view in Hall 4 Stand F37 (Région Pays de la Loire).

 


Fives, which says it has located in 30 countries with 8,700 employees,&nbsp;is also hosting daily technology and innovation presentations covering these new developments and products during the airshow trade days.

Fives Brings New Tools, Technology to Paris

French industrial giant touts inspection sensor, laminator and automated fiber placement equipment for aerospace applications.

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