<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!--Generated by Site-Server v6.0.0-31019-31019 (http://www.squarespace.com) on Thu, 25 Nov 2021 00:37:06 GMT --><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://www.rssboard.org/media-rss" version="2.0"><channel><title>Blog - HITEMCO</title><link>https://hitemco.com/blog/</link><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2021 21:43:57 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en-US</language><generator>Site-Server v6.0.0-31019-31019 (http://www.squarespace.com)</generator><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>HITEMCO BLOG</strong></p>]]></description><item><title>Bigger and Faster: Hitemco Improves Coating Capabilities With a Key Site Expansion </title><category>News</category><category>HVOF</category><dc:creator>Kaelie Barnard</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2021 20:48:39 +0000</pubDate><link>https://hitemco.com/blog/hitemco-site-expansion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">591cba978419c2c2550022bb:59305b9ca5790aeb4dd48609:614a521d5d1c0b5f40dbcd3f</guid><description><![CDATA[<p class="">Over the last 40 years, Hitemco has been getting bigger and faster—expanding capabilities, growing from a handful of employees to a team of 106, and taking on hundreds of new customers. At the same time, we also committed ourselves to reducing lead times. But unlike businesses, buildings don’t grow. </p><p class="">As a small, family-owned company with big aspirations, we are continually adding larger programs to our roster. About 13 years ago, we added capabilities that allowed us to handle HVOF landing gear coatings for Boeing’s 787 aircraft and military helicopters. </p><p class="">When we challenged ourselves to cut down our turnaround times, we were able to reduce them by several weeks. We accomplished all of this while maintaining the level of quality and customer focus that our clients have come to expect.</p><p class="">While business was growing and output was increasing, our Long Island facility…well, that stayed exactly the same. After adding three grinders to accommodate coating and finishing on-site, we were quickly running out of room. Luckily, we only had to look a little ways down the block to find exactly what we needed. </p><p class="">Three doors down from the current Hitemco facility is a new 10,000-square-foot annex. After ten months of construction, the area is now finished—and ready to help Hitemco meet the demand of our bigger and faster business.</p> <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > <img class="thumb-image" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591cba978419c2c2550022bb/1633547309387-4BH9C8DZZWN5B57JFMQU/Hitemco-Expansion-Annex-WEBV.jpg" data-image-dimensions="2200x1041" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="Hitemco’s new 10,000 sq. ft. facility expansion allows more room for the precise work of grinding HVOF coatings to the exacting standards required for critical aerospace components like landing gear. Image by Roger Maragh" data-load="false" data-image-id="615df42a5561b315e72841f0" data-type="image" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591cba978419c2c2550022bb/1633547309387-4BH9C8DZZWN5B57JFMQU/Hitemco-Expansion-Annex-WEBV.jpg?format=1000w" /> <figcaption class="image-caption-wrapper"> <p class="">Hitemco’s new 10,000 sq. ft. facility expansion allows more room for the precise work of grinding HVOF coatings to the exacting standards required for critical aerospace components like landing gear. <em>Image by Roger Maragh</em></p> </figcaption> </figure> <h3>A facility that helps aerospace soar (and land)&nbsp;</h3><p class="">As one of the founding members of the Hard Chrome Alternative Technology (HCAT) group, Hitemco was instrumental in finding a safer alternative to toxic hexavalent chrome. Early testing for high-velocity oxygen-fuel (HVOF) coatings took place at our facility under the direction of HCAT members and has become the standard for landing equipment coatings and many other aerospace components. </p><p class="">HVOF is a significant improvement over hexavalent chrome in terms of the health of engineers, aircraft technicians, and airline passengers—in fact, the EPA is in the process of phasing out chrome coatings altogether. In addition to being healthier, HVOF also lasts longer and offers better protection than chrome.</p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" class=""></p><h3>The power of the daily grind&nbsp;</h3><p class="">But there’s one important characteristic of HVOF coatings that can’t be ignored—once applied, it's not smooth. While that may seem like a minor issue, when dealing with highly precise components that come in contact with softer materials (like rubber seals), roughness is simply unacceptable.</p><p class="">Hitemco discovered from the start that components coated via HVOF must undergo grinding—very precise and careful grinding—to remove the outer layer and polish the coating until it’s exceedingly smooth. Only then will the coated surface hold an oil film, making it safe to use in conjunction with rubber and other critical components. </p><p class="">For a while, we sent our HVOF components out for grinding at other businesses. But when issues arose around both quality and turnaround time of the grinding services, it made the most sense to bring the task home and handle it ourselves. By adding in-house grinding machines to our operations, we could control the meticulous quality of the process and reduce lead times.</p><p class="">Grinding machines aren’t small, though. As Hitemco developed a reputation for being one of the best grinders of HVOF coatings, business just kept growing. That meant more demand on our facility, with less space. </p><p class="">We needed to grow. And that’s exactly what this new expansion has allowed.</p> <figure class="block-animation-none"> <blockquote data-animation-role="quote" > <span>&#147;</span>The facility is expanding our capacity. It allows us to increase the output we have in HVOF landing gear...which frees up some of our current building to expand capabilities for other opportunities, such as rockets.<span>&#148;</span> </blockquote> <figcaption class="source">&mdash; Tom Hammond, Hitemco President </figcaption> </figure> <h3>Shaping up and shipping out&nbsp;</h3><p class="">Since grinding comes at the end of the process, it was only fitting that we add shipping capabilities to the new space. The larger area and improved packaging equipment allows for a fitting send-off for every component we handle.</p> <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > <img class="thumb-image" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591cba978419c2c2550022bb/1633551877692-7T6G36QKAAD3O8W1EIZ3/Hitemco-Expansion-PR-Hammond.jpg" data-image-dimensions="4032x3024" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="Hitemco President Tom Hammond (right) chats with one of Hitemco’s process engineers at the newly expanded site." data-load="false" data-image-id="615e0600aa15423fa9d75e81" data-type="image" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591cba978419c2c2550022bb/1633551877692-7T6G36QKAAD3O8W1EIZ3/Hitemco-Expansion-PR-Hammond.jpg?format=1000w" /> <figcaption class="image-caption-wrapper"> <p class="">Hitemco President Tom Hammond (right) chats with one of Hitemco’s process engineers at the newly expanded site.</p> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="">With our involvement in a range of new commercial and military aerospace programs—and our ongoing relationships with long-term customers—this new facility is a long time coming. </p><p class="">We began operations over 40 years ago, handling critical components like rocket thruster nozzles, jet engine afterburner liners, and hydrogen fuel cell components. And the future has us looking more and more to the stars: recognizing that many years of successful collaboration on various past NASA programs means we are uniquely qualified to serve the growing space exploration markets. Something as basic as more floor space at our facility will make that possible.</p><p class="">It’s fitting—our coatings are often found on large equipment that goes fast. Thanks to our new expansion, we too will be able to grow larger and go faster.</p>]]></description></item><item><title>The Veteran Spy Plane Too Valuable to Replace</title><dc:creator>Dana Barnard</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2021 19:34:53 +0000</pubDate><link>https://hitemco.com/blog/2020/12/14/the-veteran-spyplane-too-valuable-to-replace</link><guid isPermaLink="false">591cba978419c2c2550022bb:59305b9ca5790aeb4dd48609:5fd7d055853150689b0ffd0e</guid><description><![CDATA[<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > <img class="thumb-image" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591cba978419c2c2550022bb/1625158439465-VMRYQDKMW44Z1Y1K2P1B/030411-F-0000J-102.jpeg" data-image-dimensions="800x522" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="The Lockheed U-2 in flight. Credit: U.S. Air Force" data-load="false" data-image-id="60ddf327acbe08151823567b" data-type="image" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591cba978419c2c2550022bb/1625158439465-VMRYQDKMW44Z1Y1K2P1B/030411-F-0000J-102.jpeg?format=1000w" /> <figcaption class="image-caption-wrapper"> <p class="">The Lockheed U-2 in flight. Credit: <a href="https://www.af.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2000544086/">U.S. Air Force</a></p> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="">The Lockheed U-2 is sixty-five years old and still at the top of its game. It operates in an environment that almost nothing else can, and managers believe this venerable aircraft can fly another thirty years. Built for Cold War-era spy missions, the U-2 has benefitted from experience—It’s notoriously difficult to fly, but its high-altitude prowess and superior components have made it a singular asset, even compared with newer technology like satellites and drones. Read the full article <a href="https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20201210-lockheed-u-2-spyplane?utm_campaign=pockethits&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=pocket"><strong>here</strong></a>.</p> <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > <img class="thumb-image" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591cba978419c2c2550022bb/1625158862680-VLGAC6C9P9U532C2JR12/15194502823_fcd4337a7f_b.jpeg" data-image-dimensions="1024x768" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="Inside the Lockheed U-2 during high flight. Image by Christopher Michel via Flickr, licensed under Creative Commons 2.0" data-load="false" data-image-id="60ddf4ce0ab2a60fe54f4e88" data-type="image" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591cba978419c2c2550022bb/1625158862680-VLGAC6C9P9U532C2JR12/15194502823_fcd4337a7f_b.jpeg?format=1000w" /> <figcaption class="image-caption-wrapper"> <p class="">Inside the Lockheed U-2 during high flight. Image by Christopher Michel via <a href="https://search.creativecommons.org/photos/463f52ad-e8c2-467f-b1f8-230ace65ac49">Flickr</a>, licensed under Creative Commons 2.0</p> </figcaption> </figure>]]></description></item><item><title>We Are All In His Debt: General Chuck Yeager Dead at 97</title><dc:creator>Dana Barnard</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2020 13:51:03 +0000</pubDate><link>https://hitemco.com/blog/2020/12/14/we-are-all-in-his-debt-chuck-yeager-dead-at-97</link><guid isPermaLink="false">591cba978419c2c2550022bb:59305b9ca5790aeb4dd48609:5fd7af54085ac14bd11fcfc9</guid><description><![CDATA[<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > <img class="thumb-image" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591cba978419c2c2550022bb/1625156042316-EMO6OTA7E9EL4G7LIXZA/Chuck_Yeager_1950.jpeg" data-image-dimensions="640x480" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="General Charles Elwood Yeager, 1950" data-load="false" data-image-id="60dde9ca07bf03458b4255b1" data-type="image" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591cba978419c2c2550022bb/1625156042316-EMO6OTA7E9EL4G7LIXZA/Chuck_Yeager_1950.jpeg?format=1000w" /> <figcaption class="image-caption-wrapper"> <p class="">General Charles Elwood Yeager, 1950</p> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="">For everyone younger than the Greatest Generation, and especially those who’ve grown up exclusively in the digital age, it’s useful to read accounts of the aerospace industry before digital systems. It can be difficult to appreciate how skilled and fearless test pilots were in the 1940s and 50s—back then, there were no on-board computer systems for analysis and correction. Instead, pilots relied on skill and instincts. Their knowledge of the aircraft’s mechanical systems and a <em>feel</em> for how these systems were performing as they approached limits could be critically important.&nbsp;</p><p class="">Now, imagine a 24-year-old Chuck Yeager in the Bell X-1—a rocket engine-driven "bullet with wings”—powering through the sound barrier for the first time in what’s now considered a <em>highly</em> risky (one might also describe it as “crude”) aircraft.</p><p class="">A decorated, courageous WWII fighter pilot from West Virginia, Yeager clearly had “the right stuff.” One interesting detail in <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2020/12/11/chuck-yeager-homer-hickam-appreciation-column/3877640001/"><strong>this remembrance</strong></a> by Homer Hickam, though, was that Yeager’s childhood working on gas wells, which were physically similar to the core features of early aircraft, gave him an exhaustive grasp of the analog structures that these early aircraft ran on—and fundamentally still do. He never had an engineering degree, but Yeager’s instincts and understanding of engines made him an exceptional pilot even by 1940s standards.&nbsp;</p><p class="">All of us in the aerospace industry owe General Yeager an enormous debt for his courage in aerial combat, his fearlessness in exploring the limits of aircraft performance, and his no-nonsense approach to life. Read the full article <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2020/12/11/chuck-yeager-homer-hickam-appreciation-column/3877640001/" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a>. </p> <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > <img class="thumb-image" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591cba978419c2c2550022bb/1625156682305-VOYEH2Z6ATWACZI4XJXP/Chuck_Yeager.jpg" data-image-dimensions="2500x1564" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="Chuck Yeager next to experimental aircraft Bell X-1 #1, a.k.a Glamorous Glennis, 1940s. Image by the U.S. Air Force via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed under public domain" data-load="false" data-image-id="60ddec492d03be012efa6079" data-type="image" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591cba978419c2c2550022bb/1625156682305-VOYEH2Z6ATWACZI4XJXP/Chuck_Yeager.jpg?format=1000w" /> <figcaption class="image-caption-wrapper"> <p class="">Chuck Yeager next to experimental aircraft Bell X-1 #1, a.k.a <em>Glamorous Glennis,</em> 1940s.<em> </em>Image by the U.S. Air Force via <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chuck_Yeager.jpg">Wikimedia Commons</a>. Licensed under public domain</p> </figcaption> </figure> <figure class="block-animation-none"> <blockquote data-animation-role="quote" > <span>&#147;</span>“...the most important thing about Yeager, in terms of why he was chosen to fly the X-1, was that he knew generators, pumps and pressure regulators. He knew how they worked, he knew how to take them apart and he knew how to put them back together. He knew them because he worked with his daddy on gas wells in the hills of West Virginia that used machinery similar to the ones used in jet and rocket engines.”<br/><span>&#148;</span> </blockquote> <figcaption class="source">&mdash; Homer Hickam, USA Today, 12/11/20</figcaption> </figure> <figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > <img class="thumb-image" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591cba978419c2c2550022bb/1609278979546-97MSDFUXX9H4UZP1J7S2/image.jpg" data-image-dimensions="659x528" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="Yeager prepares to board an F-15D Eagle at at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada on the 65th anniversary of his historic breaking of the sound barrier flight, 2012. Image by Jason W. Edwards via DVIDSHUB. Licensed under Creative Commons 2.0" data-load="false" data-image-id="5feba603a20a165b2f38ca53" data-type="image" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591cba978419c2c2550022bb/1609278979546-97MSDFUXX9H4UZP1J7S2/image.jpg?format=1000w" /> <figcaption class="image-caption-wrapper"> <p class="">Yeager prepares to board an F-15D Eagle at at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada on the 65th anniversary of his historic breaking of the sound barrier flight, 2012. Image by Jason W. Edwards via <a href="https://www.dvidshub.net/image/722151/chuck-yeager-commemorates-historic-flight#.UHwvOxjlVhE#ixzz29NobLk92">DVIDSHUB</a>. Licensed under Creative Commons 2.0</p> </figcaption> </figure>]]></description></item><item><title>An F-35 pilot's take on the only 'stealth fighter' lost in combat - Sandboxx</title><dc:creator>Thomas Hammond</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 19:27:38 +0000</pubDate><link>https://hitemco.com/blog/2020/9/9/an-f-35-pilots-take-on-the-only-stealth-fighter-lost-in-combat-sandboxx</link><guid isPermaLink="false">591cba978419c2c2550022bb:59305b9ca5790aeb4dd48609:5f59294540a1536bd17a67fb</guid><description><![CDATA[<p class="">This is a nice article that is both an interesting read about an event that occurred, and also a valuable reminder of the difficulty of planning by anticipating normal outcomes ahead of time, especially when others are thinking out of the box. </p>]]></description></item><item><title>Commercial Aerospace May Recover A Little Faster</title><dc:creator>Dana Barnard</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 19:27:13 +0000</pubDate><link>https://hitemco.com/blog/2020/6/4/commercial-aerospace-may-recover-a-little-faster</link><guid isPermaLink="false">591cba978419c2c2550022bb:59305b9ca5790aeb4dd48609:5ed8e78a2aa608649c0c7eca</guid><description><![CDATA[]]></description></item><item><title>Space X Successfully Launches 10 Iridium Satellites &amp; Lands First Stage</title><dc:creator>Thomas Hammond</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2019 18:48:35 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.space.com/42977-spacex-rocket-launches-final-iridium-satellites-then-lands.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">591cba978419c2c2550022bb:59305b9ca5790aeb4dd48609:5c3cd78288251b8b3c7caac9</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Space X Successfully Launched 10 Iridium Satellites from one Rocket, using a “Used” Stage 1 Falcon 9 Rocket and successfully re-landed the stage 1 again on their recovery barge. A great demonstration of Space X increasing the efficiency of a satellite launch. This rocket (Stage 1) was previously flown, handled the coordination of launching 10 satellites from one launch and then recovered, yet again, the stage 1 Rocket Booster.</p><p><a href="https://hitemco.com/blog/2019/1/14/space-x-successfully-launches-10-iridium-satellites-amp-lands-first-stage">Permalink</a><p>]]></description></item><item><title>Giant Rocket Succesful Launch on Mars Mission </title><dc:creator>Noel Gibilaro</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2018 18:24:00 +0000</pubDate><link>https://hitemco.com/blog/2018/2/7/giant-rocket-succesful-launch-on-mars-mission</link><guid isPermaLink="false">591cba978419c2c2550022bb:59305b9ca5790aeb4dd48609:5a7b527d0852297925d89212</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>We're living in a time of historical technology changes. SpaceX made history with the successful launch of a giant rocket called the Falcon Heavy by making use of multiple technologies to serve a single purpose. It might be also good to know that Hitemco played a part in the manufacture of this monumental SpaceX achievement.</p><p>" The successful maiden flight of the Falcon Heavy restored a capability the United States lost years ago. The last time a powerful heavy-lift launch vehicle left Cape Canaveral was in 2011, when the Space Shuttle made its final flight after 30 years of ferrying astronauts back and forth from low-Earth orbit. Before that, it was the Saturn V rocket, the massive vehicle NASA used to send Apollo astronauts to the moon. " For more about this click <a target="_blank" href="https://flipboard.com/@flipboard/-a-triumphant-first-launch-for-elon-musk/f-df1f60901f%2Ftheatlantic.com"><strong>here</strong></a>.</p>]]></description><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591cba978419c2c2550022bb/1518032283114-6YAMXNHUIC6BFK297IA0/original.jpg?format=1500w" medium="image" isDefault="true" width="960" height="570"><media:title type="plain">Giant Rocket Succesful Launch on Mars Mission</media:title></media:content></item><item><title>How Jet Engines Work</title><dc:creator>Noel Gibilaro</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 17:26:31 +0000</pubDate><link>https://hitemco.com/blog/2018/1/25/how-jet-engines-work</link><guid isPermaLink="false">591cba978419c2c2550022bb:59305b9ca5790aeb4dd48609:5a6a028424a6948cf68c7fbc</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>You see them leaving beautiful,&nbsp;long, icy contrails in the sky.&nbsp;They can be seen at a much closer distance while on the runway at the airport. Sometimes you are treated to a very close but brief look at the huge intake blades of a jet engine from the jetway window while boarding a plane. Most are content knowing that turbo-fan jet engine perform reliably while in the air. The folks at Hitemco are honored and proud to play a humble, yet,&nbsp;critical role to keep 'em flying. If you've ever wondered how a jet engine really works without all the engineering mumbo-jumbo, you can see it by clicking<strong> <a target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/KjiUUJdPGX0">here.</a>&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;</p>]]></description><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591cba978419c2c2550022bb/1516898437555-EN897WHBH7F8OLOBSEUJ/-220E%2520Cutaway.jpg?format=1500w" medium="image" isDefault="true" width="844" height="254"><media:title type="plain">How Jet Engines Work</media:title></media:content></item><item><title>After 68 years in the aerospace industry, and having a hand in producing every single C-17 in the Air Force’s inventory, an original Rosie the Riveter got her first flight in one on Monday.</title><dc:creator>Noel Gibilaro</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 17:23:43 +0000</pubDate><link>https://hitemco.com/blog/2018/1/5/after-68-years-in-the-aerospace-industry-and-having-a-hand-in-producing-every-single-c-17-in-the-air-forces-inventory-an-original-rosie-the-riveter-got-her-first-flight-in-one-on-monday</link><guid isPermaLink="false">591cba978419c2c2550022bb:59305b9ca5790aeb4dd48609:5a4fd4558165f5c5be34f01d</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Some technologies and a ton of good deeds are sometimes hidden from view and tucked away behind a bulkhead, wing tip or under a cowling. These components, services and actions are needed for overall flight requirements, and typically elude attention and remain unacknowledged.&nbsp;As such, sometimes Hitemco’s role in providing critical surfaces on critical aerospace technologies for turbofan engines, rockets, and landing gear, are also usually also hidden from view, or, can be easily taken for granted.&nbsp;</p><p>Into this same category falls ’ Rosie the Riveter ’ which was an honored title given to women who answered the call and contributed a critical role in the WWII,&nbsp;USA military manufacturing mission. It is heartening to see this acknowledgement go to group of hard working Americans whose dedication, determination and actions were crucial at a critical time in history, and the acknowledgment and award for ' Rosie the Riveter '&nbsp;can be viewed<a target="_blank" href="http://www.airforcemag.com/Features/Pages/2017/December%202017/Longest-Serving-Rosie-Gets-Her-First-Flight-in-a-C-17-She-Helped-Make.aspx"><strong> here.</strong>&nbsp;</a></p>]]></description><media:content type="image/png" url="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591cba978419c2c2550022bb/1515181778252-9O21EUFUJBUYA2VX3NZ2/Screen+Shot+2017-12-18+at+5.28.27+PM.png?format=1500w" medium="image" isDefault="true" width="830" height="624"><media:title type="plain">After 68 years in the aerospace industry, and having a hand in producing every single C-17 in the Air Force’s inventory, an original Rosie the Riveter got her first flight in one on Monday.</media:title></media:content></item><item><title>How about 5x the speed of sound?</title><dc:creator>Noel Gibilaro</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 16:51:55 +0000</pubDate><link>https://hitemco.com/blog/2018/1/25/how-about-5x-the-speed-of-sound</link><guid isPermaLink="false">591cba978419c2c2550022bb:59305b9ca5790aeb4dd48609:5a6a0b30652dea41906a7f7d</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Boeing,&nbsp;one of Hitemco's best indirect customers, just released a new development:&nbsp;A new ship that can travel at speeds of up to Mach 5. That's 5 times the speed of sound.</p><p>“It’s a really hard problem to develop an aircraft that takes off and accelerates through Mach 1 all the way to Mach 5 and beyond,” said Kevin Bowcutt, Boeing’s chief scientist for hypersonics, speaking to Aerospace Daily &amp; Defense Report. “The specific impulse of an air breathing engine goes down with increasing velocity, so you have to make the engine bigger to get to Mach 5. But doing that means a bigger inlet and a bigger nozzle, and trying to get that through Mach 1 is harder.”&nbsp;See more <a target="_blank" href="http://insights.globalspec.com/article/7664/boeing-reveals-hypersonic-demonstrator-aircraft"><strong>here.</strong></a></p><p> </p>]]></description><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591cba978419c2c2550022bb/1516899357206-0NQN7FJ139KVGUD8I25I/boeing_hypersonic.jpg?format=1500w" medium="image" isDefault="true" width="1500" height="750"><media:title type="plain">How about 5x the speed of sound?</media:title></media:content></item><item><title>10 Airplane Things You Don't Know The Purpose Of...</title><dc:creator>Noel Gibilaro</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2017 16:48:42 +0000</pubDate><link>https://hitemco.com/blog/2017/12/28/10-airplane-things-you-dont-know-the-purpose-of</link><guid isPermaLink="false">591cba978419c2c2550022bb:59305b9ca5790aeb4dd48609:5a45207071c10b327527fb59</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>As technology evolves, aircraft component design and Hitemco coating processes become more and more fascinating every day. However, some everyday things that you may be amazed at are..The mysterious triangle symbol over your seat - &nbsp;The flange sticking out of the wing - &nbsp;The hum when you board the plane - &nbsp;Tomato juice - Do you find yourself ordering a tomato juice when you’re on a plane? Opening window shades for landings and take-offs - Winglets - &nbsp;Sidestick - Bleed air system - &nbsp;The eye level indicator on cockpit window - The hole in your window - &nbsp;</p><p>Feel free to check out this video of 10 Things Airplane Things You Don't Know The Purpose Of <a target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/iMkVwr-K4WA"><strong>here</strong></a>.</p>]]></description><media:content type="image/png" url="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591cba978419c2c2550022bb/1514482195424-ZU5UZ523SM53AB4K9VDA/A320.png?format=1500w" medium="image" isDefault="true" width="433" height="130"><media:title type="plain">10 Airplane Things You Don't Know The Purpose Of...</media:title></media:content></item><item><title>Maybe the Jetsons were right after all</title><dc:creator>Thomas Hammond</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2017 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><link>https://hitemco.com/blog/2017/11/9/maybe-the-jetsons-were-right-after-all</link><guid isPermaLink="false">591cba978419c2c2550022bb:59305b9ca5790aeb4dd48609:5a04b21aec212da0ffa6f565</guid><description><![CDATA[<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > <img class="thumb-image" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591cba978419c2c2550022bb/1512581085048-8LD2JLPUKD1HW8N28IKF/Uber+taxi.jpg" data-image-dimensions="530x298" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="Uber taxi.jpg" data-load="false" data-image-id="5a2827dce4966b53a0b5f3c3" data-type="image" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591cba978419c2c2550022bb/1512581085048-8LD2JLPUKD1HW8N28IKF/Uber+taxi.jpg?format=1000w" /> </figure> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://insights.globalspec.com/article/7032/nasa-and-uber-join-forces-to-make-flying-taxis-a-reality-by-2020?id=%2D1735547891&amp;uh=975b4b&amp;email=tom%2Ehammond%40hitemco%2Ecom&amp;md=171116&amp;mh=c932d0&amp;Vol=Vol10Issue25&amp;Pub=69&amp;LinkId=1897416&amp;keyword=link%5F1897416&amp;et_rid=2046785287&amp;et_mid=83567057&amp;frmtrk=newsletter&amp;cid=nl">"NASA and Uber announced a joint partnership to make Uber’s vision of flying vehicles a reality."</a></p>]]></description></item><item><title>Dramatic Helicopter Mission</title><dc:creator>Noel Gibilaro</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2017 14:16:26 +0000</pubDate><link>https://youtu.be/PXtwF3_u7DA</link><guid isPermaLink="false">591cba978419c2c2550022bb:59305b9ca5790aeb4dd48609:5a1443edf9619a97a140e33b</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Our industry isn't always all about flying to exotic locations for a vacation by commercial plane,&nbsp;cool new military jets,&nbsp;or space ships going to Mars. Hitemco also plays a part in keeping rotor craft flying, and rotor craft also share an critical part in our lives wether we know it or not. &nbsp;From private, to commercial, to military platforms, in both visible and hidden missions, rotor craft effect our comfort zone decisions around the risks we take from mountain climbing to fishing.&nbsp;One very important Helicopter rescue mission can be seen<strong> <a target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/PXtwF3_u7DA">here</a>.</strong></p><p><a href="https://hitemco.com/blog/2017/11/21/dramatic-helicopter-mission">Permalink</a><p>]]></description><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591cba978419c2c2550022bb/1511278140781-X07KNSP35UIL0VF1BK6N/BuwWJCLIMAAamdx.jpg?format=1500w" medium="image" isDefault="true" width="600" height="450"><media:title type="plain">Dramatic Helicopter Mission</media:title></media:content></item><item><title>Six Times the Speed of Sound</title><dc:creator>Thomas Hammond</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2017 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate><link>https://hitemco.com/blog/2017/10/26/six-times-the-speed-of-sound</link><guid isPermaLink="false">591cba978419c2c2550022bb:59305b9ca5790aeb4dd48609:59f218c2cd39c3dfd03a59b8</guid><description><![CDATA[<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > <img class="thumb-image" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591cba978419c2c2550022bb/1509038381284-5HSM76TQ1ON9V38IGFRU/sr72.jpg" data-image-dimensions="340x385" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="sr72.jpg" data-load="false" data-image-id="59f2192dd74cffae913ee002" data-type="image" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591cba978419c2c2550022bb/1509038381284-5HSM76TQ1ON9V38IGFRU/sr72.jpg?format=1000w" /> </figure> <p>"Engineers at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works®&nbsp;are working on the successor to the SR-71 Blackbird retired in 1998. With a top speed of Mach 6, or six times the speed of sound, the SR-72 will be twice as fast as its predecessor. An optionally piloted hypersonic aircraft, the SR-72 will have long range strike and reconnaissance capabilities. Lockheed Martin announced the project in 2013, and has been working on technologies for the plane for over a decade."</p><p>Interesting article on this remarkable aircraft...read <strong><a target="_blank" href="http://insights.globalspec.com/article/6830/sr-72-hypersonic-aircraft-will-travel-at-six-times-the-speed-of-sound?id=%2D1088291447&amp;uh=1c370c&amp;email=d%2Ebarnard%40hitemco%2Ecom&amp;md=171026&amp;mh=465af4&amp;Vol=Vol10Issue23&amp;Pub=69&amp;LinkId=1893652&amp;keyword=link%5F1893652&amp;et_rid=1016878490&amp;et_mid=83555111&amp;frmtrk=newsletter&amp;cid=nl">here</a></strong></p>]]></description></item><item><title>the hitemco blog: what's on our mind?</title><dc:creator>Thomas Hammond</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2017 21:01:00 +0000</pubDate><link>https://hitemco.com/blog/2017/10/26/whats-on-our-mind</link><guid isPermaLink="false">591cba978419c2c2550022bb:59305b9ca5790aeb4dd48609:59f22d962774d1b6f78c30f7</guid><description><![CDATA[<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic " > <img class="thumb-image" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591cba978419c2c2550022bb/1509044920491-97T2MCW7C3ZPGY0P415X/thinking.png" data-image-dimensions="1280x720" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="thinking.png" data-load="false" data-image-id="59f232b69140b7ad7e9696fe" data-type="image" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/591cba978419c2c2550022bb/1509044920491-97T2MCW7C3ZPGY0P415X/thinking.png?format=1000w" /> </figure> <p>For most of our long history, to the external world we have been a pretty quiet company. &nbsp; Internally, things are very loud and lively. &nbsp; We solve problems. &nbsp; Lots of problems. &nbsp; Materials problems, automation problems, supply chain problems, IT problems, and on and on. &nbsp; &nbsp;Our shift to a new web platform allows us to keep our site fresh and also gives us the chance to share some of our thinking with you with our new blog tab . &nbsp; We will share what technical developments we are watching, industry trends, business concepts, innovative materials that might be of interest, what we are working on, notable things that our customers or partners are involved in,&nbsp;and occasional random stuff we just think is cool,&nbsp;amusing, or important.</p><p>We hope that you will follow us (RSS feed), give us some feedback, share with friends, and send us some ideas that you want us to research or write about.</p><p>Before we share more of our thinking we thought you might enjoy this great video from Derek Mueller (<a target="_blank" href="http://veritasium.com">Veritasium</a>) called "<em>The Science of Thinking</em>". &nbsp; You can watch it <strong><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBVV8pch1dM">here</a></strong>.</p><p>Enjoy,</p><p>Tom</p>]]></description></item></channel></rss>