Why Join Pakistan Aerospace Council

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Join Pakistan Aerospace Council (PAeC) to
Boost your Business as well as Economy of our Beloved Country

One of the many ways you can enhance your business, brand image, and impact policies is by joining a trade association. Clustering has always been a part of the history of economic activity and clusters are affecting economic growth. Competition of course continues, but being part of the cluster gives so many benefits rather than continuing business alone. Clustering is a recognized way to enhance productivity, innovation, and competitive performance of companies. The developing cluster can bring so many benefits to companies involved in cluster work. Clusters can allow small companies to combine advantages with various benefits. Clustering is about nurturing the environment to enable companies to develop.  Smaller companies can achieve commercial gains on the coattails of other, probably larger, successful companies. Hence, the clusters are important operators in a region’s economic growth. It is obvious that being part of a cluster, the company benefits. However, one has to remember that the company receives benefits only if it is actively involved in the work. The more company invests, the more it gets.

Pakistan Aerospace Council (PAeC) is a not-for-profit constellation for enterprises active in the aerospace, defence, and hi-tech mechanical/electronics market. PAeC is working for the global promotion of high-value addition and high technology manufacturers of Pakistan while meeting the national needs for technology acquisition as well as export-led, sustainable growth of Pakistani Aerospace and hi-tech Industries.

The activities of the Pakistan Aerospace Council are focused on the following key objectives;

  • Improving the image and profile of Pakistan’s Hi-tech Sector.
  • Influencing the policy debates & procedures of most importance to our industries.
  • Supporting Pakistan’s high-value manufacturing and supply chains.
  • Encouraging investments in technology and innovation.
  • Supporting business development opportunities in Global Market.
  • Increasing business value for members.
  • Sustainable growth of Private Sector Hi-tech in Pakistan.

Here are some of the major benefits you can get once you join the Pakistan Aerospace Council (PAeC);

(a)  Networking and Enhancing Connections

Networking is one of the main reasons why most professionals and companies join associations.  And it is indeed one of the major benefits of it. In Pakistan Aerospace Council, every member is given an opportunity to know the other members within the group. They get to talk and interact with like-minded individuals with whom they can exchange industry information and look for support. Networking with the other members of the Council can also help people get and meet new customers and bid for large projects involving multi-vendor expertise.

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(b)  Broaden knowledge

Once you are a member of PAeC, you get exclusive insights and information about the aerospace industry because you are a part of the Pakistani Hi-Tech Trade Body now.  This usually helps members to foresee trends, get to know new products and services, and generally be involved in the relevant information about their specific industry. Usually, members acquire this information and news updates through multiple sources which may include: Newsletter, case studies, articles, white papers, books, and more.

(c)  Training Opportunities

Pakistan Aerospace Council provides training and education to members that are focused on their industry-relevant skills.  Usually, it is given through e-learning, market information, and organizing specific events like training workshops and seminars. This can help professionals gain additional knowledge and even certifications that they can use to boost their careers or improve their company operations.

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(d)  Improve Business’ Reputation and Trusts

Oftentimes, customers or clients view companies or individuals who are members of a good association as trustworthy. Clients also interpret that the business is established, accepted by the industry and follows specific standards and best practices.  The companies will definitely improve their business, reputation and trust both inland and abroad by becoming members of the Pakistan Aerospace Council.

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(e)  Win Recognition with Pakistani as well as Global Customers

Pakistan Aerospace Council provides the member companies opportunities to win recognition with Pakistani as well as global customers.  Mr warum schau hier nicht. Imtiaz Rastgar, Founder of Pakistan Aerospace Council, visited European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva to present to them the possibilities of sourcing from Pakistan’s hi-tech cluster.  As a result, a four-member senior team from CERN including their head of procurement Dr. Anders Unnervik have recently visited Pakistan to interact with the private hi-tech manufacturing industry. Pakistan Aerospace Council hosted the delegation in collaboration with National Centre for Physics. More than 25 hi-tech manufacturing companies attended the event under the umbrella of the Pakistan Aerospace Council and gave presentations about their companies, products, skills, and expertise. Dr. Andres Unnervik, Director of Procurement at CERN showed keen interest in doing business with Pakistani companies.

Subsequently, Pakistani companies also visited CERN to understand and assess their requirements. Some member companies are doing excellent business with CERN. Moreover, PAeC has also made possible participation of its members in other international industry exhibitions.

(f)  Good Public Relations

PAeC aims for a good image and public reputation.  Having a good public reputation reflects all of its members. So the members also get to be viewed as a trusted and established brand or individual which ultimately results in boosting the business.

(g)  Quality Standards

PAeC follows certain rules and standards that are applicable to all of the members. These rules are codes of best practices that promote a healthy business environment.  So if a brand or an individual is a member of the PAeC, it means that it has passed the code of best practices of the Council. This is a good reflection of the image of the company.

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These are just some of the many ways that a company can benefit when it belongs to the Pakistan Aerospace Council.  We invite you to join us today to avail all these benefits.

Joining PAeC is very easy. You may visit http://pakaero.com.pk/application/ or contact PAeC Head Office, Islamabad at 344, Street#69, F-11/1, Islamabad, Pakistan. Tel: +92 51 8351031 or email at coord@pakaero.com.pk / info@pakaero.com.pk

Become a member now and get all the benefits.

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Where Innovation and Collaboration Unite

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Seco Tools’ innovation partnership manager explains how a collaborative partnership between Seco and CGTech provides a resultant force.

A collaborative partnership between cutting tool technologies specialist, Seco Tools, and leading independent CNC simulation and optimisation software provider, CGTech, is harnessing exceptional results for even the most demanding of customers.

David Magnall, Seco Tools’ innovation partnership manager, recalls: “At the time there was no true collaboration. However, we started to recognise that customers wanted more. As engineering departments have been whittled down and down, large businesses expect their suppliers to provide technical support”.

“As a tooling supplier we can usually make an incremental change, but if we interact with other companies that are part of that manufacturing process, we can deliver improvements as a collective which is more of a holistic solution. For our event we started to engage partners to focus on actual customers issues and components. It allowed us to demonstrate what we and our partners believe to be best practice manufacturing solutions. From there the idea grew and we thought we do this once a year why can’t we do this every day?”

CGTech in partnership with Seco Tools can provide turnkey solutions for businesses looking for high efficiency gains. As Magnall points out: “Customers are looking to take at least 40% and up to 60% or more out of the manufacturing process, in terms of cycle times and therefore cost, and we need partners to achieve this. These are partnerships where we sit down at the beginning of the year and say what we want to achieve together, what can we do that is proactive rather than wait for projects to come in and highlight what we recognise in the market that needs to be addressed.”

Today’s collaborative approach builds on the history between the two businesses so they have created a method of providing more holistic process improvements for customers’ manufacturing operations.
Environmental sustainability is a huge topic within the manufacturing industry, and although people have talked about it for a long time there is now pressure to start making good and deliver.

“There are targets being set that people are working towards. Also, it’s not just the products, it is the whole manufacturing operation that needs to be more sustainable and more environmentally aware. We are certainly seeing it more and more with customers, they increasingly want to only do business with other companies that have some sort of sustainability plan in place.

Summing up the collaborative partnership, Magnall concludes: “We have a great team at Seco, and our business model is always to try to provide a one-stop shop. But we only have a finite resource and by partnering it helps us achieve the customers’ goals. We understand the collaborative approach as a proactive way of working and addressing the issues faced by industry.”

 

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Automated Chemistry Combines Chemical Robotics and AI to Accelerate Pace for Advancing Solar Energy Technologies

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Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee are automating the search for new materials to advance solar energy technologies.

A new workflow combines robotics and machine learning to study metal halide perovskites, or MHPs — thin, lightweight, flexible materials with outstanding properties for harnessing light that can be used to make solar cells, energy-efficient lighting and sensors.

The study, aims to identify the most stable MHP materials for device integration. The enormous potential for perovskites presents an inherent obstacle for materials discovery. Scientists face a vast design space in their efforts to develop more robust models. More than a thousand MHPs have been predicted, and each of these can be chemically modified to generate a near limitless library of possible compositions.

The synthesis step employed a programmable pipetting robot designed to work with standard 96-well micro plates. The machine saves time over manually dispensing many different compositions; and it minimizes error in replicating a tedious process that needs to be performed in exactly the same ambient conditions, a variable that is difficult to control over extended periods.

Next, researchers exposed samples to air and measured their photo luminescent properties using a standard optical plate reader. Repeating the process over several hours captured complex phase diagrams in which wavelengths of light vary across compositions and evolve over time.

The team developed a machine-learning algorithm to analyse the data and home in on regions with high stability.  While the study focuses on materials discovery to identify the most stable compositions, the workflow could also be used to optimize material properties for specific optoelectronic applications.

The automated process can be applied to any solution-processable material for time and cost savings over traditional synthesis methods.

 

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Researchers Introduce a New Generation of Tiny, Agile Drones

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The technology could boost aerial robots’ repertoire, allowing them to operate in cramped spaces and withstand collisions.

Insects can be remarkably acrobatic and resilient in flight. Those traits help them navigate the aerial world, with all of its wind gusts, obstacles, and general uncertainty. Such traits are also hard to build into flying robots, but MIT Assistant Professor Kevin Yufeng Chen has built a system that approaches insects’ agility.

Chen, a member of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the Research Laboratory of Electronics, has developed insect-sized drones with unprecedented agility and resilience. The aerial robots are powered by a new class of soft actuator, which allows them to withstand the physical travails of real-world flight. Chen hopes the robots could one day aid humans by pollinating crops or performing machinery inspections in cramped spaces.

According to Chen, “The challenge of building small aerial robots is immense.” Pint-sized drones require a fundamentally different construction from larger ones. Large drones are usually powered by motors, but motors lose efficiency as you shrink them. So, Chen says, for insect-like robots “you need to look for alternatives.”

The principal alternative until now has been employing a small, rigid actuator built from piezoelectric ceramic materials. While piezoelectric ceramics allowed the first generation of tiny robots to take flight, they’re quite fragile. And that’s a problem when you’re building a robot to mimic an insect — foraging bumblebees endure a collision about once every second.

Chen designed a more resilient tiny drone using soft actuators instead of hard, fragile ones. The soft actuators are made of thin rubber cylinders coated in carbon nanotubes. When voltage is applied to the carbon nanotubes, they produce an electrostatic force that squeezes and elongates the rubber cylinder. Repeated elongation and contraction causes the drone’s wings to beat — fast.

Chen’s actuators can flap nearly 500 times per second, giving the drone insect-like resilience. “You can hit it when it’s flying, and it can recover,” says Chen. “It can also do aggressive manoeuvres like somersaults in the air.” And it weighs in at just 0.6 grams, approximately the mass of a large bumble bee.

Because of the soft actuators’ inherent compliance, the robot can safely run into obstacles without greatly inhibiting flight. This feature is well-suited for flight in cluttered, dynamic environments and could be very useful for any number of real-world applications.

Building insect-like robots can provide a window into the biology and physics of insect flight, a longstanding avenue of inquiry for researchers. Chen’s work addresses these questions through a kind of reverse engineering. His drones can also be useful in industry and agriculture.

Chen says his mini-aerialists could navigate complex machinery to ensure safety and functionality. “Think about the inspection of a turbine engine. You’d want a drone to move around with a small camera to check for cracks on the turbine plates.”

Other potential applications include artificial pollination of crops or completing search-and-rescue missions following a disaster.

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Airbus aims to transform aviation with three new hydrogen aircraft concepts

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Airbus has set out its bold ambition to develop and fly the world’s first large scale zero-emission commercial aircraft, revealing not one but three hydrogen-fuelled plane concepts.

The concepts each represent a different approach to zero-emission flight, with various propulsion technologies and aerodynamic configurations. All of the concepts rely on hydrogen as a primary power source – an option which Airbus believes holds ‘exceptional promise’ as a clean aviation fuel, which could help decarbonise the industry.

The three concepts, all codenamed ZEROe, are:

(a)   A turbofan design (120-200 passengers) with a range of 2,000+ nautical miles (3,704km), capable of operating trans-continentally and powered by a modified gas turbine engine running on hydrogen, rather than jet fuel, through combustion. The liquid hydrogen would be stored and distributed via tanks located behind the rear pressure bulkhead.

(b)   A turboprop design (up to 100 passengers) using a turboprop engine instead of a turbofan and also powered by hydrogen combustion in modified gas turbine engines, which would be capable of traveling more than 1,000 nautical miles (1,852km), making it a perfect option for short-haul trips.

(c)   A ‘blended-wing body’ design (up to 200 passengers) concept, in which the wings merge with the main body of the aircraft with a long range similar to that of the turbofan concept. The exceptionally wide fuselage opens up multiple options for hydrogen storage and distribution, and for cabin layout.

In order to tackle these challenges, airports will require significant hydrogen transport and refuelling infrastructure to meet the needs of day-to-day operations. Airbus said support from governments will be key to meet the ambitious objectives, with increased funding for research and technology, digitalisation, and mechanisms that encourage the use of sustainable fuels and the renewal of aircraft fleets to allow airlines to retire older, less environmentally friendly aircraft earlier.

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Entrepreneurship Quotes That Could Change Your Life

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Success is not something that comes alone, it is important to do things constantly that lead us to achieve it, but many times even without realizing it we simply scare it from our path, and there is no worse enemy than ignorance.

Big dates can become a great motivation and inspiration for those who want to lead the life of the entrepreneur, where there are many obstacles and the will can gradually be vanished if the results are not seen as quickly as desired.  Here are some phrases about entrepreneurship that can contribute a lot in your successful life as an entrepreneur.

“Going together is the beginning, staying together is part of progress and working together for the common good is the best way to succeed, so it is important to know who you have with you”. – HENRY FORD

“The great things start being nothing”. – BEN WISSENSSTEIN

“It is not necessary to have a large company and more than 100 workers to be able to develop an idea as long as it is good”. – LARRY PAGE.

“I will tell you the best way to be rich, close all your doors and windows, become fearful instead of greedy like others, and be greedy when others feel fear”. – WARREN BUFFET

“It is good to celebrate success, but the really important thing is to pay attention to the lessons that failures give”. – BILL GATES.

“A business that only fulfils the function of giving money is a poor business”. – HENRY FORD.

“I have never failed; I have simply found thousands of ways in which this could not work”. – THOMAS EDISON.

“Tell as many as you can what you want to do, you will see how some will want to help you get it”. –
W. CLEMENT STONE

“A person with new ideas will always be branded crazy until the moment he succeeds”. – MARK TWAIN.

“Entrepreneurs must be those who seek change, respond to it and use all the opportunities that arise”. – PETER DRUCKER

“Take the first steps with a lot of confidence, you don’t need to see the whole ladder from the beginning, you just have to start”. – MARTIN LUTHER KING

“I honestly believe that it is often better to fail at something you really love to succeed at something you hate”. – GEORGE BURNS.

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Quantum Physicists Crack Mystery of “Strange Metals” – A New State of Matter

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Strange metals have surprising connections to high-temperature superconductors and black holes.

Even by the standards of quantum physicists, strange metals are just plain odd. The materials are related to high-temperature superconductors and have surprising connections to the properties of black holes. Electrons in strange metals dissipate energy as fast as they’re allowed to under the laws of quantum mechanics, and the electrical resistivity of a strange metal, unlike that of ordinary metals, is proportional to the temperature.

Generating a theoretical understanding of strange metals is one of the biggest challenges in condensed matter physics. Now, using cutting-edge computational techniques, researchers from the Flatiron Institute in New York City and Cornell University have solved the first robust theoretical model of strange metals. The work reveals that strange metals are a new state of matter, the researchers report July 22 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

“The fact that we call them strange metals should tell you how well we understand them,” says study co-author Olivier Parcollet, a senior research scientist at the Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Quantum Physics (CCQ). “Strange metals share remarkable properties with black holes, opening exciting new directions for theoretical physics.”

A diagram showing different states of matter as a function of temperature, T, and interaction strength, U (normalized to the amplitude, t, of electrons hopping between sites). Strange metals emerge in a regime separating a metallic spin glass and a Fermi liquid.

In the quantum mechanical world, electrical resistance is a by-product of electrons bumping into things. As electrons flow through a metal, they bounce off other electrons or impurities in the metal. The more time there is between these collisions, the lower the material’s electrical resistance.

Models of strange metals have existed for decades, but accurately solving such models proved out of reach with existing methods. Quantum entanglements between electrons mean that physicists can’t treat the electrons individually, and the sheer number of particles in a material makes the calculations even more daunting.

Cha and his colleagues employed two different methods to crack the problem. First, they used a quantum embedding method based on ideas developed by Georges in the early ’90s. With this method, instead of performing detailed computations across the whole quantum system, physicists perform detailed calculations on only a few atoms and treat the rest of the system more simply. They then used a quantum Monte Carlo algorithm (named for the Mediterranean casino), which uses random sampling to compute the answer to a problem. The researchers solved the model of strange metals down to absolute zero (minus 273.15 degrees Celsius), the unreachable lower limit for temperatures in the universe.

The resulting theoretical model reveals the existence of strange metals as a new state of matter bordering two previously known phases of matter: Mott insulating spin glasses and Fermi liquids. “We found there is a whole region in the phase space that is exhibiting a Planckian behavior that belongs to neither of the two phases that we’re transitioning between,” Kim says. “This quantum spin liquid state is not so locked down, but it’s also not completely free. It is a sluggish, soupy, slushy state. It is metallic but reluctantly metallic, and it’s pushing the degree of chaos to the limit of quantum mechanics.”

The new work could help physicists better understand the physics of higher-temperature superconductors.

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Resilience in a Challenging Time

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It is truly remarkable how resilient people are when faced with difficult times. In the current environment, it is more important than ever before to stay resilient, stay positive and have the clarity on priorities in our personal life and business needs. Here are a few thoughts I would like to share.

Reflect on what is truly important

As human we always want to be more than ourselves, always want to do more than we can. The current crisis provides an opportunity for us to take the time to reflect on all aspects of our life on how we are spending our time, on the meaning of life, on what is truly important. Our ability to make an impact with our lives often depends on what we decide to prioritize. Likewise, the roles and responsibilities of business leaders have also dramatically changed in the past few months in terms of priorities. Once you are clear on your priorities, you’ll be able to make better and quicker decisions that guide your choices.

  • Do what you know is right at a personal level. It can be through exercise, meditation, or spiritual practices. The simple practice of reading on a daily basis can transform you and have long lasting benefits.
  • Your relationships are your source of happiness and purpose. In a crisis situation, none of us can do it alone. We need people to inspire us so that we can inspire others. We have lesser pains and regrets when we stay with the people we love or care about. Whether it’s family, friends, community, stand by them and take this opportunity to connect with them.

Face the adversity head on and find ways to persevere

It is often said that it’s not what happens to us but how we respond to what happens that makes all the difference in the end. Life is full of ups and downs with huge momentum shifts. This is just how life is, and adversity is a big part of that experience. However, adversity doesn’t need to be a negative experience.

In crisis situation, it is always important to differentiate between what we can control vs what we can’t have influence over. This is not the time to whine and complain about your situation. In fact, the waiting line for gratitude is much shorter than the line for complaint. This is the time to change your story and march on. This is your moment to do something meaningful, to stretch yourself, and to even act out of desperation to make things right.

Be part of the solution by performing civic duty

The best approach we have seen is for everyone to perform individual civic duty by following the recommendation or guidance from medical experts such as social distancing, working from home, and avoiding gathering. Your own behaviour or action is not only responsible for the safety and health of yourself and your family, but also everyone around you. We seem to be willing, somewhat, to do our part only on the brink of catastrophe, rather than willing to change our lifestyle to address tipping points to global crisis. In the end, it will not be the brilliance of scientists, but the collective efforts of everyone doing their part that the world will remember when it looks back at how this crisis was overcome.

Make this a learning moment

“It is only when the tides go out that you discover who’s been swimming naked.” Adversity does not build character; it reveals it. Likewise, pandemic will reveal character and leadership. By and large, human spirit rises up to stare down the crisis.  We should all make this crisis as a teachable moment about the best of people.

This is not the first time and certainly not going to be the last time we face such global challenges. Just think about what difficult time meant for the generations before us who had to go through similar crisis or much worse. The only way for us to get out the current crisis is to come together and join hands. No matter how deep your struggles, no matter the challenges before you, there is sunshine over the mountaintop. And when you get to the other side – and you will – it will be glorious.

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If You Want to Change the World

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William H. McRaven, a retired four-star admiral in the US Navy, is one of the most decorated US commanders. He delivered the 2020 MIT commencement speech (virtually) and also the commencement speech for 2014 University of Texas graduation. Both speeches are on similar theme but delivered differently. Both are very relevant to today’s world with the challenges facing all of us, not just the recent graduates. I strongly recommend you spend 15 minutes to listen to his speeches. I promise you won’t be disappointed.

Here are some excerpts from his two speeches.

“Start each day with a task completed. Find someone to help you through life. Respect everyone. Know that life is not fair and that you will fail often. But if you take some risks, step up when the times are toughest, face down the bullies, lift up the downtrodden and never, ever give up — if you do these things, then the next generation and the generations that follow will live in a world far better than the one we have today.”

 “It matters not your gender, your ethnic or religious background, your orientation, or your social status. Our struggles in this world are similar and the lessons to overcome those struggles and to move forward—changing ourselves and the world around us—will apply equally to all.”

 “If you are going to save the world, you will need to be humble. In my career I have been blessed to be around some great minds. I have seen how the brilliant men and women have helped eradicate disease, reduce poverty, create technological masterpieces but, conversely I have seen how the misguided geniuses, filled with conceit and convinced of their own righteousness have tampered with nature, built apocalyptic machines, dehumanized social interaction and tilted toward tyranny. If you do not approach the world with humility, it will find a way to humble you quickly.”

“To save the world, you will have to be men and women of great integrity. Always trying to do what is moral, legal and ethical. It will not be easy and I dare say, you will fail occasionally. You will fail because you are human. You will fail because life often forces you into a seemingly untenable position. You will fail because good and evil are always in conflict.”

“It would be easy to stand up here and tell you that there is wondrous place where you can be great at both work
 and life, where your efforts to make a difference in the world come easy—but I have never found that place. In the end, if your goal is a noble one, then your sacrifice will be worth it. And you will be proud of what you have accomplished.”

 

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PAeC Improves the Visibility of Pakistani Aerospace Industry Globally: Guest Column by Mr. Imtiaz Rastgar, Convener PAeC in AERTEC Solutions

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In his guest column for AERTEC Solutions, Convener PAeC Mr. Imtiaz Rastgar highlighted that PAeC supports the development of aviation and related technologies and improves the visibility of Pakistani aerospace industry globally, aiming at a growing market share.

He writes, “PAeC is still a young organisation but the member companies have long experience, as they form the supply chain of its main customer, the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex”. To read his column, please visit https://aertecsolutions.com/en/2017/09/27/guest-column-by-imtiaz-rastgar-paec/