Aviation MRO skills gap is more than a headcount problem
In a Runway Girl Network op-ed, Perfect Point CEO Jim Becker argues the MRO skills gap is a loss of repeatable expertise, not only a shortage of mechanics.
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The EDM Tool Revolutionizing Fastener Removal in Aerospace Maintenance
AeroXplorer explains how E-Drill removes aerospace fasteners using electrical discharge machining, drawing on Perfect Point's MRO Americas 2026 demonstration, and briefly covers the S-Blaster.
31st MXS Demonstrates E-Drill •
Airmen from the 31st Maintenance Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy, demonstrate the E-Drill, which the unit says cuts fastener removal from nine minutes to 45 seconds.
Perfect Point EDM Announces Winners of E-Drill Fastener Removal Competition at MRO Americas 2026
Perfect Point EDM names the U.S. Army's Team Chinook and Tulsa Tech as top finishers in its E-Drill Fastener Removal event at the 2026 Aerospace Maintenance Competition.
128th Aviation Brigade places first, second at international maintenance competition
The U.S. Army reports the 128th Aviation Brigade's results at the MRO Americas Aerospace Maintenance Competition, including a Team Chinook soldier's first-place finish in the E-Drill task.
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E-Drill: The Defining Innovation in Fastener Removal For decades, aircraft technicians removed fasteners the same painstaking way:…
So Easy a 5-Year-Old Can Use It
So Easy a 5-Year-Old Can Use It: E-Drill at the NCMS Sustainment Accelerator Last week at the…
Perfect Point EDM at the 2025 Aerospace Maintenance Competition
Innovation, Skill, and an Underdog Story for the Ages Last week, the aerospace maintenance industry convened in Atlanta…
FRCSE Takes Aerospace Maintenance to New Heights with Perfect Point’s E-Drill
Revolutionizing Aerospace Maintenance Click here for the full NAVAIR Press Release When it comes to keeping aircraft in…
Perfect Point Shines at DoD Defence Maintenance and Logistics Expo 2023
Event Short Video NCMS Booth Collaboration: A Winning Alliance The recent 2023 DoD Defence Maintenance and Logistics Expo…
