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INNOVATIVE SHOT PEENING SOLUTIONS FOR AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS
Aircraft components often require shot peening to strengthen the material, reduce surface variations and increase expectant life. Kumar Balan of Wheelabrator explores how they helped Skills Inc. develop an effective peening solution for the components they supply to Boeing.
HEAT TREATING ALUMINUM FOR THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY
Jim Lucas of Wisconsin Oven looks at a new horizontal solution treat system developed to heat treat aluminum and increase the alloy?s overall tensile strength for demanding aerospace applications.
DOWN TO THE CORE
Jet engines run at increasingly higher temperatures to attain greater fuel efficiencies. They must be cooled with more intricate cooling schemes that require the casting of complex cooling passages. MTC Certech introduces a fused silica ceramic core that is ideal for the airfoil casting of blades and vanes for rotating and static parts in these engines.
CNC FOR THE F-35 SUPPLY CHAIN
Tim Shafer of Siemens checks out the details behind the Northrop Grumman recommendation of CNC technologies for use by its F-35 supply chain.
AIRCRAFT COMPONENT MAKER ELEVATES TUBE BENDING TO NEW LEVEL
An examination of how Unison all-electric tube bending has helped GKN Aerospace to radically improve the efficiency and speed of tube bending operations at its wing component operation in Filton, UK.
DRY MACHINING ALUMINUM ALLOYS
Tool deterioration can be significant when machining aluminum alloys for aerospace applications. Now Sumitomo Electric Carbide has introduced an advanced diamond-like carbon coating for dry machining aluminum alloys and non-ferrous applications that allows cutting tools to maintain high hardness, excellent lubrication, a low friction coefficient and smooth surface, corrosive resistance and longer tool life.
FORMING OF TITANIUM AND TITANIUM ALLOYS
For contract manufacturers competing in the aerospace market, Joseph Beal, Rodney Boyer, and Daniel Sanders of Boeing explain how to reduce the effect of springback variation, improve accuracy, and gain the advantage of increased ductility when hot forming or cold forming then hot sizing titanium and its alloys.
GREENING TODAY'S PRODUCTS: AEROSPACE
Michelle Boucher of the Aberdeen Group details the expanding role that Green plays in the Aerospace & Defense industry, and how A&D manufacturers can better manage the requirements that green and compliance initiatives place on their product development processes.
STRIPPING NOT ALLOWED
When you?re making up to 500 challenging angle cuts per day in 1-¼ in Schedule 40 steel pipe, the last thing you need is tooth strippage and blade failure. Orange County Ironworks prevented this by using new blade technology from Starrett.
THE NEXT STEP IN AUTOMATION: ERP UTILITIES
Changing The Rules: Marty Gadzinowski of Network Automation examines how one job shop is saving numerous hours every week by eliminating daily manual tasks related to its ERP software.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH SAFETY TRAINING ' AND HOW TO FIX IT
Phil la Duke of OE Learning explains how to correct why many companies do a poor job of safety training, why the participants rarely retain or apply the things they learn, and why, except for complying with government regulations, little is accomplished.
Six Business Lessons from this Recession
Recession Education: People are rightfully paying so much attention to the struggling economy that they risk failing to realize what they can learn from the experience. Here are six clarifying lessons we can learn from the state of the economy.
