“The initiative came from Boeing”
14.09.2011
Atlas Copco Tools is moving into automated drilling – and setting its sights on the aviation industry. The PFD drill feed unit will be the first product. Managing Director Volker Wiens talk to aerotec about the technical background and market goals of this world premiere. [more...]
How to make a business fly
14.09.2011
Over the last 15 years, UK based SA Group has carved a niche in the aviation maintenance field. Its success depends on specialist knowledge, diversification, and a willingness to invest in people and technology, including Haas CNC machines, as founder and managing director Duncan Hammond, explains. [more...]
Productive and secure titanium milling
14.09.2011
Two new insert grades to tackle the extreme demands of titanium milling have been launched by cutting tool and tooling systems specialist Sandvik Coromant. Grades S30T and S40T make use of the latest substrate and coating developments in order to cope with the challenges of titanium milling. [more...]
Man 1, Machine 0
14.09.2011
If popular cinema is any indication, man is still smarter than machine. Sure, he is also smaller, weaker and less predictable, but man still takes the trophy in the brains department — especially when it boils down to making the most of those bigger, stronger, mass-producing chunks of metal. And especially when that man is Machinist Keith Woodhouse of Aero Components. [more...]
Engine technologies are trumps
13.09.2011
The short and medium range represents the highest volume market segment for commercial passenger aircraft. In view of the fact that both Airbus and Boeing are shying away from completely new developments for this deployment profile, simply making the A320 and the 737 more economical by means of technical modifications instead, the time is ripe for the engine manufacturers to advance developments. [more...]
“GO” for fiber laser welding machine
30.06.2011
As the BBW fiber laser welding machine passed the approval test for use in the aviation industry, the company has attained a certification that is unique in this form in Germany: it is the first time that a fiber laser welding machine has met this high requirement. [more...]
“Multifunctionality is the laser’s strength for the future”
30.06.2011
Aircraft engines no doubt rank high among propulsion systems that must meet extremely exacting requirements, especially when the aim is to make them quiet and fuel efficient over a long service life. Gerhard Maria Backes, aircraft engine expert at the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT in Aachen, reports on the role lasers play in achieving these goals. [more...]
RUAG: Engine manufacturing concept improved
28.06.2010
The Swiss Company RUAG Aerospace invested in new Deckel Maho machining centres for combined milling and turning of the engine housing in one clamping position, thus realizing an essential part of its supply chain. The complete manufacturing process of the forward and aft fan case including assembly was relocated to Emmen, while the machining of the acoustic panels continued as before.
Engine Technology: Who will win the race?
28.06.2010
The systems at work in aviation also need to become more environmentally compatible. Difficult, given that the number of flights globally is increasing each year and yet the total level of emitted pollutants has to be reduced. “A company that makes the wrong decision on the engine issue would lose large amounts of money,” Scott E. Carson warned when he was still head of the commercial business unit at Boeing. There is no doubt: The engine manufacturers must solve the problems soon. [more...]
Laser beam repairs engine components
13.10.2009
As part of a long-term collaboration with the jet engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce Deutschland (RRD) in Oberursel, the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT, working together with the Chair for Laser Technology LLT at the RWTH Aachen, has developed an innovative and cost-efficient repair technique for engine components. [more...]
