Aerospace case studies
Air travel popularity continues to grow, especially in Asia, and demand for passenger aircraft is higher than ever as a result. The 2015 Boeing Global Market Forecast sees the commercial fleet doubling by 2034, with 58% of the 38,000 new aircraft required to accommodate growth. New fuel efficient engines with complex parts require faster measurement, whilst there is also a drive to minimise airframe weight to further aid fuel efficiency.
Engines and blades
Challenge: To improve the gimbal positioning accuracy, resolution and performance of Pacific Antenna Systems.
Find out moreChallenge: Increasing the accuracy and efficiency of bladed disk milling.
Find out moreChallenge: Designing an efficient process for checking dimensional accuracy of turbine and aero-engine blades.
Find out moreChallenge: Axial displacement which can result in an increase in the time taken to finish a part.
Find out moreFuselage and wings
Challenge: Maintaining position accuracy on four machines over 1 km of micron scale tape.
Find out moreChallenge: Deliver part-per-million positioning accuracy on the CMC's X axis.
Find out moreLanding gear
Challenge: Monitor the accuracy of its co-ordinate measuring machines (CMMs).
Find out morePrecision components
Solution: Additive manufacturing to produce a fastener for use during aircraft assembly for its customer, Kwikbolt.
Find out moreChallenge: Replace time-consuming and costly manual inspection of aerostructure components.
Find out moreChallenge: To ensure machines stayed within specified parameters and to improve setup times.
Find out moreChallenge: For their parts that begin as castings, a typical total lead time is 32 weeks.
Find out moreChallenge: to meet the cycle time requirements for the part with a cost effective solution.
Find out moreChallenge: Create and test routines in a CAM environment for part-setting probes fitted to 50 machining centres.
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