Partnership between GE Aerospace, Cincinnati, Ohio and the Singapore Economic Development Board brings AI-enabled inspection, predictive maintenance, and automated repair to speed turnaround and improve connectivity and customer experiences.
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An E190 airliner had a slat failure on approach to Launceston, Tasmania, Australia after a torque tube was incorrectly installed during recent maintenance, an ATSB investigation report details.
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ATL Turbine Services, Scotland, has expanded its technological capabilities by investing in the Surface Two thermal spray system from Oerlikon, Switzerland.
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Chromalloy, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., a global leader in the aerospace engine aftermarket, has received Federal Aviation Administration parts manufacturer approval for its CFM56-5B/7B high pressure turbine blade.
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In a significant move to streamline mechanical testing and enhance material insights, Airbus, France, the global aerospace leader, is collaborating with Plastometrex, England, to support the standardization of profilometry-based indentation plastometry (PIP) – the innovative mechanical testing technique developed and commercialized by the Cambridge-based technology provider.
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Liebherr-Aerospace Saline, Inc., Saline, Mich., has celebrated the groundbreaking of a new 33,000 ft² building at its Michigan campus, set to enhance testing, repair, overhaul, and reconditioning capacities for its OEM heat transfer equipment, with operations expected to commence in late 2025.
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Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH, Germany, has started operations in its new center of excellence where it will develop and implement more sustainable surface treatment technologies of the future.
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NSL Analytical Services, Cleveland, Ohio, an independent analytical and metallurgical testing services company serving U.S. and global customers, announces a significant milestone in its growth trajectory with the relocation of one of its two Cleveland-area testing laboratories and the addition of high-temperature stress rupture testing to its offerings.
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Fractures in the sixth-stage compressor wheel triggered a catastrophic engine failure and caused the April 2022 fatal crash of a Kestrel Helicopters 1981 Hughes 369D during long-line slinging operations in British Columbia, according to a recently released report from Canada’s Transportation Safety Board.
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The Air Force and engine builder Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford, Conn., completed a $21 million, fleet-wide retrofit effort for the F-22 Raptor’s dual F119 engines, after identifying a fatigue issue with turbine blades that led to seven class A mishaps, nearly $23 million in damages, but no operational interruption.
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Straits Research, India, recently valued the global thermal spray coating market at $12.26 billion USD in 2022. It is estimated to reach $19.13 billion USD by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 5.06% during the forecast period 2023–2031.
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Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies Division, Paramus, N.J., announced its Keronite business, a world leader in plasma electrolytic oxidation applications including a pioneering surface treatment that uniquely enhances the performance of light alloys, has successfully secured Nadcap accreditation for Chemical Processing at its Greenwood, Ind. facility.
Continue readingResearchers at MIT, Cambridge, Mass., used deep learning to compare a vast amount of simulated data about the exterior force fields of materials with the matching internal structure, and from there, they developed a system that could reliably predict the interior from the surface data.
Continue readingFollowing years of rigorous testing and evaluation, a cold spray metallization technology that was initially demonstrated at the U.S. Navy’s Fleet Readiness Center East is now being fielded on the H-1 line at the depot’s detachment on board Marine Corps Air Station New River.
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