Solar Atmospheres of Western PA, Hermitage, announces that it has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with RTI Claro, a business unit of RTI International Metals Inc., to extend its contract for the vacuum stress-relieving and fluorescent liquid penetrant inspection of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner titanium seat track system until December 2021. Solar Atmospheres anticipates the agreement will include work on more than 1000 of the Boeing 787 aircraft.
Fluorescent liquid penetrant inspection (FPI) is a low-cost inspection method used to locate surface-breaking defects in metals. The technology is based on capillary action, in which low-tension dye penetrates into clean and dry surface-breaking discontinuities. The part is placed under ultraviolet light, where the developed dyes emit a brilliant yellow-green light that contrasts strongly against the dark background. Solar Atmospheres of Western PA is capable of inspecting product that is up to 40 feet in length.
“RTI Claro’s decision to continue our relationship for another seven years can be attributed to the extraordinary past performance of our employees, plus our overall corporate commitment to supply RTI Claro and Boeing with the straightest, cleanest, and most defect-free seat tracks in the industry,” says Robert Hill, President of Solar Atmospheres of Western PA.
