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Category Archives: International
BLOG 2: Keeping it simple – foundry equipment that hides its complexity
By Birgit Bernhard Service Technician, Wheelabrator Plus If I’ve learned one thing during my travels around the foundries of this world, it’s that in heavy-duty environments simplicity is king. Simplicity means being able to exchange a part easily, it means … Continue reading
Aerospace in China – The next frontier: machine maintenance
By Lily Jin Sales Director, Aerospace China, Wheelabrator The last ten years have been a great success for Aerospace here in China. The sector is going from strength to strength, boosted by the Chinese government’s vision of building its own large … Continue reading
Posted in Aerospace, Economics, International, Politics, R&D, Service Technician, Technology
Tagged Aerospace, china, international, lily-jin, R&D
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Shot peening – a ‘must’ where safety is paramount
By Alain Portebois Sales & Marketing Manager, Charleville Technology Centre, Wheelabrator Shot peening makes parts stronger to improve their resistance to fatigue failure – that’s the simple conclusion of a highly complex story about residual tensile and compressive stresses. It’s also … Continue reading
Posted in Aerospace, Airblast, Automotive, International, R&D, Safety
Tagged Aerospace, airblast, alain-portebois, automotive, safety, Shot peening
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Is MINT the new BRIC? A look at infrastructure investments
By Viktor Lussi Sales Director, Wheelabrator There has been a lot of talk recently about the MINT economies (Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey), who are also part of the “Next Eleven” list of emerging economies. Beyond the catchy names, these groupings … Continue reading
Posted in Automotive, Economics, International, Politics, Supply Chain
Tagged automotive, economics, international, politics, supply-chain, Viktor-Lussi
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Foreign correspondent, cultural explorer, machine fitter
By Birgit Bernhard Service Technician, Wheelabrator Plus I work in a lot of foundries in my job. As a global service engineer, I oversee the deployment of heavy-duty shotblast equipment in all four corners of the world. The first thing … Continue reading
How airblast conquered Automotive
By Alain Portebois Sales & Marketing Manager, Charleville Technology Centre, Wheelabrator While airblast peening has been widely and successfully applied for decades in Aerospace for improving or restoring the fatigue resistance of all critical components such as jet engine parts, landing … Continue reading
Posted in Airblast, Automotive, International
Tagged airblast, alain-portebois, automotive, international, R&D, supply-chain
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