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Tag Archives: Aerospace
‘Smart’ machines make Aerospace peening a precision art
By Ron Wright Automated Airblast & Peening Manager at Wheelabrator There’s a clear reason why Aerospace engineering is driving innovation and development in shot peening – put simply, if something goes wrong in Aerospace, people’s lives are on the line. A … Continue reading
Posted in Aerospace, Airblast, Engineering, peening, Technology, Uncategorized
Tagged Aerospace, ron-wright, Shot peening, Wheelabrator
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Between spec and reality – do you really know how you’re peening?
By Ron Wright Automated Airblast & Peening Manager at Wheelabrator In high-spec peening applications in aerospace and automotive, precision and repeatability of peening results are critical to part life and performance. This starts with getting the process right to consistently meet … Continue reading
Posted in Aerospace, Automotive, peening
Tagged Aerospace, automotive, blog, ron-wright, Shot peening, United States
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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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Jet-setting aerospace parts – or ‘All flights lead to Slough’
By Tony Grammauro VP/ General Manager, Wheelabrator Impact Finishers UK If you work in the aerospace industry, you’ll know that building aircraft is a truly global effort, with suppliers around the world contributing parts, services and expertise. Thus, parts jet-set around … Continue reading
Posted in Aerospace, Impact
Tagged Aerospace, Impact, Shot peening, Slough, subcontract, Tony Grammauro
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