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Tag Archives: Shot peening
New spec for rail wheels raises peening questions
By Ron Wright Automated Airblast & Peening Manager at Wheelabrator A change in the specification of rail wheels by the American Association for Railroads (AAR) probably wouldn’t immediately strike you as a momentous event. But even if you’re not affected by … Continue reading
Superfast flipping of connecting rods and other new tricks
By Trevor Burns Applications Technology Manager at Wheelabrator We have a saying in the Applications team at Wheelabrator – the customer doesn’t want the machine, they want the end result. It sounds obvious, but it actually has profound implications not just for … Continue reading
‘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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Sieving, screening, separating – the high-tech way
Ulrich Goos EMP Manager at Wheelabrator Plus in Germany Anyone at Wheelabrator who’s involved in automotive applications will have been talking or thinking a lot about complexity and control recently. More complex internal geometries of parts, more tightly integrated processes, … Continue reading
Posted in Automotive, Equipment upgrade, Manufacturing, peening, Service, Technology, Uncategorized, Wheelabrator Plus
Tagged abrasive, automotive, engine, gearboxes, Shot peening, technology, ulrich-goos
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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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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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Architects, stand your ground!
By Tony Grammauro VP/ General Manager, Wheelabrator Impact Finishers UK While our day-to-day work here at Impact Finishers revolves around the peening of aerospace and high-end automotive parts, we occasionally get involved in spectacular architectural projects – like the new Giant’s … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Impact
Tagged Architecture, art, giants causeway, Impact, paddington station, Paternoster Vents, Shot peening, Slough, subcontract, Tony Grammauro
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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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