When it comes to quality control, the biggest obstacle for aerospace manufacturing has been that many are programming from a CAD model versus using automated tools to erase ambiguity in deciphering tolerancing, features and characteristics.
Kennametal Inc. has announced that its HARVI™ solid carbide end mills will be included as a preferred product in Lockheed Martin’s internal machining guide.
Advanced capabilities of multi-sensor capable coordinate measuring machines are helping aerospace manufacturers better meet production and quality goals with lower cost.
The list of aircraft parts now being made with composites has grown longer than a TSA screening line. Then add in the newer metal-matrix composites (MMCs) and ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs), things like the fan in the hot zone of the engine. Composite use is growing, and methods for machining them is advancing.
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