Tackling Triple Nickel: General Industry Coverage
When it comes to milling aerospace parts made from Ti5553, difficulty is in the eye of the beholder.
Industry
Aerospace
Latest in Aerospace
Manufacturing parts for legacy military aircraft
Posted with CTE's October cover story are a few video reports—one on parts for legacy military aircraft (above), and two others on the KC-135 Stratotanker.
Air force
Is your shop like a clean room? It could be.
Custom connection: Drilling Performance
Custom tools help aerospace part makers meet demanding specs.
Hit it again, harder
When finishing parts, shops may want to hit them with their best shot. Shot peening can produce longer part life.
Minimizing titanium part warpage
Shop Operations column for June 2009 issue.
Sharp Dresser
Shops seeking to true and dress superabrasive grinding wheels need solutions that move beyond 'tried-and-true' methods.
Composite Connection: Drilling Performance
Abrasive waterjet cutting has grown along with the increased use of composites in airframes, and advanced techniques help make it a preferred technology.
Milling difficult features in titanium
April 2009 Shop Operations column
Burr tabs: Drilling Performance
The cost of burrs in manufacturing are surprisingly high. Tracking and reducing costs or--better yet--minimizing burr formation can improve productivity.
Looking for Something Special: CMM Inspection
Exploring the ins and outs of specifying and ordering a flexible specialty machine tool and having a machine builder produce it.
Wheels Up: 5-Axis Machining
New materials, the need for lightweight parts and the burgeoning size of some aircraft challenge manufacturers of landing gear components.
