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Strategic Business Unit

Turbine Airfoils

Description

Sub contract electro-chemical machining (ECM) services.

Materials

Nickel and cobalt based superalloys
High strength alloy steels

Principal markets

Sub contract machining to the gas turbine, power generation, aerospace, medical and petrochemical markets
Selective machining of investment cast superalloys e.g. root/gate pad removal
Finishing oversize forged components

Capacity

Wide range of electrochemical machining (ECM) equipment, individual assessment of suitability normally required

Technology

Application of ECM
Integrated CAD system for electrode manufacture
Development capability for specific ECM applications

Facilities

Range of vertical and horizontal machines, with programmable machining cycles
Application - specific ECM rigs - e.g. integrally bladed turbine wheels and airfoil shaping

Accreditations

AS/EN9100 Rev B, BSEN ISO 9001:2000 and SBAC/ASCS document TSIST Issue 5
Rolls-Royce approval for ECM to RPS346
Howmet vendor approval for ECM gate removal
TRW (Lucas Aerospace) approval for ECM of ferrous material

Turbine airfoils (Machined) for the Aerospace market
IGT Turbine airfoils (Machined) for the Industrial gas turbine market
IGT Casings (Machined) for the Industrial gas turbine market
IGT Turbine blades (Machined) for the Industrial gas turbine market
IGT Turbine buckets (Machined) for the Industrial gas turbine market