Laser welding for titanium fairings
<p>THE CHALLENGE</p><p>To produce a production-ready laser welding process to replace an existing resistance welding method for the production of titanium fairings.</p><p>The aim was to develop a process and tooling which would reduce or eliminate the need for post welding part sizing or forming.</p><p>This would improve the product consistency, reduce the manual input and decrease the cycle time.</p><p>MTC'S SOLUTION</p><p>Design and manufacture of assembly tooling with integral argon shielding</p><p>Process trials on full scale parts to produce engine test parts</p><p>THE OUTCOME</p><p>Delivered fatigue test coupons used to generate stress data for process approval</p><p>Delivered parts to production geometry for static engine test running</p><p>Delivered a fully documented, transferable process for customer deployment</p><p>Generated process & lifing data applicable to future applications</p><p>Achieved significant reductions in part distortion on full scale components</p><p>BENEFITS TO THE CLIENT</p><p>A fully defined, stable, repeatable process to deliver more consistent products</p><p>Access to a world class laser facility for process development avoided the need for capital investment until a robust production process was developed</p><p>Access to industrially experienced process experts halved the time to develop a production solution</p><p>Existing production was not disrupted by development activity during the project</p>
Authored by Tian-Long at June 28, 2022, 11:36 a.m.