
Aerospace, Part 1 â Cost-Effective, Mechanical Finishing for Large, Structural Aircraft Components
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To this day, the surface of large structural
aircraft components is frequently finished by hand. This process is not only
costly, but extremely inefficient and hard to replicate with absolute
conformity.
Airplane Landing Gear
Rosler Metal Finishing is changing the notion that suitable mechanical finishing equipment is not available for large, structural aerospace components by offering mass finishing technology capable of solving this problem and providing fully automatic finishing of work pieces up to 30 feet long.
We kick off our Aerospace Series with an overview
of the cost-effective and mechanical finishing options Rosler offers for the
Aerospace industry.
Vibratory Tubs Offer a
Solution
Thanks to the development of large, powerful vibratory tubs manual deburring and grinding of large aircraft components can now be eliminated. The development of perfectly controlled mechanical finishing systems offers finishing solutions for applications where the biggest rotary vibrator, because of the size of the parts, might still be too small.
Rosler Tub Vibrator
Straight tubs are very suitable for large and
sensitive parts which, if necessary, can be treated in separate compartments
without the risk of part-on-part impingement. Roslerâs unique range of tub
vibrators can includes different models with sizes from 180 mm x 530 mm (7â x 21â)up
to 500 mm x 4,000 mm (60â x 160â). Our special long trough vibrators have a
cross section of 850 mm (33â) and a length of 6,000 mm (236â). Extended length
tub vibrators with a length of about 9.5 meters (30 feet) have also been built.
Roslerâs
large tub vibrators are equipped with custom engineered vibratory drive systems
developed and built in-house. Depending on the finishing process, their speed
can be adjusted between 1,500 and 3,000 RPM. Automatic process water cleaning
and recycling systems ensure that the vibratory process produces absolutely
consistent and repeatable finishing results.
Rosler Tub Vibrator TUM
Applicable Work Pieces
The ability to accommodate long components which
may also be heavy or require delicate handling lends the use of vibratory tubs to
a number of aerospace components such as:
- Fuselage components including stringers, longerons, formers (frames), and floor struts.
- Wing components including wing spars, wing ribs, ailerons, flaps, wing tips, and engine mounts.
- Landing gear components including shock strut bodies, linkages, and wheels.
Vibratory tubs can finish components up to 30 feet
long, 5 feet wide, and weighing up to 7,000 pounds.
Our
expertise and equipment are used by leading aircraft manufacturers and their
suppliers across the globe for deburring and edge radiusing structural fuselage
components, processing structural components after CNC machining, and removing
burs from landing gear.
Advantages of
Mechanizing Finishing
Manually deburring and grinding is tedious and
costly. Since the process is labor-intensive, it usually causes large quality
fluctuations with relatively high scrap rates.
Above all, manual finishing requires highly
skilled labor, which, in todayâs economy, is especially hard and sometimes
impossible to find. These issues can lead to severe bottlenecks and affect your
overall productivity.
Utilizing equipment to provide tailored finishing
processes offers several advantages over manual processing including:
- Absolute repeatability.
- Improved process efficiency.
- Reduced reliance on skilled labor.
- Automation options for handling.
- Scalable customizations allowing for variable use of machinery.
The Rosler Way
If youâre still finishing aerospace parts manually, trust Rosler Metal Finishing to provide a better way. We pride ourselves on getting to know your unique process and challenges in order to develop and deliver innovative and cost-effective solutions and process improvements. Contact us today to discuss your unique finishing needs.
The complete Aerospace Series includes:
- Part 1 â Cost Effective, Mechanical Finishing for Large, Structural Aircraft Components.
- Part 2 â Innovative Finishing for Aerospace Components.
- Part 3 â Drag Finishing for Airbus Helicopters.
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