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CNC polishing of compressor blades and vanes to optimize flow efficiency while at the same time minimizing differences due to tolerances in blade geometry. This is essential to the balancing of the compressor rotor and the fit of the stator parts. The SPE allows to keep up with the demand of this for the latest F-Class & H-Class Gas Turbine Compressors. The SPE CNC-Machine allows automatic polishing of all rows of the Gas Turbine Compressor, as well as most rows of Steam Turbine Blades within tight tolerances and highest repeatability. A dedicated CAD/CAM software allows for generation of NC part programs. As the SPE is a cartesian type machine tool there is no need for referencing or time consuming in process gauging. The precision and repeatability of the process allows the balancing of the milling process to leave a rougher scallop on the blade and save valuable time and cutter on the milling side. Capable of polishing compressor blades, fan blades and vanes up to 550 mm in length.

Ti 6Al/4V (Titanium Grade 5) is the most widely used of all the alpha-beta titanium alloys accounting for more than 50% of total titanium usuage. It is typically used in the annealed condition, at service temperatures through 400°C (750°F). Ti 6Al/4V is welded with matching or with ELI filler wire. Ti 6Al/4V is significantly stronger than commercially pure titanium while having the same stiffness and thermal properties excluding thermal conductivity, which is about 60% lower in Grade 5 Ti than in CP Ti. Amongst its many advantages, it is heat treatable. This grade is an excellent combination of strength, corrosion resistance, weld and fabricability. In consequence, its uses are numerous such as for military aircraft or turbines. It is also used in surgical implants. Generally, it is used in applications up to 400°C to improve ductility and toughness in cold-worked condition. Please note that we have a minimum order value of £10,000.

Alloy 718 was initially developed for the aerospace industry but its excellent strength and corrosion resistance were recognised by the oil industry and it is now widely used in this field also. Alloy 718 is a nickel-chromium alloy with additions of niobium & molybdenum which can be heat-treated to give high strength, good corrosion resistance, ease of formability and which can be welded with good resistance to strain age cracking. The alloy can be used at temperatures up to 700ºC. Alloy 718 for the oil industry is heat treated such that the hardness does not exceed 40HRC which is the maximum allowed by NACE MR-01-75/ ISO 15156: 3 to prevent stress corrosion cracking. Alloy 718 for aerospace and power generation is heat treated to give maximum strength and high creep resistance with typical hardness values exceeding 42HRC. The major applications are components for gas turbines, aircraft engines Please note that we have a minimum order value of £10,000.

As the leading provider of metal forming presses we are setting the standard worldwide. Our expertise in plant engineering and process technology is unique. This is because the individual performance features from the design to the startup of the equipment create a coherent and complete solution from a single source. Our hydraulic presses for metal forming are at home in cold and hot forming. From turbine disks for aircraft to pipeline pipes in the oil and gas industry to longitudinal beams in trucks: In our key industries of automotive, energy, rail and aerospace, we offer the right solution for every product. We supply not only the press, but also the associated process technology. Our range of services includes forging, thick sheet metal forming, raw forming, sheet metal forming and ring rolling. Our special systems for metal forming offer the perfect balance between the use of standard components and a custom-made design.

Our aluminum coated fiber are available for both operating windows in ultraviolett and visible/near infrared wavelength ranges. In addition, heracle offers a solarisation resistant version for ultraviolett region. The fiber features a wide operating temperature range from cryogenic up to 400° C and makes it ideal for Aircraft, missile, rocket, turbine & jet engine monitoring. The aluminum layer offers a hermetic coating. The fiber can be sterialized. Termination can be directly soldered for vacuum feedthroughs & laser diode pigtailing. Its radiation resistancy, low outgassing and resistancy to organic solvents allow for operation in radiation, caustic & corrosive environments.

heracle developes and produces specialty optical fiber with metal coating for application in harsh environments. Fiber types include Mutimode fiber with step or graded index profiles and Singlemode fiber. All fiber fiber types can be offered with either Gold or Aluminum coating. The pure fused silica step index multimode fibers (SIMM) are optimised for applications in the UV/VIS and VIS/IR wavelengths. The graded index Multimode fiber is designed to operate at 850nm and 1300nm. The Singlemode fiber is specified accoring to according ITU-T G.652. Metal coated optical fibers are typically used under extreme conditions such as: - Aircraft, missile, rocket, turbine & jet engine monitoring; - Radiation, caustic & corrosive environments - Material fatigue sensing applications - High power laser delivery systems - Ultra high vacuum applications