Technology update
Advanced robotic shot peening system for repair and overhaul
Delta Air Lines technical operations center in Atlanta, GA has taken delivery of a robotic shot peening system used in the repair and overhaul of aircraft turbine engines.
A rotating lance drive enables peening disk slots and holes down to just 0.100 in. in diameter.
Delta Air Lines recently has taken delivery of a highly flexible robotic shot peening system used for repair and overhaul of aircraft turbine engines. The system, designed and built by Progressive Technologies, is computer numerically controlled and shot peens a wide variety of rotating turbine engine components including turbine shafts.
A rotating lance drive enables peening disk slots and holes down to just 0.1 in. in diameter. The machine also automatically selects and runs three different shot sizes directly from part programs without operator intervention, reducing setup time for Delta technicians. All process data is archived so technicians can track a part's processing record as well as various statistical process control values.
Delta Air Lines technical operations center in Atlanta, GA has taken delivery of a robotic shot peening system used in the repair and overhaul of aircraft turbine engines.
A rotating lance drive enables peening disk slots and holes down to just 0.100 in. in diameter.
