KENNAMETAL introduced the HiPACS drilling and countersinking system for aerospace fastener holes, designed to drill and chamfer holes in one operation. The high-precision tool meets the aerospace ...

Using RANDE can save maintainers about 29 hours in inspection time, said Charles Buynak, the lab’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate senior program manager.

The company has developed AI-powered blade inspection tools for GEnx, GE9X and CFM International Leap engines, and it is working with Waygate Technologies to provide AI-assisted borescope inspections.

GE Aerospace's AI-powered blade inspection tool at MRO Americas 2023. The tool was initially developed for GEnx engine blade inspections. Credit: Lindsay Bjerregaard/Aviation Week Network ...