These demands include more advanced components for new, lighter, more robust materials, for better combustion and airflow. More efficient engines and airframe structures are made from lighter composites. Landing gear is made from new, more robust, titanium alloys.
Our Infinite Possibilities® for tooling meet and exceed the demands of your aerospace manufacturing and production requirements.
Aerospace fan blades are made of a variety of materials, including titanium, Carbon-fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP), and aluminium. Blisks, impellars, and combustion casings are made of heat-resistant super alloys (HRSA). The QuickGrind Eliminator, Taper Ballnose, and/or Mirage Super lines of tools are uniquely suited for the precise needs on these challenging materials and parts.
Aerospace engine casings comprise parts made of aerospace grade-aluminium/polymer matrix materials. This unique alloy requires a specific type of tool. Our QAlu, QAlu-R, and Caiman line of tools are designed to handle the precision and care needed when working on important engine casings and other aerospace parts.
Parts like turbine housings require tough alloys for maximum stability. These materials present machining challenges due to their heat resistance and extreme strength. The QuickGrind Eliminator, Taper Ballnose, and/or Mirage Super lines of tools are perfect for working on aerospace turbines.
Efficiency and quality require reliable partners who can provide optimisations in both cutting tools and machining strategies. Manufacturers constantly adjust aircraft engines to provide more thrust yet better conserve fuel. Providing premium-quality carbide cutting tools, we aid aircraft manufacturers in this effort.
Quickgrind solid carbide cutters are available in various configurations to provide the most effective chip evacuation and the preservation of the cutting edge. The Mirage, Caiman, QAlu, Spectre, and Eliminator family of coated milling cutters, all unique to Quickgrind, are examples of tools well-suited to cutting aerospace materials in the aerospace sector.
Aerospace wings and spars are constructed of aerospace-grade aluminium/carbon fibre, which necessitates specialised tools to handle the strength of the materials and the precision needed. QuickGrind’s line of QAlu, QAlu-R, QAlu-CR, and Caiman/Fusion composite tools can handle all of that for you.
Stringers are made by roll-forming sheet metal and our tooling specialties do not apply to this process.
Aerospace ribs, the forming element of the structure of a wing, are made from steel and aluminium. Several of our tool lines, including QAlu, QAlu-R, QAlu-CR, Caiman or QCut, will be more than sufficient for your tooling needs on these parts.
To absorb the force of landing heavy aircraft, landing gear is made of high-strength steel and titanium. We recommend several of our excellent tool lines for this kind of part, including Mirage Super, QVari, QVari CR, QVari 5, QVari7, Zodiac, Gladiator, and Lens tools.
A unique point angle is advised for drilling CFRP for airplane components to minimize thrust, eliminate delamination, and enhance hole tolerance. Specialized cutting tools prevent delamination and burrs while drilling CFRP-Al (which contains layers of CFRP and aluminum) and CFRP/aluminum, CFRP/titanium stacks. This point angle also prevents aluminum chips from harming the finish of the CFRP part, resulting in a smaller gap in hole size between the aluminum and CFRP sections.
Because of the great strength of carbon fibre, cutting tool life is often relatively short when trimming CFRP with end mills. Delamination and burring are also common during cutting. As a consequence, a high-wear, resistance-coated tool is useful.
Don’t limit yourself to standard ranges. Instead, choose solution-based tooling, that gives you the right tool, for the right job, at the right price. With the marginal cost increase more than covered by improved production throughput and efficiency.
All our tools can be designed specifically for your application and are available in virtually any size, diameter, radius, neck relief, coating or reach. Many are available with chip-breaker, through-coolant and other options.
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