Aerospace

USL has been supplying ultrasonic systems to the aerospace industry since 1988. In fact one of the first applications of non-contact, contour following ultrasonic inspection in Europe was a system supplied to Rolls-Royce in 1989. Shortly after that we supplied our first 10 axis though transmission squirter system – both shown here. Since then we have manufactured over 150 systems for aerospace applications. Our customer list includes some of the world’s major manufacturers, such as:

• Rolls-Royce plc (UK and Singapore)
• BAE Systems
• Airbus
• GKN Aerospace (UK, USA and Sweden)
• Bombardier
• Fokker Aerospace, The Netherlands
• Sonaca, Belgium
• CTRM, Malaysia
• Hafei Aviation, China
• Hindustan Aeronautics (India)
• GE Aviation (UK and USA)
• Terma (Denmark)

Examples of some applications are:

• Immersion tanks for inspection of aerospace quality aluminium and titanium alloy plate.
• Large squirter and immersion systems for inspection of complex composite parts for Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier and other aircraft manufacturers.
• Flat bed squirter systems for rapid inspection of multiple composite panels.
• Immersion tanks for inspection of fan blades and similar parts fabricated by SPFDB (superplastic forming and diffusion bonding).
• Special purpose machines for fabricated assemblies, such as electron beam welded auxiliary power generators and composite drive shafts.
• Immersion systems for forgings in titanium, nickel and aluminium alloys.

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