Specification conformance and equipment design

Author:  Kumar Balan, Wheelabrator Group
Source:  The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 20 / Issue 1, Winter 2006
Doc ID:  2006004
Year of Publication:  2006
Abstract:  
A discussion of how equipment and process design of shot peening machinery could facilitate compliance to specifications and audit criteria such as Nadcap. In the recent past, the shot peening group at Wheelabrator has been approached by several aerospace MRO facilities with request for peening equipment that conforms to Nadcap (National Aeropsace and Defense Accreditation Program) audit requirements. To address the importance of this audit to our aerospace customers, this discussion will attempt to explain and highlight how equipment design can satisfy such a critical requirement. If appropriate steps are taken in the design of peening equipment and associated processes, conformance to specifications and audits including Nadcap will be simplified to a routine and effortless task.