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- Kalitta Air Eliminates False Failures with GelSight Mobile
- Year: 2023, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 37, Issue 3, Summer 2023
- KALITTA AIR is an American cargo airline headquartered at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan. As a leading provider of air cargo transportation, they run a fleet of over 350 Boeing ...
- Never Standing Still
- Year: 2023, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 37, Issue 3, Summer 2023
- The New LM Series MagnaValve MagnaValves for wheelblast machines were developed in 1990 using cast aluminum for durability. We have seen valves still in good working condition after 10-15 years of ...
- Mixing it Up
- Year: 2023, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 37, Issue 2, Spring 2023
- The following article is derived from a recent email exchange between a media manufacturer and Jack Champaigne, President of Electronics Inc. It will be valuable to our readers that have questions ...
- Proper Nozzle Selection Critical to Automated Peening, Finishing, and Blasting Success
- Year: 2023, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 37, Issue 2, Spring 2023
- AUTOMATED BLASTING, peening, and finishing are the solutions of choice for companies seeking consistent results when processing high volumes of parts with specific finishing specifications. Repeata...
- Shot Peening Materials Science
- Year: 2023, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 37, Issue 2, Spring 2023
- INTRODUCTION The most important question in the Universe is probably “Why?” For shot peening it applies to the several materials that are at the heart of the process. For example, “Why is st...
- Erickson’s S-64 Composite Main Rotor Blades are a Success Story
- Year: 2023, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 37, Issue 2, Spring 2023
- Several years ago, Erickson faced a critical decision for its S-64 Air Crane® helicopter. The six-blade heavy-lift helicopter had aluminum blades that were manufactured with extrusion equipment de...
- Honeywell Begins Testing with Sustainable Aviation Fuel
- Year: 2023, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 37, Issue 2, Spring 2023
- The Honeywell location in Phoenix, Arizona USA has begun testing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for the development and production testing of auxiliary power units (APUs) and propulsion engines. H...
- Analyzing What We Know - Part 1
- Year: 2023, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 37, Issue 2, Spring 2023
- COMPLEXITY OF SHOT PEENING The heading to this section is intentionally deceptive since shot peening is not a complex process if you acknowledge its importance, understand it, and do it right! Albe...
- Downsizing for New Flexibility in Laser Shock Peening
- Year: 2023, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 37, Issue 2, Spring 2023
- Introduction Laser Shock Peening (or Laser Peening) is well-known for its high intensity and impact to achieve high residual stresses in extraordinary depth when compared to shot peening. Now Prof...
- Homage to John O. Almen
- Year: 2023, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 37, Issue 2, Spring 2023
- LEARNING IS A NEVER-ENDING OPPORTUNITY. John Otto Almen invented the gage we use today for shot peening process consistency. While struggling with early fatigue failures of automotive valve springs,...
- After Five Years, Finally ICSP14!
- Year: 2023, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 37, Issue 1, Winter 2023
- THE 14TH International Conference on Shot Peening (ICSP14), initially planned in 2020 and then postponed to 2022 due to the COVID emergency, was finally held five years after the last ICSP13 in Mon...
- IKK SHOT Celebrates Anniversary and New Name
- Year: 2023, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 37, Issue 1, Winter 2023
- IKK SHOT CO., LTD, a division of Winoa, recently celebrated two very important events. First, IKK SHOT, a spin-off from ITOH KIKOH, celebrated its 25th anniversary. Established in October 1997, th...
- The New PeenSolver Pro™
- Year: 2023, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 37, Issue 1, Winter 2023
- I OPENED the PeenSolver Pro™ from my desktop and was impressed right from the start. It has a smooth interface showing the Process Settings, Almen Strips, Saturation Curve, and Intensity Verifica...
- Shot Peening Mathematics
- Year: 2023, Source: The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 37, Issue 1, Winter 2023
- SHOT PEENING is, necessarily, quantitative. It therefore relies on the application of a large number of mathematical principles. These principles vary from simple arithmetic procedures to the use o...
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