ALUMINIUM RINGS
November 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALLA FRANCO-ITALIAN research team have developed a faster and cheaper manufacturing process for fine aluminium rings used in rocket boosters, replacing existing vertical lathes and milling machines with a single system. The old process involves moving rings between machines, requiring additional equipment to secure them during shaping. The project has been coordinated by the European Union research network EUREKA, which said it would cut ring production time by around 40 per cent for the aerospace and civil aircraft sectors. Flavio Radice, from lead ...
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