STREAM - Surface Texture Re-tooling for Efficient Aerospace Manufacturing

在新冠肺炎的影响下，现在比以往任何时候都更重要的是，英国航空业的精简生产对生存和再发展至关重要。因此，人们热衷于寻求能够降低生产成本的制造技术。这个项目，STREAM(用于高效航空航天制造的表面纹理重新加工)，旨在提供一种机床，可以以比航空航天制造中通常应用的典型遗留方法更有效和更环保的方式重新定义部件的表面纹理。纹理喷气公司基于诺丁汉大学6年的基础研究开发了一项名为STAT(表面纹理调整技术)的创新技术。STAT用于部件的表面纹理处理，如粘合操作前的表面准备、谨慎的超抛光或显示部件微结构以进行检查。它可以粗化、抛光、蚀刻和构造表面，不会因冲击而导致表面损坏，也不需要掩膜。STAT还为热加工提供了一种更好的替代方案。从技术角度来看，它消除了热引起的表面退化，并在财务上减少了安全使用所需的广泛资本支出、维护和运营成本。与目前的方法相比，STAT由于消除了有毒化学品的使用，具有简单、精确、灵活和环境可持续性的优点。独一无二的是，它可以在现场或现场进行，因此生产线可归因于占地面积大幅减少。该项目旨在增加地区就业和培训机会，并为整个英国航空航天行业提供新的创新技术，使英国能够在全球航空航天市场获得竞争优势，并将生产保持在英国境内。

With the effect of Covid-19, now more than ever, streamlining production in the UK aerospace industry is critical for survival and regrowth. As such, manufacturing technologies that can reduce production costs are highly sought. This project, STREAM (Surface Texture Re-tooling for Efficient Aerospace Manufacture), aims to provide a machine tool that can redefine surface textures on components in a much more efficient and environmentally friendly manner than typical legacy methodologies commonly applied in aerospace manufacture.TextureJet has developed an innovative technology called STAT (Surface Texture Adjustment Technology) which is based on 6 years of fundamental research at the University of Nottingham. STAT is utilised for surface texturing of components in applications such as surface preparation before bonding operations, discreet super-polishing or revealing component microstructures for inspection. It can roughen, polish, etch and structure surfaces, without inducing surface damage by impact and without the requirement of masking. STAT also provides a superior alternative to thermal processes. From a technical perspective, it eliminates thermally induced surface degradation and financially lessens the extensive capital expenditure, maintenance and operational costs required for safe utilisation. Compared to current methods, STAT has the benefits of simplicity, precision, flexibility, and environmental sustainability due to eliminating the use of toxic chemicals. Uniquely, it can be carried out on site or in-situ and so the production line attributable footprint is drastically reduced.This project aims to enhance regional employment and training opportunities, as well as provide a new and innovative technology to the UK aerospace sector as a whole to enable the UK to gain a competitive edge in the global aerospace market and keep manufacture within the UK.