| Also R&D department participates
in various E.U. research projects, such as, the
Esprit Project 20912 "AMATEUR"
(Advanced MechAtronics TEchnology for TUrbine
Blades Repair). The project aims at developing
the technology for the automation of the
finishing process for the repair of blades of
aircraft engines. The processes addressed by
H.A.I. are : 1) The tip
grinding of the jet engine guide vanes (stages #4
and #7 of the H.P.C.
of
a particular Allison low by-pas turbofan
engine).
2) The
precision grinding/contouring of small size super
alloy blades. This case
study involves the turbine assembly of a jet
fuel gas turbine engine starter.
The
other partners of the project are: ZENON (GR),
IWT (D), BIBA (D), APS (D), STAUBLI (F).
Another
E.U. program that HAI participates is the Brite
Euram project BRPR 1075 related with the
Structural Maintenance of Ageing Aircraft
(SMAAC).
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