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ENGINEERING

CFAN Engineering Department

Manufacturing engineering is a discipline dealing with different manufacturing practices and the research and development of systems, processes, machines, tools and equipment. CFAN’s primary products are jet engine composite airfoils so our manufacturing engineering department employs specialists in the field of carbon fiber processes, including:

  • Automated Broadgoods Cutting
  • Kitting
  • Hand Layup
  • Laser Ply Verification
  • Autoclave Cure
  • Resin Transfer Molding
  • Composite Milling, Drilling, and Routing (5-axis and 4-axis)
  • Robotic Waterjet
  • Robotic Sanding
  • Dimensional Inspection (contact and non-contact Coordinate Measuring Machine capability)
  • Automated Bond Preparation
  • Bonding
  • Painting (Robotic and Manual)
  • Moment Weight Measuring

We also support our products in the areas of:

  • Non-destructive Testing: Conventional and Phased Array Ultrasonic testing through transmission and pulse echo, High-Energy CT X-ray (for fan blades), and Low-Energy minifocus/microfocus CT X-ray coming in 2021 (for 9X OGV and CF34-10 OGV)
  • Materials and Process Development
  • Tooling Development
  • State of the Art Quality Management Industrial Software (Manufacturing Product & Process Data Acquisition, Control and Analytics)
  • CAD/CAM, CATIA, Unigraphics, AutoCAD, SIMIO, Digital Twin and Machine Learning Applications
  • Process Verification Testing
  • Repair Development

GE Aircraft Engines Corporation, SAFRAN, and Boeing have recognized our motivated and reliable team for continuous yield and cost improvements for thirty years. This is due in part to our focus on the Six Sigma Method and on Lean Manufacturing Skills. Our team also has diverse education and industrial experience which makes for real world solutions in real time.

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