Electroimpact Automatic Fan Cowl Riveter 2024-01-1922
The Electroimpact Automatic Fan Cowl Riveter exhibits new and unique design features and automated process capabilities that address and overcome three primary technical challenges. The first challenge is satisfying the customer-driven requirement to access the entire fastening area of the fan cowl doors. This necessitates a unique machine design which is capable of fitting ‘inside’ a fan cowl door radius. The second challenge is determining drill geometry and drill process parameters which can produce consistent and high-quality countersunk holes in varying mixed-metal stack-up combinations consisting of aluminum, titanium, and stainless steel. The third challenge is providing the capability of fully automatic wet installation of hollow-ended titanium rivets. This requires an IML-side countersinking operation, depositing sealant throughout the OML and IML countersinks and the hole, automatically feeding and inserting a rivet which is only 5mm long and 6mm in head diameter and flaring the rivet tail to a ‘sub-flush’ condition.
Citation: Merluzzi, J., Schultz, R., Ernsdorff, B., Peterman, R. et al., "Electroimpact Automatic Fan Cowl Riveter," SAE Technical Paper 2024-01-1922, 2024, https://doi.org/10.4271/2024-01-1922. Download Citation
Author(s):
James Merluzzi, Rich Schultz, Bryan Ernsdorff, Randy Peterman, Zachary Luker, Erin Stansbury, Sai Krishna Murakonda
Affiliated:
Electroimpact Inc., Indian Institute Of Technology Bhubane
Pages: 5
Event:
AeroTech Conference & Exhibition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Fans
Cowlings
Titanium
Fasteners
Fastening
Drilling
Aluminum
Fittings
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