Aerospace peen forming equipment

STRESSVOYAGER® UNS* - Portable ultrasonic shot peen forming equipment for aerospace SONATS has developed a portable, compact and lightweight equipment: the STRESSVOYAGER® UNS*. This equipment is ideal for improving the productivity of your factories by allowing straightening or forming directly on the jig. This equipment is particularly used in the aerospace industry for forming wing and fuselage panels. Moreover, thanks to the optimised design of the treatment head, its accessibility and its portability, the STRESSVOYAGER® UNS can be used to straighten complex geometry parts, with or without stiffeners, and of varying thickness (from 4 to 60mm). The portable equipment allows to precisely adjust the shape of the metal parts during the controls-measurements which are particularly important for the aeronautical industry. Download our dedicated brochure on our handheld equipment - STRESSVOYAGER® - Peen forming ultrasonic system   Download REDUCTION OF MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDER RISKS The STRESSVOYAGER® UNS facilitates efficient and safe operations for both the operator and the work piece. Straightening and forming operations are very fast and yet the vibrations of the treatment head are very weak, and there is no transfer of vibrations to the operator. Ultrasonic straightening operations will greatly reduce musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) compared to conventional impact methods such as boiler making. Moreover, set-up by the operator is much improved by a simplified touch human-machine interface and a plug and play system. *Ultrasonic Needle Straightening/Shot Peen Forming STRESSVOYAGER® UNS - Ultrasonic shot peen forming equipment on mobile carriage Close Examples of applications using our portable ultrasonic needle straightening and shot peen forming equipment in the aerospace industry Forming a complex geometry aeronautical part For optimum processing of a complex geometry stiffeners, the STRESSVOYAGER® UNS was equipped with an angled treatment head with an angle of up to 30°. There are other types of treatment heads and interchangeable end pieces (peening head) depending on the intensity and accessibility conditions. Machined parts forming operation Following machining, particularly at the edge of its pockets, the frame was significantly deformed. To improve access to the areas to be treated, a specific treatment head was developed by SONATS. In the case of an aero-structure piece machined in a hard material such as a titanium alloy, the treatment head may be equipped with a specific end-piece (width of the end-piece, number and diameter of the impactors) for better efficiency. Peen forming/needle straightening a stiffener directly oh the final part The straightening/forming action on the stiffener achieves the final shape and its adjustment directly on the final part. (photo above: before straightening/photo below: after straightening Forming operation at one of our customer's premises Use of STRESSVOYAGER® UNS equipment by Airbus to finalise the shape of the work piece after forming. The operator measures the deformation and carries out the straightening operation until the desired final shape is achieved. SPECIFICATIONS - REFERENCES Our forming technique has been used for many years by the main prime contractors and equipment manufacturers of the military and commercial aeronautic sector. Our process has obtained qualifications and is described by dedicated internal specifications: SAE/AMS 2588 Ultrasonically Activated Needle Peen Forming AIRBUS AIPI 03-10-001 Rectification of metallic materials by shot peening AIRBUS AIPS 03-10-001 Hard Metal Forming - General Requirements DASSAULT DGQT 4 2 0152 Mechanically machined aluminium alloy part finish DASSAULT DGQT0 8 3 0181 Ultrasonically activated forming ©AIRBUS SAS 2016 – Tous droits réservés / All rights reserved