Delapena Tooling Dramatically cuts Aircraft Maintenance Time

Published : January 23, 2012

Author : Delapena Honing Equipment Ltd

Delapena Honing Equipment has a reputation for providing an extensive range of honing machines, tooling and ancillary equipment. That reputation has now been enhanced following the development of a series of Alignment Hone tools targeted at aircraft maintenance. These simple, yet revolutionary, hone tools allow major structural elements of aircraft to me re-machined in-situ, eliminating the need for expensive dismantling and reassembly without the requirement to dismantle complex assemblies, resulting in major savings in time and cost.

Working in conjunction with leading airline maintenance companies, Delapena has created a tool that will produce precision honed surfaces and maintain the centreline of two independently honed bores. “The ability to hone bores on assemblies such as landing gear, without having to remove them from the aircraft is a significant breakthrough in reducing aircraft downtime and reducing maintenance costs,” says David Arthur, Managing Director, Delapena Honing Equipment.

The Delapena Alignment Hones are manufactured to customers’ specific requirements and applications include the honing of side stays, gear ribs, retract jacks and engine pylons. Each kit is supplied with a drive shaft and truing sleeve to ensure that everything that is needed to complete the process is ‘in the box’.

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