4th Axis CNC Machining

As part of our development and increasing our capabilities, Volo Aero MRO has purchased a brand new HAAS VF-2 mill with a 4th axis rotary table and on machine probing. This upgraded capability will allow us to expand our repair capabilities as well as improve our turn times and first pass yield rates on current…

New Capability- Rubber repairs

Following our visit from the FAA we are pleased to be able to add injection rubber to our list of capabilities. We are now able to support our customers with the repair of sacrificial rubber in the inlet housing , which is part of the Sumitomo pneumatic engine starter. This component is found on the…

3D printed masking fixture for rtv application
3D printed masking fixture for rtv application

3D printing

As part of our growth and development Volo Aero MRO is working on ways to introduce the technologies of 3D printing into the workplace. Taking a maturing technology and applying it directly into practical usages in our production processes. We have identified several areas where we can utilize 3D printing processes quickly and efficiently into…

Metal 3D Printing

In partnership with UMass we will be sending two of our employees on a tailor made metal 3D printing course hosted by UMass at their Amherst Life Science Lab. This course will allow us to better understand the application of this technology and provide us with the opportunity to produce metal parts for our production…

Pneumatic Starter inlet housing

As part of our increasing capabilities we are now in the development and new part introduction process for the rubber repair of the inlet housing. These parts are found in the pneumatic engine starter manufactured by Sumitomo and Hamilton Sundstrand typical models PS700, PS600 and PS400. Our first repair capability will be to perform the…

Equipment

As part of our growth we are constantly improving and upgrading our in-house capabilities, with decisions driven by our customers. We have improved our cleaning capabilities by moving to more environmentally friendly aqueous wash systems. Our grinding capabilities have been improved by the addition of NC controlled universal grinders as well as large capacity vertical…

3D Printing – Hybrid Inspection fixture

Building on our experience and working relationship with UMass we have developed a holding fixture using 3D printing technology for our CMM inspection process. This ring allows us to perform inspections of both the front and rear of the part. Using the speed advantage of 3D printing from design to use in less than three…

Large Capacity Grinding

As part of our growing capabilities in September 2018 we have added a large diameter capability to our grinding. The Campbell vertical grinder has a 54″ table and is capable of handling up to a 62″ (1.5 meters) swing. with a height of 40″ above the table. This capability enables us to perform repairs on…

CF6-50 Bearing air oil seal

In August 2018 we shipped our first CF6-50 #5 bearing air oil seal to our customer, marking the first CF6-50 part we have overhauled as well as the first non military part we have shipped without performing a grind repair. This part was overhauled using a plasma repair which we performed pre and finish machining…