Improved Capability

As we continue to drive capability improvements to better serve our customers, we had a busy December setting up our HAAS CNC tool room lathe. This CNC equipment is in addition to our 1540 manual lathe which means better speed and better repeatability for our customers.

2020

As we start the New Year, we look forward to the new challenges that lie ahead. As part of our ongoing improvements we will be going fully live with our new ERP program. We have started the implementation in 2019 but will now be fully implementing this system. This will allow us to provide more…

TCG C-130 Conference 2019

Following several years of attending the C-130 TCG conference the 2019 conference will be the first year that Volo Aero MRO has formally exhibited at the conference. We look forward to being able to show our current customers as well as the broad range of international operators how we can be of service. Looking forward…

T56 Pinion Gear

As part of our continued growth in supporting the Rolls Royce T56 engine we have added the Pinion Gear to our new list of capabilities. This repair covers the inspection and repair of the assembly including the repair of the bearing journals, plating and black oxide processes for the D-13 and D22 versions.

4th Axis CNC machining capability

At the start of the year we are expanding our capabilities with the addition of a new Haas VF-2 CNC mill with on machine probing capabilities and a 4th axis. This new machine will allow Volo Aero MRO to expand its machining capabilities as well as improve efficiencies and first pass yields. This new capability…

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…

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…