Manufacture and Fabrication of Components for Aerospace Industries

H. K. D. H. Bhadeshia

The following videos illustrate a number of metal fabrication techniques, ranging from casting, forging, pressing and rolling. The methods are all used at Firth Rixson plc factories in the U.K. and U.S.A. to produce materials for the aerospace and other vital industries.

The movies are all in MPEG format.

• Screw press operations(59 Mb)
• Pressing and hammering operations(46 Mb)
• Manufacture and casting of superalloys(33 Mb)
• Ring rolling operations(29 Mb)
• Ring rolling operations(23 Mb)
• Screw Press operations(28 Mb)
• Open die forging(38 Mb)

Acknowledgment and Copyright Information

The copyright to these movies belongs to Firth Rixson plc. The movies have been provided for teaching purposes by Dr Alan Partridge of Firth Rixson plc, U. K.