Translation of "Triebwerksbau" in English

This base material has interesting characteristics for the construction of engines.

In the field of aero engine construction, Munich-based MTU Aero Engines has achieved a breakthrough.

Significant savings in cost and weight are obtained by this reduction in structural space, particularly in engine construction.

Moreover, MTU uses its know-how from engine construction in the industrial gasturbine business.

Which technologies will play a key role for the engine industry in the future?

Fibre-reinforced metals and ceramics are changing engine construction.

Platinum aluminide (PtAl) coatings are highly efficient coatings for engine components.

The ECM machines from EMAG open up new opportunities in aero engine manufacturing.

In the 1970s, MTU increasingly complemented its military engine activities with development work on commercial engines.

The compact MWO-I Powder is used primarily in mechanical engineering, toolmaking, aircraft and vehicle engine construction.

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At about the same time, Metrovick exited the jet engine industry, and their design team was quickly acquired by Armstrong Siddeley, who already had a turbine development of their own, the ASX, but they were primarily focused on turboprops and the Metrovick team was a welcome addition.

Superalloys are used in the construction of engines and propulsion units, and are utilized in the fields of energy engineering and aerospace.

In aeroengine constructions, the sealing tips of turbine blades, or labyrinth seals or coatings or shroud segments surrounding blades are preferably produced according to the process of the invention.

The same may also apply to components which are out of spec. The process according to the present invention may be suitable for high-quality components, in particular those consisting of titanium, in engine construction, where the repair/reconditioning work in partial areas with different geometries and/or contours, such as grooves, bores, apertures, etc., is to be carried out using rings, discs, round/square wires, plugs, segments, patches, etc.

This process has the advantage that low-cost process steps are provided which are suitable for mass production so that components can be used in engine construction which are improved in a low-cost manner.

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Munich, June 9, 2017 – MTU Aero Engines, Germany's technology leader in aircraft propulsion systems, has revamped the concept for its exhibition booth at this year's Paris Air Show.

Germany’s Number One engine manufacturer develops and manufactures components and modules for commercial and military engines and assembles complete engines.

Integrally bladed rotors used in engine manufacture, which are also termed “blisks”, are characterized by lower weight and higher mechanical loadability, as well as by optimum flow guidance and high efficiency, as compared with conventional rotors with blades detachably mounted on the rotor disk.

Furthermore, generators are known in engine construction which are designed for supplying power to an entire aircraft and have correspondingly large dimensions.

The arcuate serration is also producible in hard, brittle materials, for example titanium aluminide as used in engine manufacture, with high dimensional accuracy and without damaging the workpiece and, compared to the known wobbling process, with low wear of the tool.

The arcuate serration according to the present invention is advantageously applicable to components made of hard materials and high-temperature resistant alloys and to thin-walled threaded inserts as used in engine manufacture.

However, production of the bore serration is problematic with hard materials—such as Inconel 718 or titanium aluminide, as used, for example, in engine manufacture—in that surface damage and cracking may occur in the component and, moreover, the tool itself is stressed to such an extent that the serration is incomplete or, at least, its dimensional accuracy is not ensured, with the tool being subject to severe wear, so that it has to be replaced after only one application.

For example, brush seals are often used in engine construction in order to seal off gaps between a rotor and a stator.

Large batch sizes, hardest possible materials, precision results without negative effect on the material, perfect surfaces – this is the background against which the outstanding market opportunities for the machine builder and their technology in aero engine manufacturing are generated.

There is one important correlation to be found in the manufacture of aero engines: the higher the temperatures generated by the engine, the more efficient it is.