Maintenance and Modifications
GKN Aerospace offers cost-effective composite repair
The issue of composite repair has grown in significance with the wider use of the material in airframe construction.

The issue of composite repair has grown in significance with the wider use of the material in airframe construction. GKN Aerospace says it has developed hot bond heater mat technology into a highly efficient composite repair process applicable to many repair tasks.

A modification to its autoclave to incorporate a hot bonder has enabled the company to implement the “hot bond box” repair process within an autoclave. It applies localized heat only to the damaged area of the part within the autoclave environment, heating and forming only the section requiring repair while preserving the integrity of the remainder of the part.

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