New line features several robots and automated cells capable of performing every process from raw material to finished, ready-to-assemble turbine airfoils.
Initiated in 2012 as part of its “factory of the future” strategy, Safran Helicopter Engines' new turbine blade production line in Bordes, France, features several robots and automated cells capable of performing every process—milling, polishing, etching, 3D control and surface finishing—from raw material to finished, ready-to-assemble turbine airfoils. (Photo: Safran)
