We know what you're thinking and no we're not talking about a VIP pass at a hot club. We're talking about processes that can help you make power, make stuff last longer, improve reliability, and ...

To power generation professionals, the word “cavitation” typically has negative connotations, but a new process offers a way to control this normally destructive effect and deploy it as a ...

EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute) reports that 7FA gas turbines have a rotor life of about 144,000 hours, or 5,000 starts. The primary life-limiting factor is high cycle fatigue cracks ...

With newly gained performance and efficiency, laser peening could change how metal structures are designed and manufactured, says Dave Francis, executive vice president, Metal Improvement Co., Paramus ...

Areva completed production validation testing of its first-of-a-kind cavitation peening process on an operating nuclear reactor vessel closure head (RVCH). The milestone included completing full-scale ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Until recently, the process of shot peening metal to make the surface more durable and to extend the fatigue life of mechanical components was a black science. Today you need ...

Laser-peened fan blades are enabling aircraft to fly for longer periods between engine maintenance. Oliver Graydon reports on the commercialization of the technique. From Opto & Laser Europe May 2004.

AGTOS GmbH, C.M. Surface Treatment Spa, Empire Abrasive Equipment, Engineered Abrasives Inc., Guyson International Ltd., Innovative Peening Systems, Kushal Udhyog ...

Rolls-Royce has extended its use of laser peening technology in the manufacture of its jet engines, with the addition of a new production cell at its site in Singapore. Curtiss-Wright Corporation, the ...