Wheelabrator Group: Press Releases
Continual Improvement Initiatives
Wheelabrator is delighted to add another important certification to its portfolio by recently gaining the prestigious AS /EN 9100 aerospace Quality Management System accreditation to perform...
Continuing to Provide Peening Solutions
Wheelabrator continues to provide innovative peening solutions to Skills Inc., in its Auburn, Washington facility. With a September 2008 installation of a Wheelabrator Inline Peening machine;...
MT Aerospace Prepares to Fly High With Wheelabrator
High pressure and extreme temperatures are definitely something that materials sent into space need to cope with. The fuel tanks for the European carrier rocket “Ariane” are an important...
Peen Forming
Peen forming by blasting with steel shot is now carried out by Dassault Aviation at their Seclin site (northern France) to correct the distortion of mechanical parts after their shapes have...
Peen Forming Applications
Wheelabrator Group has successfully delivered and commissioned a MPD 15000 CNC peen forming machine to Beijing Aeronautical Manufacturing Technology Research Institute (BAMTRI) in August...
Shot-Peening Applications:
The Wheelabrator Technology Centre in Charleville-Mézières, France, designs, develops and manufactures a wide range of a multi-axis shot peening equipment. In addition to their renowned MP...
Tailored Solution
Under the Ministry of Defence, specifically the Air Force, Atelier Industriel de l‘Aéronautique (AIA) based in Bordeaux, France is responsible for the industrial maintenance and overhaul...
GKN Sees Clear Improvements with New Wheelabrator Air Blast Machine
Leading manufacturer GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems is flying through the cleaning process at its UK site in Birmingham. Thanks to Wheelabrator Group, it has seen a 66 per cent reduction in...
Flexible Blast Solutions – Can You Afford to Miss Out?
A quality blast result is key to customer satisfaction, but it is not the only deciding factor for aerospace companies when making equipment purchasing decisions. Efficiency and cost are also...
Peening for Enhanced Fatigue Resistance, Improved Performance and Increased Efficiency
Shot peening is a cold working process used to enhance the fatigue resistance of highly stressed metallic components such as compressor blades, aircraft structural parts and transmission...
NADCAP Accreditation Assures Highest Standards of Quality and Service
Impact Finishers, the sub-contract division of Wheelabrator Group has passed an in-depth examination to receive the aerospace industry’s acclaimed NADCAP accreditation. The distinction applies...
Wheelabrator Launches New Shot-Peening Machines for the Treatment of Reactor Discs
The Wheelabrator Group Technology Centre in Charleville, France, specialises in the development and manufacturing of shot-peening machines and 'airblast precision equipment' dedicated to...
Customer Satisfaction Leads to Repeat Purchase for Wheelabrator Group
In 2002 MTU Maintenance bought surface preparation equipment from Wheelabrator Group for their new plant in Zhuhai China. The package included one shot blast machine, one shot peening machine,...
Wheelabrator Group Teams Up with Sonats to Relieve Stress in China
Stressed out aerospace companies can take to the skies after Wheelabrator Group announced it had signed an exclusive deal with high-tech French peening specialists Sonats, bringing a new range...
XAIC China Buys Wing Peening Machine from Wheelabrator Group
The Wheelabrator Group has successfully delivered and commissioned a wing-peening system for the XAIC aircraft-manufacturing company, located in X'ian, China. The new MP 20,000 machine will...
