May 30 2008
Bodycote has installed additional Electron Beam Welding equipment at its heat treatment plant at Skelmersdale, UK. The new equipment gives the Skelmersdale facility the largest sub-contract EBW capability in Europe and, at 3m x 2.4m x 2.4m, can accommodate the largest of components.
Operating under full vacuum and with a gun system rated at 25 K/w, the equipment is ideal for large diameter aerospace applications, particularly the latest generation of very large jet engines.
The machine is capable of achieving up to 100mm penetration in steels.