VIXEN WET BLASTING PROCESSES & SOLUTIONS FOR THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY

VIXEN – Global Leaders in Wet Blasting Vixen have been designing and manufacturing surface finishing equipment for over 30 years becoming a global leader within our market segments. Our continued growth and success have been built on our strong reputation for our process and design innovation. Our Wet blasting process has aerospace at its heart being initially innovated for use on early jet engine components. We have continued that innovation at Vixen and have built up a strong aerospace customer base in both the manufacturing of new components and the MRO operations worldwide. This due to our...

VIXEN – Processes & Solutions for your requirements At Vixen we have thorough steps in places to give confidence and make sure we meet your requirements every step of the way. We have been working with the aerospace industry from our inception and have delivered innovative solutions from manual machines to fully automated lines and robotic machines. We can advise and work with you on processes utilising our experience to use current and existing methods or develop bespoke solutions where needed. Our complete Aqua blast range is in use across the industry. Many aerospace applications call for...

VIXEN – Applications for the Aerospace industry Many Applications that exist and have been developed for the Aerospace industry from inception in partnership with OEM’s and are approved for MRO operations also Engine Components Components such as fan blades, Propeller blades, compressor blades, Nozzle guide vanes plus disks and blisks are some of the most common place components being both wet blasted during manufacturing and overhaul. Many applications exist for these parts, and they can change depending on area of use, manufacturer, and requirement. Wet blasting is a very controllable and flexible...

VIXEN – Process driven solutions for the Aerospace industry We have demonstration and sample process test centres located in the UK and in North America that are open to our customers to visit, trial parts and processes and see some of our standard equipment and discuss potential solutions Typical components Engine components Fan blades Blisks, Disks Compressor Blades NGV’s Structural components Wheels, Brakes Landing gear Fasteners Deburr Edge rounding Surface Ra requirement Abrading, Material removal, Paint stripping, Coating prep, Scale removal, Alpha case removal Additive post processing...