On 30 May 2017 a study visit took place in the ZOP Co. Ltd FORGING PLANT in Świdnik which specializes in forging processes of aluminium, copper, iron and titanium alloys. The company produces forgings intended to critical parts to W-3 Falcon, SW-4 helicopters, An-28 planes as well as to GTD 350, PZL-10W, TWD-10B and ASz-62-IRm-M18 aircraft engines. Teams from BOR, LUT, and SEZ got acquainted with exemplary production processes of selected aircraft parts of aluminium alloys carried out at this time in the company, starting from designing forgings in the design office by using modern software Solid Edge i NX. Then the visitors got to know the procedures for developing the technology of plastic treatment for the designed forgings of aircraft parts on forging machines (die hammers and screw presses) available in the company. The procedures of preparing thermal treatment of forgings were analyzed. In the next stage the process of designing the technology for mechanical treatment was studied using modern software CAM by Siemens. The study group had the opportunity to observe the technological process of producing ready-made air carrier that is from the stage of shaping the forging from aluminium alloy on the screw press until the next stage connected with the mechanical treatment of the forging into a ready-made part in five-axis treatment centre.
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