Beckwood and KOMT deliver automated press to Spirit AeroSystems

AMJan19News - beckwood
AMJan19News - beckwood

Beckwood Press Company, a leading manufacturer of custom hydraulic presses, and Kansas Oklahoma Machine Tools (KOMT), a prominent machinery distributor throughout the Midwest, recently delivered the first ever press with automated die change to Spirit AeroSystems for use in Spirit’s Joule Form manufacturing process.

The Joule Form process is a proprietary method developed by Spirit for shaping metal parts at elevated temperatures in the fabrication of aerospace components. Using the automated press system from Beckwood, Spirit will be able to efficiently form lightweight titanium parts by directing energy only where it is needed, ultimately decreasing machined-part costs.

"This is an emerging manufacturing improvement for shaping metallic plate products that can replace more expensive techniques, such as die forgings and extrusions," said Kevin Matthies, Spirit's senior vice-president, Global Fabrication. "Implementing this new technology will allow advanced production for parts such as those for propulsion systems. No one else in the industry has a comparable high-tech and cost-saving solution for this application."

Added Beckwood president, Jeffrey Debus: “Beckwood is continually on the forefront of new manufacturing technologies because R&D is at the heart of every press we build. This exclusive system will revolutionize Spirit’s titanium forming operations around the globe.”

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