Air Force Research Laboratory and Partners Reclaim Obsolete Aircraft Parts Using Advanced Manufacturing Technology
June 26, 2019
June 26, 2019
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, June 26 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news:
By Donna Lindner
The average age of Air Force aircraft is over 28 years according to Assessment of Military Power, 2018. This creates a constant requirement for components needing repair or replacement. Parts can be difficult to acquire when original suppliers are no longer in existence and new suppliers have no desire to produce low volume quantities.
The challe . . .
By Donna Lindner
The average age of Air Force aircraft is over 28 years according to Assessment of Military Power, 2018. This creates a constant requirement for components needing repair or replacement. Parts can be difficult to acquire when original suppliers are no longer in existence and new suppliers have no desire to produce low volume quantities.
The challe . . .