Specialty Coatings and Processes

TurbineAero is the leading APU MRO service provider of comprehensive, flexible and reliable solutions to the global Aerospace community. As the largest independent APU MRO globally, TurbineAero repairs, sells, leases, tests, and certifies APU and related parts accessories. TurbineAero currently has four locations, three business units are located near Phoenix, AZ and the fourth is just outside of Bangkok, Thailand.

Floride Ion Cleaning (FIC)

  • Employs a chemical vapor process
  • Hydrogen fluoride gas penetrates and reduces oxides on all surfaces
  • Minute cracks will be cleaned
  • An “alloy depleted surface” is created (not detrimental to part)
  • Primarily used prior to brazing and welding repairs
APU Floride Ion Cleaning Equipment

Thermal Spray

  • Fully Automated
  • Controlled thickness to customer Specifications
  • No Dimensional Limitations
  • LPPS – Low pressure plasma spray, thermal plasma, HVOF, & dual arc
APU Thermal Spray Equipment

Vacuum Furnace

  • 1 Heat Treat Machine
  • 1 Brazing Machine
  • Used for Age, Stress, Solutions, Aneal, Precipitation hardnesss
  • Working zone = 2’ x 4’
Photo of Vacuum Furnace for APU MRO

Brazing

  • Brazing creates an extremely strong joint, usually stronger than the base metal pieces themselves, without melting or deforming the components
  • No limitation on size of part, only on the airflow
APU Brazing Photo

Electron Beam (EB) Welding

  • Single pass welding of thick joints
  • Hermetic seals of components retaining a vacuum
  • Low distortion
  • Low contamination in vacuum
  • Low contamination in vacuum
APU Electron Beam Welding Equipment

Additional Processes include:

Machining Core

  • CNC Lathe (up to 31” Swing)
  • CNC Mill (3, 4 and 5-Axis Milling)
  • CNC EDM (Sinker and Wire)
  • ID/OD Grinding
  • Curvic Grinding
  • Conventional Machining

Airflow Measurement

Mass Airflow Measurement

Shot Peen – AMS2430 Certified

High Speed Spin Testing

Inspection/Non-Destructive Testing

Welding

  • CNC Lathe (up to 31” Swing)
  • CNC Mill (3, 4 and 5-Axis Milling)
  • CNC EDM (Sinker and Wire)

Pack Aluminide Coating

Vapor Aluminide Coating

  • CNC Lathe (up to 31” Swing)

Platinum-Aluminide Coating

Platinum Plating Coating

Chemical coating removal

  • Internal Stripping
  • External Stripping

Bench Grinding/Hand Finishing

Honeycomb Braze Coating