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Manufacturing Techniques for Gas Turbine Nozzle Assemblies

September 12th, 2023

In a gas turbine engine the nozzle assembly comes just after the combustion chamber. It directs fast moving gasses onto the turbine blades that generate the rotary motion needed for power generation. It’s a complex piece of engineering, produced in

Electron Beam Welding and its Applications

August 16th, 2023

The heat of welding distorts workpiece materials and alters their properties. Electron beam welding (EBW) minimizes these adverse impacts and provides a way of joining otherwise unwieldable materials and parts. Impro Aerotek has EBW welding capabilities, which complement our other

Introduction to Impro’s Total Manufacturing Solutions for Gas Turbine Nozzle Assemblies

May 11th, 2023

The end covers, fuel nozzles, ,bearing housings and associated components at the heart of a gas turbine are some of the hardest parts of any kind to manufacture. Forged and cast from high strength alloys, it takes precision machining of

Heat Treatment for Aluminum Castings

July 21st, 2022

Heat treatment transforms internal structure, improving mechanical properties, wear resistance, machinability, and dimensional stability of aluminum castings.

Types of Heat Treatment for Sand Castings

June 14th, 2022

This blog explains the types of heat treatment for improving mechanical and physical properties, tensile strength, and reducing the ductility of sand castings.

Heat Treatment of Precision Machined Parts

April 19th, 2022

Heat treatment is a controlled process of heating and cooling precision machined parts to alter their physical properties. Read our blog to learn more…

Heat Treatment of Investment Castings

October 12th, 2021

Investment cast parts may not have the strength, toughness or surface hardness required by applications, but these requirements can be met by heat treatment.

What is Stress Relief and Annealing Heat Treatment?

August 12th, 2021

Stress relieving is a heat treatment process that helps to remove the internal stresses caused to the metal when it is machined, cast, rolled, or forged.

Carbonitriding: What It Is and How it Hardens the Surface of Parts

May 14th, 2021

The carbonitriding process is ideal for less expensive metals that require their surface layers to be heat treated to help make the metal more durable and stronger.