Hydraulic Tooling

Axiam develops proprietary hydraulic assembly tooling for specific rotors to ensure appropriate builds, proper component parts seating and to eliminate shifting of component parts in the engine test cell. Hydraulic pressure is applied by the assembly tooling on the stacked component parts to properly flatten and seat all stages of the stacked rotors. Bolting is performed under pressure, but after temperature normalization to protect operators from inadvertent burns. This tooling is also used in the verification procedure of the completed module assembly prior to sending it to the balance machine.

Part Transfer Fixture Tooling & Curvic Masters

For certain engine designs, Axiam will provide module-specific, part measurement fixture tooling required to properly transfer the bolt hole centerline to a diameter that can be accurately measured by the Axiam gauge. Customers typically provide the curvic masters, as necessary, for turbine parts' measurement and assembly.

Gauge Tooling

Axiam provides appropriate gauge tooling fixtures, a.k.a. chuck jaws to hold and position individual component parts on the gauge's rotary table for automatic tilt and center correction, component measurement as well as stacked module measurement for build verification and recording. A number of gauge-tooling fixtures may be required, depending upon specific part design criteria.