As a leading supplier of components for the aircraft industry, GKN Aerospace produces aircraft parts exclusively from carbon fiber composite materials at its Munich plant. As aircraft components are safety-relevant, they are subject to the strictest quality requirements. GKN subjects 100% of the parts to an ultrasonic inspection in order to detect irregularities, such as inclusions of foreign matter, delamination or porosity. FILL reports that initial inspection times for NDT were as long as 100 minutes on the existing system.
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