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The ability to maintain production timeframes for commercial aircraft is essential to meet demand and replenish aging fleets. One time sensitive step is masking off interior windows for the application of anti-corrosion coatings to the metal fuselage. For one leading aerospace manufacturer it was essential to speed up this labor intensive process to keep production on time and on budget.
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One-piece molded fiber masking insert for aircraft interior window
Paper + tape
Problem
Time is money.
For one major commercial aerospace manufacturer – vital to the supply chain of the world’s largest commercial aerospace programs – meeting time-sensitive production deadlines isn’t optional, it’s a must. One time and budget consuming step in production was masking off interior windows to prepare the fuselage for the application of anti-corrosion treatment. The manual paper and tape application process was labor intensive and could take up to a day. EnviroPAK didn’t waste a minute to start engineering a custom solution.
Solution
An idea for improving aircraft manufacturing takes off.
Molded fiber is not the typical material you would consider essential in the production of a commercial airliner. But our smart thinking engineers at EnviroPAK created a custom solution using this sustainable and biodegradable material to effectively seal off windows during anti-corrosion treatment. Not only was it effective in protecting the windows, these molded fiber inserts could quickly be put in place and secured. It cut production times and costs that added up to a financial positive for this commercial aerospace manufacturer.
