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Manufacturing Savings and Increased Productivity Using the ForceMate® Bushing Installation System
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Reduced manufacturing costs and flow time, along with increased structural fatigue life and reduced in-service maintenance problems can be realized with the Fatigue Technology Inc. (FTI) ForceMate® (FmCx™) system of installing high-interference bushings into aircraft structures. Bell Helicopter reported [1] a projected $24 million cost savings with the use of ForceMate. This paper will describe the ForceMate system in detail as well as an alternative bushing installation method, BushLoc, and the manufacturing benefits realized with their use.
The ForceMate bushing installation system installs bushings with a consistently high level of interference in a fraction of the time of traditional methods, such as shrink and press fit. It is a safer method, reduces hardware variability and provides a higher integrity bushing installation with significant structural fatigue life improvement.
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Citation
Reid, L. and Restis, J., "Manufacturing Savings and Increased Productivity Using the ForceMate® Bushing Installation System," SAE Technical Paper 981854, 1998, https://doi.org/10.4271/981854.Also In
References
- Leslie, P.J. Wiebelhaus, D.R. “Technology Must Be Applied To Reduce Production and Maintenance Cost,” American Helicopter Society 53 rd Annual Forum Virginia April 1997
- Champoux, R.L. Landy, M.A. “Fatigue Life Enhancement and High Interference Bushing Installation Using the ForceMate Bushing Installation Technique,” Fatigue in Mechanically Fastened Composite and Metallic Joints, ASTM STP 927 Potter John M. American Society for Testing and Materials Philadelphia 1986 39 52