The Av8 Group has reported that it added a second CMMS (Coordinate Measuring Machine System) to its manufacturing process of PMA parts, providing a more efficient measure of larger parts which will increase the efficiency and value of the company’s landing gear overhaul process.
The new CMMS measures with an accuracy of up to one ten-thousandth of an inch (less than the width of a human hair). Both CMMSs are computer driven, which efficiently measures multiple parts at a time, while also being run unattended. This is the company’s second similar in-house machine and doubles the capacity of work that can be completed. This new machine is also faster, thus tripling the through-put of inspecting parts overall.
Av8 produces thousands of parts every year and they all must pass through the CMMS, as the FAA requires 100% of the parts to be inspected under Av8’s current PMA authority.
