Capabilities

In Quebec

Héroux-Devtek’s aerostructure facility in Montreal specializes in large structural airframe components and assemblies made of aluminum. The plant is positioned to fulfill the increasing demand of prime contractors for ready-to-install structural sub-assemblies.

Equipment

The fabrication technology used by Héroux-Devtek to manufacture aerospace structural components includes:

  • A Makino Mag3-EX machine with a 33,000 rpm spindle and five-axis capabilities; this machine has a continuous rotation on the C axis and a +/- 110 degrees on the B axis; with a dual pallet changer, it can operate continuously;
  • Two Makino Mag3 Machines with 30,000 rpm spindles and five-axis capabilities; like the Mag3-EX, these machines have a continuous rotation on the C axis and a +/- 110 degrees on the B axis, and can operate continuously by virtue of their dual pallet changers;
  • Three Cincinnati multi-spindle machines: these are all large gantry style machining centers, five-axis and high performance, high power drives; bed lengths range from 72 to 200 feet long.
  • A dual spindle, five-axis Line machine with extended five-axis capabilities, and B and C rotation axes respectively of up to +/- 110 degrees and +/- 200 degrees; these machines allow for vertical and horizontal machining on the same set-up which greatly reduces cycle time;
  • An additional Line machine with three spindles and a bed length of 60 feet, suiting it for large complex five-axis monolithic components;
  • A Zeiss CMM with two heads to validate parts geometry; this CMM, with Metrolog XG 3D control software, can measure parts up to 256 inches long by 108 inches wide and 96 inches in height.

In Texas

The Company’s aerostructure facility in the U.S. is dedicated to providing large, highly-complex, monolithic machined parts, kits and assemblies for military aircraft OEMs. The plant is a premier manufacturer of Aluminum Lithium, Titanium, and large Aluminum alloy components. The profile milling of complex aluminum and titanium parts used to assemble military and commercial aircraft is a specialty of the Arlington facility.

Equipment

The fabrication technology used by Héroux-Devtek to manufacture aerospace structural components includes:

  • A Makino Mag3-EX machine with a 33,000 rpm spindle and five-axis capabilities; this machine has a continuous rotation on the C axis and a +/- 110 degrees on the B axis; with a dual pallet changer, it can operate continuously;
  • Heroux-Devtek’s Texas plant operates over thirty multi-axis SNK machines. The majority are high speed and five-axis, and several have a tool changer capacity of up to 180 tools. These machines can handle parts of up to 288 inches long by 192 inches wide;
  • Four multi-spindle five axis gantry machines mounted on a bed exceeding 200 feet in length, allowing for longer travel limits; each is equipped with three spindles and a 20 tool auto-changer, allowing for shorter machining time by producing multiple parts in one run, and cutting down on operator intervention for tool changes;
  • Two CMM Machines to automate the part checking process, contained in a 68 degree Fahrenheit (+/- 1 degree), climate controlled room to minimize expansion/contraction in the granite blocks used by the machines;
  • The Texas plant also operates several other CNC machines.

In Ontario

Héroux-Devtek’s plant in Toronto manufactures electronic closures, heat exchangers and cabinets for suppliers of airborne radar, electro-optic systems and aircraft controls.  The facility provides competencies in vacuum and dip brazing metal joining technologies.

Equipment

The fabrication technology used by Héroux-Devtek to manufacture aerospace structural components includes:

  • A broad selection of modern CNC and conventional machine tools (see Equipment List – Ontario plant) for the production and assembly of complex precision parts and structural components for the defense and aerospace industries; this plant incorporates 3 and 4 axis milling, grinding, aluminum dip-brazing, vacuum-brazing and epoxy bonded structural assembly;
  • Precision assembly equipment, an environmentally-controlled clean room, and facilities for specialized finishing processes.
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