A. S. Thomas, Inc. utilizing its NUFORM Level-II CAM system successfully machined a large titanium airfoil (14″ choord by 32″ blade length) from a solid block of titanium (35″ x 11″ x 14″).
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Above: Roughing Dovetail on end of raw stock.
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Above: Finish Milling Dovetail with with spindle (B-axis) tiled 90 degrees.
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Above: Setup for roughing blade.
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Above: Finishing the blade.
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Finished Prototype Blade.