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Modern commercial aircraft engines are genuine wonders of engineering. They are both incredibly reliable and durable, with engine-related accidents statistically very rare. That’s especially impressive considering the harsh environmental conditions and near constant operation, with typical time between overhauls of 10,000 to 20,000 flight cycles.
During those overhauls, one critical maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) activity is removing and reapplying the thermal spray coatings (e.g. abradable, thermal barrier, wear protection) used to protect critical, high-wear components like turbine and compressor blades, burner cans, combustors, knife-edge seals, etc. There are many technologies available to remove these coatings, each with a unique set of benefits and drawbacks.
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