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May 22, 2012
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High-tech processes and repair techniques


Thanks to its one-of-a-kind repair expertise MTU Maintenance's repair processes are setting benchmarks and enjoy an excellent reputation in the engine maintenance industry worldwide. The company's know-how covers the entire spectrum of maintenance services with a special focus being on the repair of engine components. Apart from repair processes MTU Maintenance performs under licenses from the OEMs, the company uses specialized repair techniques that have been developed in-house. Certified by regulatory agencies, such as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), these techniques feature prominently in MTU's service portfolio. A large number of these high-tech repairs is offered under the trademark MTUPlus.

Advantages of engine parts repair at MTU

 

 
Selected technologies:
Separative processes
  • Adaptive high-speed milling
  • Laser drilling & cutting
  • Fluorid ion cleaning (FIC)
  • Autoclave airfoil cleaning
  • Adaptive electro-discharge machining
  • High-speed grinding
Joining processes
  • Blade tip hardfacing by induction brazing (with CBN tip coating)
  • Laser wire and powder welding
  • Superalloy welding by inductive pre-heating; SWIP
  • Electron beam welding
  • Micro-plasma welding
Stripping and coating techniques
  • Balance stripping
  • KOH molten salt stripping
  • Physical vapor deposition (PVD) coating
  • Electron-beam physical vapor deposition (EB-PVD)
  • Chemical vapor deposition (CVD)
  • Platinum aluminide coating 
  • High-pressure water-jet stripping
  • Low vacuum plasma spraying (LVPS)
  • High velocity oxygen fuel spraying (HVOF)
 
Selected MTU Plus technolgies:
Turbine
  • MTU Plus Balance Stripping
  • MTU Plus Brazing
  • MTU Plus Tip Protection
  • MTU Plus Complete Protection System
  • MTU Plus Flexible Laser Healing
  • MTU Plus Laser Powder Cladding Tip Repair
  • MTU Plus Under-Platform Coating
  • MTU Plus Airfoil Replacement Technology
Fan / compressor
  • MTU Plus Fan Blade Patch Repair
  • MTU Plus ERCoat nt Erosion Coating
  • MTU Plus Engine On-Wing Cleaning
Combustor
  • MTU Plus Dimple Spad Replacement
 
 
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MTU Maintenance's repair portfolio comprises the following engine types

Flight engines

- CF34-3/-8/-10
- CF6-50
- CF6-80C2
- CFM56-3/-5/-7
- GE90
- GP7000
- IAE V2500-A1/-A5/-D5
- PT6A
- PW200
- PW300
- PW500
- PW2000
- PW6000

Industrial gas turbines

- LM2500/LM2500+
- LM5000
- LM6000
Our sales team will be happy to inform you about MTU Maintenance Repair Service's capabilities and prices.
Contact
Our contacts will be delighted to put you in touch with MTU's specialists for your request.
Carsten Behrens
VP Repair Services
Tel. +49-511 7806-9098
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Adri van Ierland
Director Sales
Tel. +49-511 7806-9084
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