GE Aviation US A boroscope is being used to inspect parts of the engine, saving hours of labor costs because the engineers don’t need to disassemble these complex engines to inspect any issues or perform routine inspections.


“During a riveting task, a rivet punch or rivet gun punches a


stroke on the rivet head. A bucking bar, which is held up against the other end of the rivet, then closes up the rivet. Years ago, the person holding the bucking bar was a lot more susceptible to WMSDs because the bar was typically made of steel, which did not dampen vibration well. Tungsten bucking bars are denser than steel, adding enough weight to dampen the vibration. The result is less stress on a person’s hands and/or arms, which means less fatigue and less chance of injury.” Thierry Laffont, global account leader at GE Measurement &


Control in Lyons, France, believes one driver behind advances in tools is the lack of qualified aircraft maintenance personnel. “The aviation maintenance industry, like many other industries, is suffering a gradual decline in the number of technically qualified inspection personnel in the sector,” he says. “This is caused by the retirement of many highly qualified inspectors. Consequently, it is important that inspection tools are increasingly smarter, allowing inspection tasks to be carried out by technicians who are not as well qualified. GE Measurement & Control is a technology-led company, which strives continuously to improve its offerings. These improvements can be in functionality and efficiency as well as ‘smartness.’” To fully maximize the ergonomics and intelligence that


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