Manufacturing Industry
World's largest autoclave.(PROCESS TECHNOLOGY)
Advanced Materials & Processes, November, 2006
ASC Process Systems announces the completion of the world's largest autoclave, which will cure the composite fuselage sections of the Boeing 787 Dream-liner. The autoclave will process composites to a maximum pressure of 150 psig at a maximum temperature of 232[degrees]C (450[degrees]F). Built for Vought Aircraft in Charleston, S.C., the working area is 30 feet by 75 feet, with a volume over 82,000 cubic feet.
It weighs over 500 tons and was fabricated on site at the Vought Aircraft facility in South Carolina. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For more information: Lloyd Champion, ASC Process Systems, 14062 Balboa, Sylmar, CA 91342; tel: 818/833-0088; www.aschome.com.
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