AUTOMATED PUMPING AND DISPENSING IN THE AEROSPACE MARKET

Automation Pumping and Dispensing Applications increase throughput and quality in the aerospace market segment. As the industry increases production, the need for higher production rates and precise dispensing volumes and flow rates increases. The following highlight some aerospace applications that are automation candidates:

AIRCRAFT INTERIORS, STRUCTURES, AND PANEL BONDING WITH DIFFERENT MATERIALS Acrylic Methacrylates Polyeurethanes Silicones Epoxies

ELECTRONIC POTTING FOR AIRCRAFT PARTS Polyeurethanes Silicones

TYPICAL DISPENSE VALVES USED IN AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS:

Tip Seal Valve Metering Valve Snuf-Bak Valve Two-Part Mixing Valve

TYPICAL METERING EQUIPMENT USED IN AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS:

• Gear
• Progress Cavity
• Positive Rod Displacement
• Piston Displacement 

In summary, dispensing applications and associated pumping-metering equipment commonly used in the high volume automotive market segment can be applied to the aerospace market segment with special attention to the different sealant and adhesive chemistries that aerospace product designers specify. With the specific chemistry specified the correct application equipment including specifying the compatible seals to pump and dispense the sealant or adhesive successfully are recommended.