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AEDC Spark Tank: New system improves speed, accuracy of regularly-sought Model Shop task

Peyton Teters, an aerospace precision machinist in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Model and Machine Shop at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., demonstrates July 30, 2024, how machinists previously determined whether openings in equipment met the required specifications following boring. Before the acquisition of new boring heads, an indicator had to be placed on the bored equipment and a read-out obtained manually. A proposal to procure upgraded boring heads for the Model Shop was among the projects selected in 2024 to receive innovation grant funding through the AEDC Spark Tank program. The new boring heads include technology that measures bored holes and features built-in digital readouts which allow machinists to quickly see whether a hole meets specifications. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bradley Hicks)

PHOTO BY: Bradley Hicks
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NIKON D7200

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35/10

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10/300

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220

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AEDC Spark Tank: New system improves speed, accuracy of regularly-sought Model Shop task

Peyton Teters, an aerospace precision machinist in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Model and Machine Shop at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., demonstrates July 30, 2024, how machinists previously determined whether openings in equipment met the required specifications following boring. Before the acquisition of new boring heads, an indicator had to be placed on the bored equipment and a read-out obtained manually. A proposal to procure upgraded boring heads for the Model Shop was among the projects selected in 2024 to receive innovation grant funding through the AEDC Spark Tank program. The new boring heads include technology that measures bored holes and features built-in digital readouts which allow machinists to quickly see whether a hole meets specifications. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bradley Hicks)

PHOTO BY: Bradley Hicks
VIRIN: 240730-F-IL571-1006.JPG
FULL SIZE: 3.16 MB
Additional Details

CAMERA

NIKON D7200

LENS

N/A

APERTURE

35/10

SHUTTERSPEED

10/300

ISO

220

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

Read More

This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit. Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations, which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.

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