FTI is pleased to provide our customers the very latest
in up-to-date information on our products, systems and
tooling. Below is a list of the documents we provide
to our customers.
Our product specifications and technical
library require you to register on our site before downloading.
If you would like to download these documents, please
click on the "Click here to register" link..
To view the
documents below, you will need Adobe Acrobat. If you
do have Acrobat on your system, please click the
link below to download the free software.
Our Tooling catalog describes our
complete range of tooling with information on our cold
expansion systems. The catalog provides information
necessary to determine your specific requirements and
also details procedures to facilitate order placement.
Click
here to download our complete tooling catalog.
FTI's Technical Library is comprised
of papers, reports and technical briefings researched,
tested and written by FTI's engineering staff and outside
experts which substantiates and confirms FTI's cold
expansion process and related products.
Cold Expansion
• Observations
and Analysis of Fatigue Crack Growth from Cold Expanded
Holes
• Split Sleeve Cold Expansion
as a Rework Process for Previously Cold Expanded Holes
• Incorporating Hole Cold Expansion to Meet Durability
and Damage Tolerance Airworthiness Objectives
• Evaluation of Shear Tears Found at Cold Expanded
Holes in 7178-T6 Extrusions - KC-135 Laboratory Teardown
Inspection
ForceMate - Bushing Installations
• Manufacturing
Savings and Increased Productivity Using the ForceMate®
Busing Installation System
• Attaining Fatigue and Damage Tolerance Life
Goals in Helicopter Bushed Assemblies
• Repair of J-52
Low Cycle Fatigue Damage
ForceTec -
Rivetless Nut Plate
• F-16 Fighting Falcon
Upper Fuselage Skin Fatigue Life Enhancement - ForceTec
• Fatigue Strength and Damage Tolerance of Thin-walled
Riveted Structures with Cold-worked Holes
RailTec
• Overcoming Rail-End
Bolt Hole Cracking by Cold Expansion Pre-Stressing
The purpose of FTI's specifications
is to provide uniform, detailed procedures and guidelines
for using our systems. Manufacturing and tooling requirements
are also specified. Below is a list of the Process Specifications
available to our customers:
• Split Sleeve Cold Expansion
- Process Specification 8101D
• Cold Expansion to Size – Process Specification
8201
• ForceMate - Process Specification 9901
• ForceTec - Process Specification 9705
• Aluminum ForceTec Retainer Installation - Process
Specification 2001-03
• TukLoc -Elliptical Head Process Specification
2004-03
• TukLoc - Countersink Process Specification
2004-08
These instruction manuals contain
information on the operation and maintenance of FTI's
puller units, adapters, and hydraulic powerpaks. Click
on the items below to download the manual(s).
Puller Units
•
Midget Puller Unit
•
Little Brute Puller Unit
•
Little Brute Offset Adapter
•
Medium Brute Puller Unit
•
Medium Brute Offset Adapter
•
Medium Brute Hydraulic Offset
•
Big Brute Puller Unit
•
Big Brute Hydraulic Offset
•
Jumbo Brute Puller Unit
•
Hydraulic Offset Adapter
PowerPaks
•
FT-200 PowerPak
•
FT-20 PowerPak
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