Polyurethane dies form metal aircraft parts.

TIMCO, an FAA-approved repair facility, leaderships periodic inspections and heavy maintenance checks upon a variety of aircraft including DC-8 It must oftentimes replace damaged aluminum components with of recent origin parts. To get planes back in the air as pretty soon as possible, repair technicians are turning to a novel metalforming polyurethane to cast a die. With the die, they will pres individual or two 0.025-in.-thick, highly contoured, 2024 aluminum alloy parts in les than 40 hr The polyurethane TIMCO uses, RP 6470 R/H draw nears from Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Performance Polymer East Lansing, Mich.