VRC Steel Techniques introduced plans to assemble a $1.56 million upkeep facility at Barksdale Air Power Base in Bossier Metropolis, Louisiana. The Additive Manufacturing Speedy Upkeep Facility will concentrate on repairing B-52 plane and floor gear utilizing the corporate’s chilly spray know-how.
The venture is anticipated to create 21 direct jobs for engineers and technicians with a mean wage of $80,000, which is 156% of the typical Bossier Parish wage. Louisiana Financial Improvement estimates the ability will generate an extra 25 oblique jobs, totaling 46 potential new positions within the Northwest Area.
VRC’s chilly spray know-how makes use of a high-pressure system to propel microscopic strong metallic particles at supersonic speeds onto surfaces utilizing a gasoline stream. This course of eliminates the necessity for high-temperature melting and is designed to create quicker and less expensive repairs in comparison with conventional strategies.
“It is a nice milestone in a long-standing relationship between VRC and Air Power International Strike Command and can solidify Air Power International Strike Command management in equipping the warfighter with the newest in know-how,” stated VRC Steel Techniques CEO and co-founder Rob Hrabe. Whereas VRC has used chilly spray know-how at different Air Power International Strike Command bases, this marks the primary deployment particularly for B-52 plane repairs.
The corporate expects to finish set up and staffing of the ability later this month. VRC can even practice airmen to make use of the chilly spray know-how for missions each domestically and abroad.
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