AIT is experienced with the requirements of supporting long-term tooling maintenance programs. In our current capacity, we are under a LTA with Triumph Aerostructures to completely maintain all tooling under five major aircraft programs, with the V-22 Empennage tooling being one of the major programs.

AIT is responsible for all of the following:

• PTI (Periodic Tool Inspections): These include all laser tracker shots on all tools requiring digital data. All reworks are done at the time of the PTI, with customer approval.
• Rework/ Repair
• Tool Design Change Orders
• Silicone Intensifier molds supporting bond mold process. All V-22 Empennage Caul fixtures are included in this as well.
• Rotable Tool Inspect/ Store/ Repair: All Rotable/ shipping tools are inspected and stored for shipping requirements.

AIT provides a broad range of turnkey custom equipment, machines, and tooling as well as high-precision fabrication, machining, and assembly.

• Rotable shipping fixturesStandards include ASME, AWS, and CWB
• Periodic tooling inspection processes (both onsite and at customer location)
• Jig and fixture fab and rework
• Laser tracker experience
• Silicone intensifier molds and fiberglass tooling fab and repair
• Tooling design changes and additions to existing tooling
• Tooling relocation (rigging, setup, inspection, stability checks)

AIT artisans bring a depth of experience in the following:

• Jig and fixture welding
• Bond mold repair
• Weld process capabilities:
  • Mig
  • Tig
    • Aluminum, steel, and exotics (invar)
  • Arc

AIT offers a complete silicone intensification process for use with various bond molds per program.

• V-22 empennage bond molds
• C-17 bond molds
• Shin-etsu and Aircast capabilities
• Fiberglass tooling repair
• 30+ years of experience with the process

• Wash-off station for duplicating existing mylars
• Printing capabilities (roll plotter)
• Gerber plotter (in work)
• Template processing/ fab

AIT produces titanium, aluminum, and steel tube assemblies used for various aerospace programs.

Process capabilities include:

• CNC Eaton Leonard tube benders
• Faro non-contact laser scanner for process measurement
• Titanium auto-frottage process for high-pressure testing

AIT’s Machine Shop works within stringent quality standards and robust delivery schedules.

• CNC 3-axis capability
• CNC 4-axis turntable capability
• Mazak horizontal and vertical mill capabilities
• CNC lathes
• Precision honing equipment
• Various conventional machining capabilities