F/A-18 AMAD Repair

Kinetic Metallization™️ has been successfully employed to repair AMAD (aircraft mounted accessory drive) gearboxes for the F/A-18, including damaged oil ports and hydraulic pads. Sections are dimensionally restored with Al-Trans®️ and machined back to original specifications after being damaged or even broken off completely. Before NAVAIR had a KM System, gearboxes were discarded if they were damaged beyond normal wear and tear, and replacement was costly and time consuming. Using Kinetic Metallization, gearboxes can be repaired for 3% of the OEM cost, and F/A-18s are now flying 15 months sooner. If large sections are missing, Kinetic Metallization is used as an additive manufacturing process to shape the metal parts.

NAVAIR at FRCSW has used our Kinetic Metallization system for this repair, "saving the Navy over $1.5 million in replacement costs". https://frcsw.navair.navy.mil/Public-Affairs-Office/News/Article/2613538/cold-spray-process-versatile-efficient/