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Tailored Isogrid Patterns


ISOGRID-SST™ produces design definitions for isogrid and waffle structures produced by machining plates in the flat, followed by brake, roll, creep or explosive forming and sizing. 

ISOGRID-SST™ predicts minimum allowable forming radii based on PS.A proprietary empirical and parametric data. These predictions depend on the hot and/or cold forming methods employed as well as on the optional pocket fillers used during forming.

Such capabilities are integrated into the ISOGRID-SST™. Its structures synthesis, design and instantaneous concurrent engineering processes also account for allowable minimum gauges and manufacturing tolerances in rib and plate cross sections. Therefore, ISOGRID-SST™ always only optimizes and defines structures that are producible.   

Additional structures defined by ISOGRID-SST™ include:

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Composite lay up, including a unique PS.A proprietary lay up process 

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Mechanical, chemical or electrochemical milling of three dimensional preformed shapes followed by hot sizing

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Investment and sand casting

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Built up structures based on mechanical and adhesive joining and diffusion bonding

  

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