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Compressor Intermediate Case Lifting Fixture

The ceiling in the plasma spray cell is too low to lift the Compressor Intermediate Case of the Trent 7000 turbofan engine with existing lifting tooling.

CAD model depicting how the lifting fixture is installed on the Compressor Intermediate Case.

Designing the Lifting Fixture to be made of off-the-shelf components and parts that could be manufactured quickly with waterjets and mills allowed for the plasma spray to be completed within two weeks of the tooling request.

Final CAD model depicting of the lifting fixture.