Will Forgings And Castings Be the Weak Link in the Supply Chain?

February 15, 2022
leaders from Boeing and VSMPO-Avisma at 2021 Dubai Airshow
At the 2021 Dubai Airshow, leaders from Boeing and VSMPO-Avisma commemorated their latest deal cementing continued supply of Russian titanium for Boeing commercial aircraft and technologies. It includes increased use of the Ural Boeing Manufacturing joint venture.
Credit: VSMPO-Avisma
Kevin Michaels, founder and managing director of Aero-Dynamic Advisory, calls the production of them the “dark arts” of aerospace manufacturing. Forgings and castings are the genesis of factory production for airliners, fighters, bombers and practically all other aircraft—and all eyes are on them as...

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