Medford-based Jetray Corp. has designed remote controlled robotic arms for automated nondestructive testing of aircraft.
Medford-based Jetray Corp. has designed remote controlled robotic arms for automated nondestructive testing of aircraft.
The robot uses x-rays and other sensors to detect hairline cracks in a plane’s fuselage.
“Like what happened on Southwest, that’s what we detect — the classic lap seam failure that’s due to corrosion or fatigue,” said Mike Sorensen, 46, a business partner of Platt’s and a mechanical engineer who focuses on the physical design.
He was referring to a 5-foot tear in the aluminum roof of a Southwest Airlines Co. jet as it cruised 34,000 feet above Arizona. The Boeing 737-300 landed safely, but the incident caused the grounding of dozens of planes and the cancellation of hundreds of flights as airlines launched safety inspections.
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