Boeing is applying the SPF technology to fabricate commercial airplane products, both aluminum and titanium, and these applications have generated cost and weight savings. The titanium SPF products incorporated on the 737NG airplane in the Heat Shield and APU areas have led to the technology being incorporated in these areas on the 787 and the Heat Shields of the 747-8. These applications are expanding the horizons for the SPF process and making this the baseline technology for these structures on future Boeing commercial airplanes.
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