A multi-engine, instrument rated pilot, James Wynbrandt has been an AIN and Business Jet Traveler contributor since 2003. His in-depth reporting and insightful features have won more than a dozen editorial honors, including two National Business Aviation Association Gold Wing Awards (2019; 2021), and his articles have also appeared in the New York Times, Barron’s, Fortune, Forbes, and Smithsonian Air &amp; Space. He has flown his Mooney M20K 252 on assignments throughout North and Central America and the Caribbean. Wynbrandt is also the author of Flying High (Wiley &amp; Sons), a biography of Jet Blue founder David Neeleman, as well as histories, references works, and books on a variety of other topics from major publishers. He lives in New York City.

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James Wynbrandt

UK-based Turbex—a specialist provider of washing solutions, fluorescent penetrant inspection lines, and surface treatment equipment to the aerospace sector—is showcasing its machines and lines designed for OEM and MRO applications this week at the Farnborough Airshow. Also on display are precision cleaning machines with world-patented of individually adjustable spray jets and other movements, in addition to ultrasonic cleaning machines.

 


The company's product portfolio includes the Galvatek range of surface treatment lines for chemical cleaning and anodizing. More than 600 turnkey installations in some 35 countries have been designed, delivered, and installed, many incorporating wastewater purification and recycling systems, according to Turbex (Hall 4, Stand 4042).

 


Chemical surface treatment plants are built either for one specific purpose or as part of a larger package for preparing parts for other surface treatment phases. Continuous development ensures the machines incorporate the latest technological advances, Turbex said.

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