The Boeing Company

Emily E McDonald

Allen James Halbritter

Michael Palmore Matlack

Zeaid F Hasan

Meredith P Nix

Kevin W Kaufman

Amy E Cooper

A method and apparatus for a composite structure manufacturing system. The system comprises a heating system and one or more smart bladders that encompass the heating system. The heating system and the one or more smart bladders form a curing tool defining a volume for the composite structure when one or more smart bladders in the one or more smart bladders is in a rigid state.

Unitized composite structure manufacturing system

An ultrasonic cutting machine including a support structure, a positioning device moveable relative to the support structure, a cutting blade connected to the positioning device and a blade cleaning system positioned proximate the support structure, the blade cleaning system including a basin defining an internal volume and an opening into the internal volume, a solvent positioned in the internal volume, a cleaning surface positioned in the internal volume, wherein the cleaning surface is at least partially submerged in the solvent, and a lid positioned over the opening, wherein the lid is automatically displaced from the opening when the cutting blade approximates the basin.

Ultrasonic cutting machine with automated blade cleaning system

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St. Louis, MO, United States of America

Emily E McDonald