General Electric Company

Timothy Riggs

Mark Lawrence Hunt

Wendy Howard Murphy

Earl Claude Helder

Robert John Heeg

Daniel Jacob Goertzen

Gary Eugene Wheat

Kenneth Ray Hill, Jr

Frank Delano Mooney, Jr

Ronald Dale Edwards

A method for manufacturing a turbine nozzle assembly using a fixture includes providing a first position of the fixture, positioning at least one datum of the turbine nozzle assembly adjacent at least one datum location point on the fixture when the fixture is in the first position, coupling the turbine nozzle assembly to the fixture when the fixture is in the first position, rotating the fixture from the first position into a second position that facilitates manufacturing the turbine nozzle assembly, and performing a manufacturing process on the turbine nozzle assembly when the fixture is in the second position.

Methods and apparatus for manufacturing components

A metering plate includes a body having a first end and a second end, at least one opening extending through the body, and at least one projection extending outwardly from the body. The body is configured to be resistance welded to at least one of a turbine engine blade and a turbine engine stator vane using the projection such that the body at least partially controls fluid flow into at least one of the turbine engine blade and the turbine engine stator vane.

Methods and apparatus for coupling a component to a turbine engine blade

A method for fabricating a turbine engine blade. The method includes providing a resistance welding system, and welding a metering plate to the turbine engine blade using the resistance welding system.

Methods and apparatus for fabricating a turbine engine blade

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Timothy Riggs