For Boeing Aerostructures, bonding of its composite / aluminium wings was a forest of heat lamps before one of its engineers set to thinking that there must be a bet- ter way. As part of his investigations he approached SBH Solu- tions who were only too willing to assist. Starting initially with a standard HHD drum heater, trials were carried out in the factory which proved that the concept of one blanket laid flat would help

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