LBBC is celebrating a significant breakthrough in its ongoing research and development programme. The team has successfully leached a real turbine blade using our 2L test rig—an achievement that marks a major milestone in advancing our understanding of the core leaching process.
While this development isn’t a product launch, it represents a crucial step forward in the technologies that will underpin the next generation of fuel-efficient aero-engines. By validating this process on a real component, LBBC has gained valuable insights that will help refine future system designs, optimise performance, and strengthen our capability to support the evolving needs of the aerospace industry.
This success is the result of dedicated work by LBBC’s Innovation Leader, Andrew Smith, and the wider development team. Their commitment to pushing boundaries and enhancing the company’s technical knowledge has enabled this important advance.
The achievement not only deepens our understanding of complex leaching behaviours but also sets the stage for the next phase of development as we continue to drive innovation in high-performance casting technologies.
Stay tuned as LBBC builds on this momentum and moves closer to the solutions that will help shape the future of aerospace engineering.