Inventors:
William Edward Adis - Scotia NY, US
Patrick Gill - Holland PA, US
Michael Mack - Levittown PA, US
Assignee:
General Electric Company - Schenectady NY
International Classification:
B23P 19/02
US Classification:
295221, 29 33 Q, 29 389, 29451, 29235
Abstract:
A automated sealing assembly for rotary machines including: a seal guide assembly, the seal guide assembly aligns and holds a caulk wire and a sealing strip in a rotor groove for peening; a peening tool, the peening tool peens said caulk wire to deform the caulk wire and secure the caulk wire and the sealing strip in the rotor groove; an actuator, the actuator controls a movement and preload force of the peening tool producing a rotor groove seal having a predictable pull out strength; and a base for securing the seal guide assembly, the peening tool, and the actuator.